The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-27
MRS. FLOODS HUSBAND.
Missing for seven Years, and ne length Found
and Exclaimed by her EHort-.

RrvERHEAD, l. l., Jan. 25.-A young black
smith named William Flood. married and tho
fnther OF two children. lived In his native town
OF Yarmouth. Nova S'otiu. scvou years ago. Ho
became addicted TO drink. and. in great despair.
h. twice tried to kill himsclf-onco by jumping
into the bny. and again by taking lnudanum.
Defeated in those efforts Flood strovc to refrain
from drink. without ciToct. and finally aban-
donod himself wholly to strong liquor. One
day he suddenly disappeared from Yarmouth.
and the general belief WIS that he had drowned
hmarlf until u letter barring the Portland. Me-
postfnnrk reached Yarmouth. saying that no
had safely arrived there. tut did not intend to
stay. For seven years nothing was heard of
him. About ak months ago Mrs. Flood. who
had meanwhile supported her children. heard
from a corrcstnndrnt IN Boston that her hus-
band had been working there. and that his adj
dress might easily be- found II shc consented to
the expense of employing q detective. This
Mrs. ood declined to do for the reHson that
Flood might hive married another woman, In
which cns' she would not run IN" RISK ~ having
HIM impr s1nrd. Then. against 80 cXpostua-
tions q friends. rrntiv =. and influential per-
= ms ~ Yarmouth. she undertook the task her
self ~ discovering his whereabouts.
After placing her children in good hands.
Mrs. Figo! fret started from llaliinN, n. &. ion
Portland, Maine. W rnrc she went 10 Boston. 10
rausnck every hlicksmuh's forge in that city
for Information regarding her husband. She
~ ord r Ia be- hhl" tn rorrrsponi with thrm from
time tutimc. After long H. Law she found a work
man who had seen Flood IN Camhridge Mass
and hithrr she jourucyed. hut only to ascertain
that he had lett there about twelve months be-
fore to look for work in New York. She fol-
lowed to hat ritv. Being ussilful work woman.
she NJ liH,'d much of her time in "a millinery cs-
tahIlshurut After frutlcssly seeking by let
trrs 9nd personal inquiry. she finally nscer-
tanned TINT her husband used to board in n
house on Eust Broadway. Visiting the place.
sii" met with rehuns from the woman In chargc,
who told her that her husband was al ittlrss
s'oundrcl who did nothing else but drink all
the rum lie could get"
The patient wife however. obtained the in
formal on that Flood worked sometimes in
,ne Ling ls,and VILLAGES AMI sowcliwos in East
Now York. She won't to East New York with
out delay. and whiio there WIS told hy another
boarding house mistre4s-thn first Information
she tendered-that "Bhl Flood stopped from
there. owing her ten days board After tho
amount was promptly Deposited in the injured
undiady's rapacious palm she relaxed. and In
har soinca volunteered "A volume OF news TO
Mrs. Flood. n Gun ~ Ia and piece Of pic.
She said Bill" went to Riverhcad. l.. l.. on
the promise of a job, and she gave the address
in Nor scar n. But Mrs Flood ascrrtaincd that
her husband could get nothing 10 do here. and
started weeks before TO look fer Job down in
employee Of the myrtle Avenue Railroad Com
pany. who told her that he went over 20 New
York To try and raise his fare tn Philadeluhin.
This suggested the old boarding house in East
Broadway. aud she went there to aee II any Of
! the hoardprs had met Flood in tho city. One OF
| them had met him. and he said he was going
| to cross To Jersey and tramp IL to phiindel-
phin. rs ho had several good friends In "A gas
| factory there. Upon this Mrs. Flood started for
! Philadelphia. and after three days she found "A
| gns man who knew her husband well. and had
! only a day previous given him some money and
letter to take to Pittsburgh. whore he would
! get work mt once The gas man said that Flood
had no, iramprd t. PhiIedelphia; that he had
obtained his fare in New York.
With the address Of the place In Pittsburgh
| in her possession. Mrs. Flood autographed
| thcre and upon receiving no reply. started for
| that city hut only 10 hear that no such man was
| phia. and called upon tho friend of her hus-
! band ia the cas factory. He spoke bitterly OF
| Flood. saying that he had taken money and a
letter from him under strong promise 10 20
| he spent the money for rum and had the i'm
| pui"nce TO come back 10 him and ask for more
funds.
| place for you 10 lind him is at one OF the police
| stations"
e really hope that you are right. sir" Mrs.
! Flood answered. for in that case ! will he sure
| 90 IND him. as no ono will car" TO release him
| eNc Ut mvself." There she did lind him. He
| hal been arrested for drunkenness and COM
| mi'ed 10 jan for ten days.
! the result ot tho search was shown in q visit
! paid yesterday to the Rv. Fnthcr Foley in this
! man. in his days ~ VIZ. h"dness, Flood often
! went Tor consolation. and not iufreduoutly for
! r"iinf from tho restitution consequent upon his
| bad habits. and to him, now in his right mi nd
| and drcently apparelled. he came for his bless
! iug upOn his wife. his children aud himself. In
IN" new life that he had begun. The blessing
! WIS gtvcn.
Last Wodnesdav's mail brought letter e
! Flood from his aged father b"Eg NJ him 10 ro-
! turn 10 the old home In Yarmouth. Nova Scotia
! and take charge 81 an extensive and established
! business there. He has determined 20 accept
| the invitation and returns o. his Old home with
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