The sun., 1905-12-02
THE AMERICAN JULES VERNE.
LETTER or INGERSOLL LOCk-
HOOD DIG OFT or THE PAST.
His Lawyer Promises u Statement OF His
Relations With Mrs. Todd and Her
Estate-Tales That Outdid Munchausen
--"Trump's Underground Journey"


--"Trump's Underground Journey"
Ingersoll Lockwood, the lawyer who has
shown in letters and legal documents close
personal and professional relations with
| the late Margaretta Todd, refused yesterday
| to explain the circumstances under which
he drew up the deed Of trust of eGtraordi-
nary verbiage, which was summarized in
The Sun on Thursday His lawyer, Mark
Alter, said that it was under his instructions
that Mr.. Lockwood was keeping silent
regarding this and all other features of the
case. A full state ment, Mr.. Alter said,
would be forthcoming in few days.
Mr.. Lockwood's reserve, it was pointed
out by a publishing house OF this city yes
terday, was OF recent date. Formerly he
was anxious to have his works known to all
the world. Between ten and fifteen years
ago he sought to have himself shown as the
Jules Verne of America" or "The Author
Greater than Munchausen. He had then
just written four books for children, which
were published by Lee & Shepard. Here Is
a letter he wrote January "a 1902
Emboldened by tho fact that the LUerarv
World and other papers have bestowed upon
me the proud distinction OF being the Jules
Verne of America" / write to ask whether
the - will not give me biographical
notice some Sunday. with portraits and some
interesting items, such as the strange coin
cdence that IKE Verne, was almost literally
born with gray hair, being when mere lad
twelve years OF aGe-shown to visitors as
curious phenomenon. AT 2l 1 was quite
white. AT % | was thus described:
The Hon. Ingersoll Lockwood late United
States Consul for ths Kingdom Of hanover.
opens the course with lecture on Brains.
Mr.. Lockwood is worthy Of being as
well as OF being heard. lie is In the prime OF
life, stands about feet inches. has
figure admirably proportoned, face beam
ing with intelligence. and hair in keeping with
a frosty December night"
| was the youngest man ever appointed TO
a consulship. being only a month over 81.
| am the founder of The famous order of Iians,
TO which no man not above feet inches
is admitted. | can give you one or two anus
ing anecdotes. | enclose three portraits. at
ri. So and go Also some notices OF my wonder
books. which from Texas to Maine and from
San Francisco to New York have been pro-
nounced absolutely unique and genuine con-
tributions to American literature,
IL you want TO them | will send you a
set (four). In hundreds Of notices there has
not been one absolutely adverse. have
been at times ashamed at the compliments
heaped upon my books. Yours very truly,
lHGERsoLL LOCKWOOD.
49, West l03d st.
Mr.. Lockwoods books were Little Giant
Boab and His Talking Raven Tabib,"
Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground
Journey" Extraordinary Experiences of
Little Captain Doppelkop on the Shores of
Bubbleland' and Baron Trump and His
Dog Buger"
Baron Trumps Marvellous Underground
Journey" was the book in which the author
outdid Munchausen. In it he took the
Baron into Polyphemus's tunnel and then
shot him up from the centre of the earth
and landed him in northeastern Siberia
There he had wonderful adventures among
the Mikkamankies, the Soodopates, the
Happy FoIgetteTs and the Formbolk
Also the Baron had great times with Doctor
Nebulosus, Sir Ambar OPake. Lord Comu-
corn, Princess Crystellina and Queen
Galaza.
The Literary World ran out of adjectives
in describing the greatness of Mr.. Lock-
woods work. 1t said;
We should like to use, apropos OF this book
certain big adiectives, such as "gorgeous,
atupendous. irresistible delicious. magnil-
cent" and the like. which We were early
taught 10 save up for emergencies, not scat.
tcrng them from full hands through every
review. The temptation is great this time
For The adventures OF little Baron Trump
and his dog Bulger are extremely TO our
liking The story is wildly and nobly i'm
probable set Free like balloon. from all the
ballast of morals and ulle Gorics and "gra-
cious influences" with which grown people !
too often feel themselves bound 10 qualify |
Juvenile pleasure. Pure Imagination, rang
ing easily from the agroeably absurd 10 the |
thrlingly poetic; a wholesome and kindly |
spirit; a power of invention equal 10 that OF |
Jules Verne. and with more mastery OF color
than he displays; a style that suits itself to
The moment. quick. brilliant and neither too |
hard nor too easy for young readers--th SO
are the merits OF Mr.. Lockwood's books.