The National tribune., 1884-06-26
Observation-Disclosures STORY
How General Scott's life was saYed and How Hid
Driver Twice Escaped Death

The traveller of the present day, as he is
hurried along by the lightning express, in its
buffet cars and palace sleepers seldom reverts in
thought to the time when the stage coach and
packet were the only means of communication
between distant points. Il is rare that one Of
the real old time stage drivers is met with now
a-days, and when the writer recently ran across
Fayettc Haskell. Of Lockport, n. Y he felt like
photographer over the discovery of some rare
volume of forgotten lore" Mr. HASKELL al
though one Of the pioneers in stage driving The
formerly ran from LewistOa TO Niagara Falls
and Buffalol. is hale and hearty and bids fair To
live for many years The strange stories Of his
early adventures would ill a volume At one
time when going down mountain near Lewis
ton with no less parsonage than General Scott
rs passenger, the brakes gave way and the
coach came on the heels OF the wheel horses
The only remedy was TO whip the leaders to q
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 bill flowed the Niagara river,
towards which the four horses dashed appar-
emily 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 emergency.
On dashed the horses until the narrow dock
was reached on the river bank. when by mas
terly 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 occurred. A
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 ro-
bust constitution the strain of continuous work
and exposure proved TO much for Mr. HaskelPs
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
81 found it alnlsOt impossible 70 sleep at
night; my appetite left me entirely and I had
a tired feeling which / never know before and
could not account for
Did you give up driving entirely?"
No. 1 tried to keep up, bat il was only with
the greatest effort This state Of things cen
tinued for nearly twenty years until last Octo-
Der, when | went al to pieces"
In what way"
"Oh, doubled ali up; could not walk without
aneand was incapable Ofany effort or exer-ion.
had constant desire TO urinate both day and
night and although I 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 them"
What should have done long before. listen
to my wife. Under her advice began a new
treatment
And with what resuIt2"
Wonderful. 1t unstopped the closed pas
sages and, what was still more wonderful. regu-
lated the flow. The sediment vanished my
appetite returned, and am now well aud good
for twenty more years, wholly through the aid
of Warmers Safe Cure, that has done wonders
for me as well as for so many others"
Mr.. HaskelPs experience is repeated every
day in the lives of thousands of American men
and women. An unknown evil Is undermining
the existence of an innumberabie number who
do not realize the danger they are in until
health has entirely departed and death per-
haps stares theTn in the face. To neglect such
important matters is like drifting ia the cur
rent of Niagara above the falls.