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COPY STANDARD OIL COMPANY (INDIANA) 910 S. M ich igan Avenue CHICAGO, Au gu st 7 , 1923. Etfcyi G aso lin e C o r p o r at io n , 25 Br oad vay, Lev: Yor k , N.Y. A t t e n t io n : Mr. E. \1, Webb Gen t lem en : A h e alt h q u e st io n on Et h y l h as ju s t come t o my a t t e n t io n an d in asm uch a s i t i s o f a d i ffe r e n t n at u r e th an anywe h ave en coun tered, I th in k i t probably worth w h ile look in g in to i t to get th e f u l l st o r y and p o ssib ly ad v isa b le to c le a r up th e p r ob ab le wrong im p r ession in th e minds o f th e p eop le in th e communiiy. d ie d on Ju l y 15t h n ear Coopersv i l l e , M ich igan from what t h p eop le o f t h e n eigh borh ood b e lie v e was Et h y l p o iso n in g. The f a c t s a r e a s fo llo w s: Th er e was a g a so lin e se r v ic e st a t io n on _Jigh ray U .S. 16 abou t one m ile w est o f G o o p e r sv ille , which took over fo r o p e r at io n ab ou t O ctober 24 t h , 1927. Thqy h an d led ou r good s as a cu st om er . The st a t i o n was lig h t e d by a D elco system and fo r power fo r t h e m otor th qy u se d Red Crown Et h y l G a so lin e . When th ^y f i r s t t ook over t h e st a t io n t h e Delco en gin e was in t h e main room o f t h e st a t io n i t s e l f w it h an e xh au st wipe ru n n in g th r ou gh t h e w a ll. The Tvd r agas sl e p t in t h i s same room . The fum es from t h e e xh au st w ere n o t ic e a b le . About A p r il 1 st o f t h i s y e ar th e Delco p la n t was removed t o a le a n - t o sh ed . P r ob ab ly a f t e r t h a t t im e some o f t h e e xh au st fum es came t h rou gh t h e open w in d ow s. : . Some t im e ago , b u t I do n o t h ave t h e e x a c t d a t e , M rs. ___(began t o b r eak ou t w it h sm all r e d d ish brown b lo t c h e s. About Ju n e 15, 1928, sh e c a ll e d D r . S t i c k i l y o f C o o p e r sv llle and sh e 'was t ak en t o t h e Mercy H o sp it a l o f Muskegon an d car e d fo r b y D r s. M ar sh all and LeFevr e o f Muskegon, and h er sic k n e ss became fu r t h e r com p licated w ith an a t t a c k o f t h e F lu . W hile in t h e h o sp it a l t h e d o c t o r s at t em p t ed a b lood t r a n sfu sio n . 'hen t h e in c i si o n was made i t was fou n d t h a t t h e a r t e r i e s were h ar d en ed , an d Mr. sa y s t h a t t h e d o c t o r s p u lle d some k in d o f a fib r o u s su b st an ce from t h e a r t e r i e s alm o st l i k e a lo n g w h ite t h r e a d , and t h a t no b lo o d flow ed from t h e a r t e r y , on ly: a w atery su b st a n c e . I am a d v ise d t h a t t h e r e w ere o t h e r d o c t o r s in c o n su lt a t io n on t h e c a se . ' h as r e d d ish brown b lo t c h e i on h is sk in ab ou t t h r e e - six t e e n t h s: o f an in ch in d iam e t e r . 0022000 -P M \ \ \ V f- W hile i t i s th e ge n e r al im p r ession o f th e n eigh borh ood h at M r s d i e d o f E t l y l p o iso n in g, y e t t h e d e at h c e r t i f i c a t e -which hand you h er ew it h shows t h a t t h e cau se o f t h e d e at h was c a r d ia c asth m a, and t h e co n t r ib u t o r y cau se was in h a la t io n o f carbon monoxide g a s. We h ave n ot at t em p t ed a com plete m ed ical in v e st ig a t i o n o f t h is c a se , but I :th ou gh t i t ad v isa b le to giv e you t h is in fo r m at io n , and p o ssib ly yoiir m edical s t a f f w ill be in t e r e st e d in follov/in g i t up. Yours t r u ly , (Sg d .) R, -I. Fellin gh am 'K& 0022001