New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-16
MR. E. n. FLUWER'S AMERICAN EXPERI-
ENCES.
Hom The LONDON World.


Mr. Z. 7. Flower, whose name regret to sec
,u lie obituary the hero OF mere romantic adven-
tnre than those who looked at his quiet calm face could
have imagined The regret indeed must be that he ala
NOT write the story OF his early ire lie lOlu now ana
then 10 those whom 1t Interested but Is TO he feared
mat most of his strange Tecoections Will die with him.
though the Octogenarian, between his elevehth ana
eighteenth years. the New World IN an aspect which
few now living can Iememper or nave Witnessed.
when his father determined two years after the battle
of Wate to seek home In the then very far western
states he set out became founder OF colony. Men
servants and nad-servapts, oxen ahd asses, hOfses
SIX coupies OF foxhounds ana two Scotch staghounds
Two ships were chartered to convey the party and
rhen tbe Flowers landed at New YORK among the first
reone they met coming up broadway was William Cob
betf in his shrt-seeyes Through thousand miles OF
bodIv roaded little settled country the caravan pro-
ceeded journey until they cond embark ia rats on
the Ohio in order to reach ten on tne very
honndess prairies half explored and where now are
"Tans were the solitary signs OF life And worst Of
ali the Ohio which their colony was situated, was
sb boiary line the free States OF Indiana and
firos and The slave of Kentucky This fact
the cause of Flower leaving America ana becoming
i'm the course OF time the Mayor OF 5traOId and great
Englsh brewer instead OF wealthy American farmer
Almost every day the negroes swan tue river IN their
eaaeess to from slavery ana hourly the English
coIony was disturbed by gangs OF kidnappers and
bupicrs searching for the runaway bondsmen. One
morning Sir. Flower, hearing a scream III MS cellar,
rrsned down only to discover brute logging black
eirI vino had taken refuge there He burst open the
door which had been slammed III his lace and dared the
nI,iian 10 strike another blow. The master dessted,
and though he threatened to prosecute the Brtsher
mn nterfered between him and his ch2ttel he thought
befter OF II, and Mr. Flower was LETT unharned. ne
and his sons however became marked men, ana tne 0d
n,isnan lust dead tbuu Oh mere boy, was especially
"arked ont for vengeance by the slave hunters, for be
i~ed NOT only beast but man likewise. Finding negro
chased by boodhounds, he hastily let him down wen,
and fed hun by dropping III bread uht MS were
.ho, of The scent The unhappy wretch was, however,
snbseauentiy captured on his way TO Canada but pre-,
frrina death TO slavery shot tue nst man VINO hi1
hands on him. and was soon after lynched Compared
,.ith these men fends, the wolves bears and cata-
mnuns which In those days were common ia the unset
d rgon where the Flowers hal taken up their abode,
49, .,,reeable companions. But this and similar acts
we're remembered. The kidnapping OF Tree negroes was
" corr. illegal. and the Flowers spared neither time
~ money 10 prosecute the scOuudrels who followed the
,rada This however, they did at enormous risk; and
,hnch they eventually succeeded Ia breaking up the
Tsfen they did In spite OF the efforts OF the kdnap-
,oys friends and sympathiZers ON both sides OF the
EaSash River SO butter was the hatred OF the slave
Sners and dealers against young Ned Flower That
go ,etermned To either kill or 20 terr1fy bin that he
wa1d be compelled 10 save his life by neeing the
n"nry His ather therefore, determined 70 take the
% 80 England and 1t was well that they left secretly,
,"2 TWO their departure some men knocked at
their door The night pitch dark. ana when young
Mr. Flower" asked for, his cousin went out. IN
tatiy he was laid hold Of cut down with axes ana eit
, They mad evidently mistaken him for Edwards
I'M as Inc murderers escaped, and were never dis