The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-27
Testimony or Professor Doremus Regard
Ing HIS Chemical Analysis OF the Re-
mains or Ransom H. Burroughs.


mains or Ransom Il. Burroughs.
The contents of the stomach and ntesnes were first
tested for the organic poisons such as morpha sryehna
ssness washing win dSd
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al tn ei he Win Wss
@ hs solution Rnds Of
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solution was to the prscptate was
sssa sSsn.s
rssuns ass.ysd sn distilled Sasr Il
s sls S I'll liz he ssSsaai,a ;s
4S'S by ws
was was attached tube With agmen Of eansc potash
orc Ss|S
narrow glass tubing about eight eet in ieSr 1G
VIII ne s sS s
for On n to n Of
eISn
ss or s
hours as the gas was allowed to pass very susgishy
as 'es aaS to that no sSp Ms
ssyS" sn the o S f1 % %
SpsSf 81 S ON
this large chart and larger three necked bottle filled
's
tube With chloride Of sacum for drying the and
Ps%s1s ,saS" ssiiys %" s re
* the S a
8M nR the ae ss cc a ans s
is prs ,s tested BY spark on match asst escaped
sna s se
@ Of the Caused s |
yoas ana "a burn Win brilliant flashes as It flowed
taking place mipates beautiful crystals
a s s'G S d tube The
inc %sts ss and HnS = portion tube
t6ey have perceive regular ectohedra
?:s % ,
watch M dY ns heated IN ts tube with
with a@a Of
Il ss'a others fey IN a dRRsa
% nssis9a's s sS {sf
& Rshsss s a Sn ss wss
assdiSSg s5 @
fa wa va; isS yellow
ssas q q ss S ssRs g ssnH a. ssss
so e light ae an s wnS ps
%Si sSe nGssG s
% wh By
ass %ss Soluble * Sy 4 ssd nm Ws
w BY heat
pESanssa , white crystals in the or% octohedra
prccPitate Win ulphate of copper ammonia tSr
diluted een% R"Ss Yellow s pTee a'sso M
q, n diluted sca S in
elSTS pr o%s e. with nine
diluted acid no known substance these chsra
ene @ esTe ana Which II a. 1o sc and
detail ons 81, slnce tGey Jailed to show any ndica
" w hgdf s
method on this cnSr
object being produce stiIeSa Ss
straps ana long and ree s iess
d ns ws bsss s gn ae
w I from the y pole
DESIRED eo%ssrRs Metallic arsenic sr;snes
was Ssp1ysa
otSer and d" h s'as sraed
n s feet these s s wns@ sufficient sG4ssen Ssa
rs s to ds S the the
stain nearly one hours treatment, af
sna The ,f a
tina attached to the electro pole began e dark
s RS @ 'sst
ana re ns san e. \
ceased the plated platna removed and third Of
III III glass tube closed ut end ana
rowed at the other the platina resumed its slvery
pect and small ring Of arsenic darkened the
portion OF the tube exhibit tube containing
thirds Of the arscncay plated patina; exhibit q Is
tube with the strip Of patlna which heated; exhibit
deposit Of arsenic; exhibit i a part Of the
tube which beyond the heated coil through which
the arscnuretted hydrogen passed contains the con
densed metallic arsenic In the large tube the
platna which connected with the elcctro-posItve
pole of the battery, Is exhibiting the brilliancy 1t
possessed before being used the second half of sou
lion from the contentso OF the intestnes and stomach was
heated with suphurous acid and then with pure washed
sulphuretted hydrogen gas; yellow precipitae was
produced from the WEIGHT OF which, when dried the
intimately mingled with mixture OF the cyanide OF
potassium and carbonate Of soda and heated IN n tube
narrowed at one end through which gentle stream Of
carbonic acid made to how; this process known
as Frescnus and Babos yielded the stain OF metallic
arsenic In the tube marked exhibit X; n porfinn
of the intesines and kidney subjected to analys ia
also yielded arscnsic; the amount OF arsenac found II;