Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Meyer, Henry Solomon - August 14, 1905
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source: The Weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, August 19, 1905, Image 1

JEANERETTE.

Merchant Takes Fatal Dose of Carbolic Acid by Mistake.

Special to The Times-Democrat.

Jeanerette, Aug. 14. - Henry Meyer, a well-to-do merchant and highly 
respected citizen of this city, died at 7 o'clock this morning from the 
effects of a large glassful of carbolic acid, which he took by mistake for 
mineral water.

From the facts gathered from other members of his family, it appears that on 
the table in his room were two bottles containing mineral water and carbolic 
acid. Both were labeled mineral water, and the fatal dose was taken from the 
bottle that had the acid, with the result as stated above. On discovering 
his mistake about a minute later, the unfortunate man hastened to a drug 
store, a block away, to secure aid from a doctor, but he died before medical 
assistance could reach him.

The deceased was born at Alsace-Lorraine, and at the time of his death was 
thirty-two years old. The remains were taken to Franklin this afternoon for 
interment.

The members of the local lodge of Odd Fellows, of which Mr. Meyer was a 
member, attended the funeral in a body. He leaves a wife and young baby only 
a week old.



source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.)
1902-1944, August 19, 1905, Image 5

AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.

Last Monday at Jeanerette, a most unfortunate mistake caused the death of
Mr. Chas. Meyer, a merchant of that place. He had been using Mineral Spring
water and had used one of the bottles for carbolic acid, which stood beside
another bottle of Spring water. By mistake he drank from the bottle
containing the acid and died before help could be given, he was on his way
to the drug store when death came. He was universally respected and was a
good business man and citizen and the community mourns the loss of one of
its members.


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