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Dear Hr# 1%0npae&* 
At the request of Mr# t* 1# Harris© n# teehnelosish la ©barge of 
the Seattle# $M£u laboratory, 1 m forwarding to « 
stafeMeafe in fejjl loot# regret l.?iy ny ’tno^lodga of mn eye Injtsry to Sr* 
Sdward V'erburg i«w was i ymml TlMDffiLgtQ eh lie is the essploy 
of the Cervioe is ilaskaa eater® • 
la additions, to i^r duties m f.iati®ri#« teehsologlet on the expedi- 
tion to Alaela# I ms «Mlgs*4 to a&slaieter fir afraid treefoeet to nay 
abators of the erw also were Injured Is 11»© of duty* It is sy belief 
Hr* fsrtwrg **s® injured iii line of duty sad feat the explosion 
galley stove MM* the diroot earns® of the injury to hi® loft eye# 
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Previous to the degjerture of the expedition to Alaska# all of the 
w» were glvwa & phyel©®! ©xardnat loa at the H# S* Karts® Hospital is 
fio&fctla, .faeti* 1 r@es.tl froa Mr# 7orl>ury f s s@4i©®l fom that td 
so preview® ®ya injury mr wm Ms vision la any w«y ijspaired* 
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the Injury wao to Sf atteWt ion lar;»diat#ly altar the yallay stove 
exploded* *’I rat-aid tf*©*te«sfe ©©.sals ted of washing the eye with a dilute 
borlo mid solution and apply lag a tom ©In&swat to the fa©©. free&aesdt 
of the eye mm eeatiawad for shoot a vseeSc shea the burning sensation in 
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Captain Seises, «$ ashed to were the vessel into a eerfc %l:nm a 
foot ar could be re&ah#4 after . ferburg ©or^laiaed that hi® vision 
m beeswing a©%lee*bly ®f fee ted. lie refu ted to 4© ao is^sedietely. 
however# oil the insist#*®*# of 'Sr. laid© X». Sehaitt# leader of the field 
party# Oapvy.r ... , ruiy grades ion on lowmSs^r 12# 234.0 for Mr* 
Tori &3 a tri a the vossol H xtiai# Alaska kip 
to ao© a do© tor. 3>r* Seteltt and T aeaespMsl od Ms* ' lino® there mm 
