Article January 9, 1902 Issue

Burned by Acid Explosion

FRED T. BERRY, SR.

This article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle of October 24, 1901:—

Berkeley, Cal., October 23.—By the explosion of a flask of powerful acid Fred T. Berry, a junior in the University of California, was seriously burned in the chemical laboratory this afternoon. While it is believed that his sight will not be affected as a result of the accident, he may be disfigured for life. The mixture which exploded was monochloracetic acid, an organic compound and one of the most corrosive acids known to chemistry.

Berry was heating the acid in a flask when it exploded from some unknown cause. The burns were dressed and bandaged in the laboratory, and Berry was taken to his home at 209 Valencia Street in San Francisco.

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