Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-10-24 | Page 1 | Used Formaldehyde

USED FORMALDEHYDE, Minister Drank Milk Containing the Preservative, and Is Dead. PI nLADELPHIA OcL 23. His end hastened has-tened by a diet of milk, which it was discovered dis-covered too late contained fornialdohyde, tho Rov. Jcsso H. Burk, University of Pennsylvania, died In the homo of his son, No. 1707 North Eighth street. Flags at tho university were sit half-mast all day. Mr. Burk had been crlpplod by rheumatism rheuma-tism for years. Cancer compelled tho amputation of his right hand somo tlmo ago. Tho final cause of death was consumption, con-sumption, following pnoumonlu. He had been on a diet of poisoned milk which Impaired Im-paired his digestion for months before tho adultoratlon was discovered. Mr. Burk was born In this city on September Sep-tember 15, 1S10. being the eldest son of Isaac Burk. a widely-known botanlsL Ho was graduated from tho university and from tho Philadelphia Divinity school and served as a member of a company composed com-posed of divinity students which waa organized or-ganized at tho beginning of the Civil war.