The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-14
BURNED IN a LABORA TORY.
DR.. Loves Dangerous Experiment In the Co
iumbie College School Of Mines.

Edward g. Love, Doctor OF Philosophy, Ia
the personal assistant OF DIR. Chandler in the
School OF Mines. Columbia College He il 80
years OF age. and one OF tho most prominent
graduates OF that institution. Recently the
Commissioner OF Public Works, wishing to
employ a thoroughly Trustworthy and compe-
tent person TO test at regular intervals the
gas supplied to the city made him official gas
tester In the course OF an important expert
ment for DR.. Chandler yesterday. he had made
a substance called bibromanthracene and
wished to purify il by letting 1t crys-
talize. He put II in vessel OF benzole to
dissolve. and In order to hasten that
operation exposed It TO heat, Knowing the
danger Of overheating benzole. he suspended
the vessel in water. and applied the heat to the
bottom Of the vessel OF water. Nevertheless.
enough ,vapor OF benzole was driven off
from the benzole to charge the air
nsy 9G 10 c yen ro from the md
meath. An explosion followed. 1t shook tho
room, but no serious damage was done by 1t.
DIR. Love. however. seeing danger to the valu
able contents Of the room. took up the yes
sci OF flaming benzole and carried 1t to n
place where II could do no harm, His arms and
the lett side Of his face were terribly burned.
His agony was so great that physician who
was called did not stop to ascertain the full ex-
ease the pain. He does not consider that his
life il in danger. but fears that he may be-
permanently Scared. lie was Carried TO Dr.
=. The experiment which DR.. Love is assisting
Dr.. Chandler to perform grows out Of a
suit involving over slOOOOOO0 DR.. Chand-
r rrb Is retained s en- 9ae side and Pr25i
other, Tho most valuable cooring matter
used in making calicoes is alizarine. This was
formerly made from the madden plant but
a few years ago, It was found that It
tar A firm in Germany, had the mo-
nopoly OF tho manufacture, but lately other
manufacturing chemists. have been making II
but because the laws of the. United States are
moro favorable to inventors than those OF Ger
many, the original firm made. their attack
here by suing the agents Of its rivals.
courts. II is claimed by the rival firms that
alizarine Is n product OF nature in the madden
plant. and therefore cannot be patented. The
plaintiffs reply that they can patent Il as a
tnca product contains two cQloring sub
stances that the natural aizarine does not con-
tain. unthrapurpurine and isopurpurne
The labors of DIR. Chandler and Prof. Morton
are To- ascertain whether or not these two color
INK substances really exist in the alizarine made
from cool tar
Tho case has once been gone over in court be-
fore Judge Shipley but while he was preparing
10 render decision he died from Asatic chol
or. as IL Is claimed by some. from the hard work
involved in mastering the numerous intricate
points presented in the trial. II occupied over
two years. As a consequence OF his death the
ease will have to be- tried again
In making allarine from coal tar the chemist
FIRST makes anhracene. Out OF this he makes
bromanthrachinon. and from this the desired
product.
DR. Love had got as far ms the second process
yesterday IN making some now aiizarne 10 ex-
pertinent with when the accident occurred
which probably will prevent him from entering
the laboratory for several weeks.