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Kr . M. A. Ta ylo r Kr . A.J . Baldwin Cape F e a r Ter m in a la Hedged Lead P o iso n in g Caee Nov York Sew York J u ly 6, 1948 Bear Ka tti F r i t s Mercer r e p o r t s from t h e t a n k cle a n in g jo b now in p r o gr e s s AAvt h e Cape F ea r Te r m in a l, W ilm in gton , H orth Ca r o lin a , t h a t Ch ir t is U ie lgo n jO a e o f th e work men, s t a t e d t h a t he and t f f l B p ^ h a d s le p t in a tan k on Fish er** I s la n d ^ J H B ^ ^ T t s e e a s th a t Tank Cle a n e r s , I n c . wer e cle a n in g t a n k s fo r Bela b or O il Company on F is h e r 's I s la n d . The w h it e men r e turn ed to th e m ainland n igh t s b u t th e co lo r e d crew s t a ye d on t h e is la n d . The m osq u itos wer e so bad t h a t they abandoned the t e n t s and s le p t in a tan k. ^ ^ I h ^ s r e w a t Fish er* s I s la n d was s p l i t up and was s e n t t o W ilm in gton , W.C. l a t e r C u r t is T w a and a n ot h er man wer e s e n t up t o Wilm in gtorMj^ _ _ con t in u e - t o ^ t a n j^ jle a n in g work t h e r e a ft e r were s e n t home t o J a c k s o n v ille , jHMWHa s ic f^ v h ir t i^ N e lB o n co n t in u e d work a t Wilm in g ton u n t i l t h e jo b was com p leted J u ly 6t h an d a p p a r e n t ly s u ffe r e d no i l l e f f e c t s from t h e work o r s le e p in g i n t h e tank. . '' F r i t s r e p o r t e d b y t elep h o n e F r id a y t o my home t h a t L . W illia m s had t a lk e d w it h J oe So va , forem an a t Wilm in g t o n , t h a t d a y. He t o ld Sova t c N t e ll F r i t s t h a t h e (W illia m s) was assum in g f u l l r e s p o n s ib ilit y fo r ^ t h e a ccid e n t and even t* lea d in g up to i t . "" - Ver y t r u ly yo u r s , AJ Btgh CCi L . SHAHS ( Air m a il! Da,.iUJuasiQs._ _ , H.Y.SAFETY DEPT. F.r.MERCER ./ .B a ld w in H 0006704 N7670