New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-21
TOWNS DID NOT COMPLETE HIS POEM

MIRABEAU LAMARTINES RAPID TRANSIT Eff
FUSION STILL. LACKS THE FINAL sTANzAs-
BIT THE MILLION IS ALL RIGHT.
Mjrabeau Lamartine Towns. the Bard OF Brook
lyn was a busy yesterday. and not altogether
happy, either Every one had heard OF MS fni'oh-
dollar subscription for bonds for the puiiuhs VI
the rapid transit underground tunnel and even the
janitor's cat she purred her morning "e'co'iie
20 the genial gentleman added an extra meow!
and GRAINED her neck as much to say, with all
the rest of the people in the Germania Building
Where did you get IT.?
'.Where did YOU get it-where did you get 1t. Mr.
Towns"
The cigar Indian outside the building binked
nj. wooden eye as he asked II. The scrubwomeh
IN tho halls twisted their mops into huge nterroga-
ton points and waited for an answer Ihe eIe'a-
tor man chucked the query SOFTLY 10 hlHse'i a'
he rose and fell with his living freight ana "he"
ever Mr. Towns looked up at his typewriter there
was an asking unsatished look IN each oi '"S
young mans eyes BY noon Mr.. Towns had grown
ndee,v and nv night he was heard 10 mutter:
This million dollar business is growing TOO
damned tejune."
And then the office-boy was told to tell all callers
that Mr. Towns was engaged" 1t was his Dusy
day." etc.
Early in the day Mr.. Towns was seen By re-
porter for q Brooklyn evening newspaper. nut the
universal yearning to learn where he got so much
loose change made him a recluse by night lie Is
repor;ed TO have said when asked about his Dig
subscription:
THAT is a subject that have little to say about
inst at present The fact is that the money Is not
ALI mine II belongs to several syndicates, com
anies and private individuals whom represent
an1 they are willing TO subscribe the money at any
moment when the city may be inclined to commence
work. No, | cannot say just who the men are.
prefer no. 70 mention any Of the syndicates that
are interested through me. | will not say how
much my share of the subscription IL. My name Is
down opposite the million dollars, might say,
add that this money Is subscribed only on agree
ment that IL is 10 be turned over unless the
Manhattan tunnel is connected with spur tunnel
to Brooklyn, Borough. So you see am looking
out for local interests also. 49,
1t Is feared tnat r tne miton viii he discon-
certed when they discover the string, TO IT. He
gives warning that he won't cash up unless me
Manhattan tunnel is connected with spur 'uf'ne
TO Brooklyn Borough. ,,
As The Tribune reporter left the Germania Build
ing he encountered in the lower hallway seedy
Individual who was guarding an iron tank re-
sembling gas meter wrapped In paper hour
kin you tell me how to git at that man Towns
TAKE the elevator to the sixth floor and send in
oh. yes knowI done all that, but that Two won't
fetch him. Ye see I've got an invention here 10
the island. You generate electricity in this here
tank and string wires AROUND the yard ana then
yon the fsd w reG IS Ht the
Git the darred thing right Wen seen how rich
Towns wuz cum right on TO see him.
No. / sent him word by his young man at the
door that had machine to kill muskeeters by
generating electricity
well. he said could go soak my head, as sew
and they had done nothn' but generate hades for
him fur the last twenty -four hours an he didn't
want no more OF nothn'.