New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-25

A ..r.ou. adventure of suburban real estate
AMI l,ise.reufine agent . few days since makes
n our duty 10 sound a note of warning 10 DINER
Gentlemen engaged IA the business ne agent
IN question whom We may as well call Robinson
. ,,,tl.,n. ,i-r resides in this city. bat handles
.,,,,,,i,n propcrtv exclusively llc Is an clo-
..,,.,t Individual. and can tell you more about
fast express trains Communication icNr's' m"d'ih
,r.nr,.rlcnfs. icn-minuic walks. fresh air. hgh'
.,. frr,lo.fs. country advantages and other
similar plcasantrics in hyc minutes tnan' perhaps.
,ou ever heard before IN your hic The season
of activity in suburban property hFin- Arrived
Mr. Robinson las been very busy of late. ana has,
.s F.. were turned himself into moving pan
,r,,tl illustrative of the advantages ot HE I'D
ilc -lhlth-
oa. d.t last wcck Mr. Robinson took gen
,l.u,.n oat =, a. small suburban village with the
ludab'c Purpose of renting hm cottage for 'hr
summer IT,. did NOT fail to call the attention of
his victim II sc may Ice allowed the Use Of th"
oo,d. To- tie Way in which the fcrybo't fairly
tore through the water. nor the speed with which
ill.,. train Shot along the track 10 the station
,,hcr, was situated his most desirable cottage.
a., fine fen minute walk from tine station 10 the
bnn.c which hy great effort was performed IN
,,,enrv minutes. Mr. Robinson dilatcd on the
o,hcr advantages Of the building and situation.
such as the absence Of mosquitoes, the presence
.f ,.as and water the high moral and intellectual
character Of the nci-hhors, and 80 forth. Bht
tine Great tang In choosing suburban home, VT
Rohin,on said as they drew near the cottage, was
"a .ct il dry cellar Without cellar which was
fairly dusty. aas. sidewalks and brainy ncishbors
alike fell 10 the ground. Here was house 10
whose cellar he could point with pride. Aitr
inspecting the litchcn-thc cottage was unoccu-
picd-and calling attention 80 the caSt-iron range
looking through the slccplng-rooms, ana n"uhS
h. fact that thc bcdstcads did not require 80 be
! ,,r...cd in the DAYTIME ms in Il Hat. and point
ina, ont fla. suncrb view from the paror windows,
Mr. Robinson stepped 10 the cellar door NhlH
nmbliug about in his pocket for the key he again
| crew eloquent on the subject OF dry cellars
| Malaria, diphthcria. pneumonia ana NAH "o1rh
other diseases both dangerous TO ne ana diih'u'
| to smell lurkcd in damp cellar y cellar might
| seem dry to thc thoughtlcss and superficial Wh'h
| in reality it, was not. Some FOLKS could mol ten
| , dr. cellar from damp one But the doctor ;
| bills would show the difference. lie would re-
succtfnlly invite his companion to get down ON
| his knees and feel the bottom Of this cellar
Just then hc opened the door H. was somewhat
| dark in the cclarway but hc stepped boldly IN.
c,llinO thc others attention to the fact that there
y,os no damn smell about this cellar. As he did
49, bc Shot down ont of sight, and there was a
deem but ominous splash The gentleman search
inc for a suburban home dropped on his knees and
pccrcd through the seml-darkncss. There was
six feet Of water in the cellar and the stairs had
no,tod OF 10 the other side where they were hob
nobbinp with the refrigerator and school oi
| kindng wood left by former tenant Sclzlng
a curtain pole the Gentleman passed one end OF
IL ro the struggling agent and rescued HIM just
rs he was going down for the third time. They
| took the 30 train for Newly orI convcrslng
while returning the Flack ease and the Nc
| Gala investigation exclusively.
What The Tribune wishes TO do Is TO warn
other suburban agents that similar fate may
not overtakc them. Take soundlngs III your
| cellar-probc it-before stepping into it,