New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-27
THE STORY or CALIIN F4IRBANK.

HIS Wo"K FOR THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TOR
TWELVE YEARS UNDER IXHUMAS rEEAIMENr--
HIS PRESENT POvTRlY.
FROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRInU NJ.
NEWPORT, Jan. 17.-Rccently there appeared
in THE TRIBUNE brci communication from n. Rev.
Dr. CHARTS Howard MAKO Secretary OF the American
Pcac" Society relation to poverty Of CalYn Tair-
hank who imprisoned FOR nearly seventeen years In
the State Prison OF KENTUCKY FOR helping slaves into
freedom rom STAG. As WIS to be expected, tie
communication has ALREADY attracted attention, ana a
fcW small suh,o ript.ons have To hand. 81.
F'Tbank has had eyccbGal lifc hut unfortunately
for him ia sacrifice have been well nigh forgotten.
Bat he never COMPLAINS. notwithstanding aetna! want
and arprchcasions for the failure. few facts rc,a
ton t. This .rntcman's He secured atr several dtys
Of search, will be re ID with interest, that his tue
condition y known.
Tie Rev. CALVIN Flirbaak. clergyman ~ the Con
crcgaioua Cuarch. uUrtIrc from carly JoybOrG "a thc
then unpopular doctrine o. abolou, went cut from lis
home in HE town Obrrl!n Ohio to and slaves to g.
cope over the Canadian border. His whole
NE appears TO have been centred in
the good cf these unfortunate people
Among the many whom he aided was Mr.. Lewis Hay
den, OF Bnt who has been member OF the Ma>sachu-
sets IL yi-laure. anG TODAY holds position the state
Secretary of States Office For securing Mr. IIaydou'-
freedom Nj. Taubauk WAS taken fiom his carriage
sepem 30 ISL by the officers Of the law. and after
J
XIV, f'r fifteen Yeas Mr.. Hayden slowed Ms graft
tGac 10 10 bcur;actor by raising the OF 5000 tho
-hm demand Il t. s"cdre his re-, a-c 1hi' money Ee
pac. Ecst1a 6llk. subie'. 10 The order II h., fc.
mcr owner, VIII Mr.. Fdrbalk IA 'u!i be lm1cG free
SOIL north OF Mason and D. ms line" Ills done
after tn ur s0a.r hal been ia jail iour years
No sooner VS. Re free mauagail thal sir. T'ifhank
again BEGAN "oreug for tAe good of the cau,e Tn,h lay
lis heart. lis devotion would rot LEI hin
despite his 'our Yeas iT ani whio end
oTing L. AID two cOlorcj women and Shai Cd 10 co
oal irOG bondage. again pGTScj and captured
/" was kidnapped IN the state of Indiana November g.
l-Ji aud was taken back - Louisville lie sp"c'-
lis tried ari convicted, and sentenced 20 Ai,c.g
years The state Pcnit uary. TIC of his suffer
ius4 and ptiyaons is almost incredible. but il
- tine the good Book whici WAS thc
mans Ony oomf"rt willie in Corf"e"ent The
tru,hs there written AID tie constant dcyo
ti.n Cf Ll4 wife were the orly rays Of sunS'in"
which ever strclmcd into his cell Tne story - his
sun rings is youchrl for by many living witnesses. lie
placed ID Il cell ~ long hy Big feet in width.
and almost daily r0r failing in t'-ks which hc IN
able to cu;upctc he WAS logged. The blows were in
h.ctcd upon bare kin 1905 afr rcat Zines. me-
times lc whipped often four timee day, and
has received many - stripes IN one day. Tw""
lie was ,h.l on bare back with rdGhdo. rccc.v-
la2 thirty prc I,lcs, which cut through the flesh ana
caused the blood 10 run a. freely though Ire
tad been pa,l,d with KIN N't content
with tn a,. his keeper o;tcn caused MS hands ard feet
To- %" ltntc,rd ami attached twenty-five pound udis l.
nI, ;.uhrs wirh wore the n"sh completely i,on ~
homes. zee chainr Ia ne go who was 10 be
,,,te Inc nilo,gin. iav for Li,lir III, Ini.tf...
T. aprparrd 20 Ice The ald d;ht II rhc tE'rpers
in ave MIA u.s pcr which Vrr" hcl oud he VuS
s1,ity 81 !uu!an performance aGi endurance. ii
never cN"ecicd 10 survive thi> treatment Ho was IT.
lease. after te had served about cighi arr.
M FaIihtK married AFR i> ll'-t in1ri>ornt -
,ci after h:, second AMI idsi generally supposed To-"
Vruhy Massachusetts Lady; WHO remained tue - D,r
duliu- bis long uir~pEHcut. and vino pleaded val"N
through ~ weary Tor ms release. Sic dd rJt
I've .uu. ittIilY her hU-1IHG'S freedom. tiurr IT,
.u.stic ilc'iois have since fallen upon III lathdAk,
bit he ll- horne them IuaufiiIl.
SIR TiiInauk visited Newport N the sumner 90 =.
il cJipaiy with tie Rev. ir Troy, o. It,l"Jna Ni.,
WHO VHs engaged m missionary work Tor ile IA goes
OF Virginia. An effort made 10y few Of "a friends
to aia hm personally hut II was feeble cfor WIN
small results Mrs ,buHid Little raised llb iil eun 81
tr.,v for Mr.. Farbauk aftcr his second release. ~"
cnrustcd Il q man VINO SAID he was Mt iaiIhaHh :
n.nl: bus ,uc proved LOT - b. tie case. lie ht III
TIE HluHDy auI departed for unknown regions Mi>.
Iitlr. although wei Hdi dnCcI IA years. is dccruincI
do something for whom She considers Gu IA
crowned E,iO' Sc has long been aware 81 rs .'S.i-
Cordi:i-n. ard r,i"iced u know ~ IA Gtte-
mined Irori l. Ia BE made at once toi. hI- relief