The Nation - News from Sept. 17, 1985

Workers braving stinging acid burns neutralized or removed poisonous sulfuric acid dumped into a river during a train derailment on a bridge Saturday night near San Antonio have allowed more than 300 persons to return to their homes, but officials said the water was still dangerous. One worker was listed in critical condition, with acid burns over 30% of his body. Eighteen other workers suffered minor acid burns, and most were treated near the mangled train wreckage on the banks of the Medina River about a mile southwest of San Antonio. About 150,000 gallons of acid spilled from the 100-car Southern Pacific train.