Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-13
SAW IT IN THESTARS
40 lslrO.Ogei POrHiTled Of q Terrible
Accident
ny WHICH NE BECAME BLIND.
The Result Of an Explosion In a Cheml'
cal Laboratory Tho Victim
Russian Exile.

CHICAGO, March l8.-'T cannot IN.
dcfstHnd these stars. From their AZ
ueafance It looks as II would be blind
before | die"
such was the remarks which Dr. A.
V. Burghill, al Cleveland avenue,
addressed TO his laudlajy, Mrs. CrAw.
lori, wednesday afternoon, after max.
Ing up bis horoscope, aud the predic.
ton was verified by terrible cxplo-
sion last evening IN which he lost both
his eyes, aud both bic hands are 90
.lutilatsd that they will have to be
amputAted, The accident occurred In
tho oiiico Of Dr. W. q. LinGquisi, No.
so Hin street, where DR.. Butghill was
experimenting with some dangerous
explosives with which he was en-.
uvuvorlng 10 COM QUAD = preparation
iUf taking nash iight photographs. 10
completely wrecked tue office Of Dc.
Luaquisi, and the detonaiUn was VI
fuuh volume that II could be heard
hail a milo awHy. Photographer Vet
On W. Lawrence, VI 8i2 West sixty
ihltd street, was with tue doctor aI the
Lime IL tue explosion, but was saved
ilOm similar Injuries by waiting Ia an
utter Office while the experiment was
being conducted.
A little loss than two months ago
Lawrence experienced two explosions
while IN search Of the same flash light
effect. His gallery was damaged anu
ne was inlufeJ, but this did not deter
him In his Investigation. Early IN
February he maze this third expert.
monL His gallery was wrecked aud
lt was some time before he was able 10
Itsumo his work. In the hope that
others more fortunate than himseli
could AID him, he Inserted an hdyef-
tiaement In one Of the Chicago papers
saying he would pay literally tor the
uHC1vefy Of the combination he
sought Hs dcsifed = stronger fash.
light than 10 now known In the photo-
graphic art. Dr.. BuTghill answered
The advertisements, telling LawTeuc1
that hs had made ths discovery he
was seeking for. A meeting was sct
Tor last evening Mt Dr. Llndquisps
laboratory and while BuTghill WAS
preparing tho mixture Tor producing
The tiish light that explosion occurred.
Dr.. Burghill 10 Russian exile Oi
HAN rank and n man Of annually
complete education. lie received
various honOrs anu medals at the hands
OF the Russian gOveTnmehL but wAb
baniahod from Russia four years ago
nau has since made his home In
America. Since coming 10 this
county no has pursued tho vocation Of
professional hypnotist and has also
zone considerable chemical work.
Butghill obtained bis knowledge Of
chemistry In Russia, although born In
sweden. lie was driven from Russla
tor bis advocacy, Ia some ossayp,oi bet.
ter treatment Tor Jews and Luther
aus.
While IN Russia he was for n time IN
the employ Uf tue Russian secret ser.
vice. He received signal honOIs AT the
haUIs u the car, among them being
tht ROumanlan iron ct0ss,and alter the
great uihiliHtic riots, was pfescuted by
the car himself VI the order OF tbs
CtOss Of 81. George, Tor c0nsplcu1us
bravery during those troublesome
timrs.
ln America his lie seemed a failure,
anu seeing poverty AMI perhaps death
staring him In the lace. lac became def.
UeTate and wrote letter u one VI the
Chicago papers, iDlwhiCh he offered Ia
sell himself He declared he would ia
anything tue buyer sskei. lie said he
would kill or steal or Kill himself while
insured In the owners iayor No name
accompanied this strange letter, but Il
was published aud attracted tho gtten,
ton Of n man who offered 10 aid The
writer II he could hnd him. After NJ
Investigation It WAS learned that Burg
hill was tho writer, but that RlTeRdylhI
had repented OF his rash offer.