The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-02
THE sTAGE-DRNERs STORY.
How Gen. SCOTS Life was Saved and How
His Driver Twice Escaped Death.

How Gen. SCOTS Life was Saved and How
His Driver Twice Escaped Death.
The traveller of the present day, as he
is hurried along by the lightning ex-
press, in its buffet cars and palace Sleep
ers, seldom reverts in thought to tie
time when the stage coach and packet
were the only means of communication
between distant points. 1t is rare that
one of the real old-time stage-driyers is
met with nowadays, and when the
writer recently ran across Fayett Has
kell, of Lockport, New York, he felt like
a photographer over the discovery of
some rare volume of forgotten lore"
Mr.. Haskell, although one of the pion-
GERS in stage-driving (he formerly ran
from Lewiston to Niagara Falls and
Butfalo), is hale and hearty and bids fair
to live for many years. The strange sto-
ries of his early adventures would fill
volume. AT one time. when going down
mountain near Lewiston with no less a
parsonage than General Scott as passen-
ger, the brakes gave way and the coach
came on the heels of the wheel horses.
The only remedy was to whip the lead
ers to Il gallop. Gaining additional
momentum with each revolution of the
wheels the coach swayed and pitched
down the mountain side and into the
streets of Lewiston. Straight ahead at
the foot of the steep hill flowed the
Niagara river, towards which the four
horses dashed, apparently to certain
death. Yet the firm hand never relaxed
its hold nor the clear brain its concep-
ton of what must be done in the emer-
gency. On dashed'th horses until the
narrow dock was reached on the river
bank, when by mastery exhibition of
nerve and daring, the coach was turned
in scarce its own length and the horses
brought to a stand still before the pale
loOkers-on could realize what had oc-
CURED. \ purse was raised by General
Scott and presented to Mr.. Haskell with
high compliments for his skill and
bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and
his robust constitution the strain of CON
tinuous work and exposure proved too
much for Mr.. Haskell's constitution.
The constant jolting of the coach and the
necessarily cramped position in which
he was obliged to sit, contributed to this
end, and at times he was Obliged to
abandon driving altogether
Speaking of this period he said:
al found il almost impossible to sleep
at night; my appetite left me entirely
and had tired feeling which | never
] T.,
"Did you give up driving entirelv?"
"No. / tried to Keep up but il was only
with the greatest effort. This state OF
things continued for nearly twenty
/ years until last October when | went all
to picces?"
"In what way?'
ooh, doubled all up; could not wall;
| without cane and was incapable of any
effort or eXertion. had constant desire
TO urinate both day and night and nj.
though felt like passing gallon every
ten minutes only few drops could
escape and they thick with sediment
Finally il ceased to flow entirely and
thought death was very near"
"What did you do thenY
"What | should have done long before
listen to my wife. Under her advice
began new treatment"
"And with what resultm
"Wondertul. 1t unstopped the closed
passages and what was still more won.
derful regulated the flow. The sediment
vanished; my appetite returned and /
am now well and good for twenty more
years wholly through the aid OF War.
ners' Safe Cure that has done wonder.
for me as well rs for so many Others"
Mr.. Haskel's experience is repeat co
every day In the lives of thousands o.
American men and women. An un
known evil is undermining the exist
cnce of an innumerable number who d,
not realize the danger they are i'm unit
health has entirely departed and dealt
perhaps stares them in the face. II,
neglect such important matters is lik,
drifting in the current of Niagara abov,
the falls.