New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

oe,da q neo with which ne again went into busi-
ness this time as a distler in Sunbury' Penn
After several years OF commercial lie ne returned
again 10 New York resumed the profession
which brought him into contact with people OF re-
anenent and social standing, who seem to have
remained his friends. despite his complaints ana
.nor,,,ritiae tu his death in 1898 Among those
who were sincerely attached TO him were element
Clark Moore. Hebrew lexicographeT. trustee or
..'rrvyas the Night Before Christmas" " Through
Moore he secured the privilege OF calling himself
professor Of italian literature at columoia houRh
without salary managed TO sell the coiIege idFs
number OF italian books. and was engaged 10 make
catalogue of the college library. Another friend
was Henry James Anderson. who became professor
~ mathematics and astronomy in the college In
1875 the year in which Garcia came 70 New i"Ih
with his operatic enterprise. Professor Anderson
married his daughter and became the tather OF
Edward Henry and Elbert Elery Anderson
Other friends were G!ul!an c. Verplanck. Or Mac
neven Maronceli. the Italian patriot. whose wife
was one of the members OF the opera co'upd'S
which Da Ponte organized with Rivannoli; sam
uel Ward. DR.. John w Francis the COT
tenet family and II. T. Tuckerman. who wrote
sketch of him after his death in ''Putnam's Mag
aziue'' At the time of his operate venture lAS5-
"a he lived at No. S42 Broadway, ana Kept pook
etora at No 33s which may then have been an ad-
ioining house. The site Is near the present Cath-
crime Lane Before then he had lived in dozens
of different houses moving, apparently, nearly
every year. He died at No 81 Spr1nS street, on
August H. 1885, and was buried In the h0Inap
Catholic cemetery In 11th street. between FIRST
avenue and Avenue A. When the centenary OF inc
Grst narforuance OF Don Giovanni cele-
Irated i'm many European cities, in 1881 conceived
the idea of sending a choir of trombones 10 the
grave of the poet who had written the text TO pay
a musical tribute to his memory, ana mus mace
the discovery that the place of his burial was as
completely lost as the last resting place OF the
,ortaI remains of Mozart. Weeks of research
were necessary determine the fact that IL was
the old cemetery that had received his body' ana
that the location of the grave was no longer 10
he determined by the records. 1t was never
marked.
cd In Ne
received crushing blow with the failure of the
pretentious Italian Opera House enterprise Ills
dream l have referred to; he was again to be
poet to the opera" to write works FOR season
after season which his countryman Tra1etta was
to set music His niece was to be a pr priina
donna He did write one libretto; II was Tor an
opera entitled, "LApe Musicale for the musl-
cal setting OF which he despoed Rossini- His
niece Ginlia Da Ponte did sing. but her talents
were not of the kind to win distinction. lie per-
s,laded Montressor to give his season. ana fuSii-
ing into print, was his custon-the period oi
the nampheteer was to his HkinS-he discussed
the failure of that undertaking in two booklets
After the successive failures of himself with XII
vaf1noli and his underhngs, VINO i.teiipteu "a ~
succeed where he had come to grief. he appended
a letter to his old supporters twho had piitlhy
fallen away from him) to a pamphlet devoted 10
setting forth the miseries of his existence aIter
tLa fsraat things which, in his opinion. he had
done for the people of New York The letter has
no,,er seen the light day from the time when
II ,,as nrned in 1885 till now; but 1t deserves pres
ar,ation | found it twenty years ago In the
ubrarv of the Historical Society of New YORK IN
is as follows: .
"To THOSE AMERICANS who love the fine arts
I address myself. Hitherto have Vainly spoken
and written Never was more really verified the
Let the verses that ] now present you rouse you
from our Iethargy; yet should they not VIII not
cease to cry aloud. / cannot now remain in silence
while my fellow countrymen are Sacrl1iced, the
citizens OF two noble cities deceived ana an enter
rise for which have so long and ardentiy Ia
houraa so calculated TO shed lustre on the natloh
and co honorable in it's commencement. ruined Dy
those who have means, nor knowledge nor
axnerience Answer at least these questions; Dld
Won NOT request me an itaiian company. IL
win he readily understood with whom l speak why
T,d ,,ou ask this of me? I was offered handsome
.raroiprn If | would introduce q troupe OF seiect
italian artists in America Did not !, ana aoh1
r.roc,,ra Them? Were they not excellent! Have L
been COMPENSATED for my iabour reiloufseo my
oot,,aI eynenses or even honoured by those most
hena6tteds l,v my losses and labours!
Had not / a right TO expect thus Inuch. or az az
,a,st sustice? And if you thought me competent 10
do What have DONE why should you not De guided
nv my counsels? Did / not tell you ana felterate
;n writing and verbally that Rivannoh was not
to he trusted? That he was DARING but IN
prudeutly daring, adventurer. whose ialiu1es "