Show Chemist Hurt Hurl HurtIn HurlIn In Explosion In Laboratory Windows Smashed Broken In S S. S L L. Accident nt r Dan C. C Hunter 49 E. E 1st I South chemist at the Bonneville Ltd chemical chem cal manufacturers W. W South miraculously s- s death Wednesday about 1015 a. a m. m when a small amount of explosive chemical he was drying drying drying dry dry- ing in an electric oven in the laboratory laboratory laboratory lab lab- oratory exploded and smashed out 8 windows and scattered bottles of chemicals throughout the 2nd floor of the building Mr Hunter who was given first aid treatment by Salt Lake firemen firemen fire fire- men for a laceration of of d th the left arm was working alone in th a small portion of the laboratory which fronts on South when the explosion explosion ex ex- occurred The blast blew out 8 windows in that portion of or orthe the building throwing glass onto the sidewalk in front of the buildIng building build build- ing and sending bottles of chemicals chem chern leals in another of the building crashing g to io- io thc f the floor LW V. Ferris 1072 E. E 1st South general manager of the firm said that Mr Hunter had been working working work worle ing on that type of explosive chemical and it was just one of those things He said the amount of chemical Mr Hunter was was drying dry dry- ing tag in the electric oven was about 1 tablespoonful Damage will amount to approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 2500 or with much of the equipment and chemicals chemicals chemi chemi- I cals als irreplaceable We hope to tobe tobe be back bacle in full operation in about one month Mr Ferris added Fire Chief Chic J. J 1 K IC Piercey said that having a large number of or orI I windows which gave the explosive I force an outlet probably saved I Mr Hunters Hunter's life and prevented the building from being blown into a a. shambles Lieutenant William A. A Limb of or orthe the Salt Lake fire department examined examined ex ex- the wrecked electric electrio oven and marveled at how Mr Hunter escaped with only slight injuries |