The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
PAINTER LOSES IN STRUGGLE FOR FAME Pathetic Story of a Marquis
 Who Failed LIVED IN TENEMENT HOUSE lie Tried In Vain to Sell the Prod ucts of His Brush and Then
 Took His Life In
 Despair.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 In his coop of a studio in Little Italy, an artist who bears title of nobility was found almost lifeless yesterday from long inhalation of Illuminating gas. The landlady of the place, Mrs. Amelia Guido, found the gas jet turned full and her iodger unconscious. Several pictures he had painted stood about the bed on which he lay. One was on an easel. Others leaned against the wall from the floor or rested on a table. They were on subjects inspired by his native land, Italy. They told eloquently the story of his battle with poverty, for he had hoped to sell the products of his brush. Although some of them possess genuine merit, purchasers had been lacking. With portrait that he painted recently, however, he had better luck. And had the money for this arrived his burden would have been frightened for a while at least. He WAS taken unconscious to St. Vincents hos pital, where it was said last night that he had fighting chance for life
 Was Marquis of Italy.
 The painter is Luigi di Patarizi, mar quls of Naples. About six months ago he appeared in the Mulberry quarter. He became at once an interesting figure in lue care or the BeduIlIul NeapOIlan d1lu others of the smarter public houses in the colony. If the Englishman dearly loves a lord" your Italian peasant, even transplanted to New York, has much respect for a marquis They say in the colony that the Marquis Luigi was little arrogant at times, but it was over looked, and Mulberry accepted him as distinguished neighbor
 He was clever with the pencil, and many laugh did he raise in the Cafe of the Beautiful Neapol!tan with the caricatures he drew of eminent residents of Little Italy. The charm of mystery was about him. too. His landlady, the good Sgnora Guido, was an old friend She had known his family in Italy know them in the days when they drove English thoroushbreds over the roads of her native province. The old Marquis di Patarizi had T palace in Naples but his marqusate was at Buscano, about twelve miles from the big town.
 When the young marquis came to New York, about six months ago, he went to the home of his old peasant friend, Signora Guido, and arranged for lodgings. He did not explain why he chose such humble quarters, and the Guido family did not ask Whatever questions arose in their minds on the subject were soon answered. He paid punctually, but toiled all day and often far in the night at his pictures. He gave it out to his friends
 
 paintings, price not much of an object.
 Sought to Paint Portraits.
 Election district captains and other in- fuential members of the colony looked upon his work and pronounced it good. but Well they had thought he was vast ing his talents on such idealistic things as "The Water Carrier" and Spring time."
 What shall I do?" asked the Mar qus, amably.
 Portraits" was their answer. Paint mems pictures and they'll pay you we'll" "Good,' said the Marquis. Where are theyT'
 The news was carried to the Cafe of the Beautiful Neapolitan that the Mar quis would paint portraits, and the lights of Mulberry set to work to get him GUS toners. The first one was Antonio San taniello, a prosperous business man of Bath Beach. He sent photograph-the Marquis said his studio in the tenement was no place for a sitting-and the DOT trait was made. It was delivered to the subject and the artist waited for his pay. The landlay and those who knew the Marquis best feel sure that the room full of gas and the unconscious man on the bed were not a true symbol of at tempted suicide. In that way the affair often was accomplished in Mulberry, but with the Marquis, oh, mol He had every thing to live for, they say. His friends were getting more portraits for him to paint, and there were his wife and baby The pictures of them hung in his poor little studio. but they were far off in Italy He expected them here in April next, and they were going to be happy in their reunion Still, there was cafe talk that all was not well with the Mar qus and his family. and constant worry over material cares had worn down his spirit. There was retter top-from q lawyer in Naples. It came about two weeks ago, addressed ITO the dstin- guished Marquis d Patarizi, No l77 Null berry street." The contents of It were not confided to the good Signora Guido but there was no cheer in it; that she could not fail to perceive.
 His health which had not waned be- fore. began to give way He worked on but the old vim seemed to be lacking. On Wednesday he did not get up and she called a doctor The Marquis was found to be suffering from fever, but not a severe one. That night two friends look ed in. and they remained with him in the little studio until nearly midnight. They were the last of the neighbors to see him conscious