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Beeeaher-15*' 19^2* Mr*H,L*Grolt3 Dear Roy* As requested by Bill Turalcy X called at the Cities Service bulk plant in .Long Island City', regarding the death of on of their tank mgen drivers* This man of 520 Knickerbocker Are*, Brooklyn* fead.-:been ill for pose feiEseTHeliad cojspl&iaed of Files# but the Doctor. would not operate as he said fee did not have any blood* On Septesfeer 22ad* \ Mr* left work and went hose sick# and neverreturaed to work* ' i having died on November 50th* During the time of his last sickness he had been in two hospitals* thfe Seth, Moees and the Kings bounty, and h had bee^veported to haw Leaukeala and blood poison from gasoline fuses* had been working for,Cities Service sins 1929* as a driver*'^ Mr*S*Girton* district operating apt*for Cities Service# heard tee rest of the drivers talking about the case# and these men were concerned because of tee reported blood poisoning from gasoline fumes* I talked with Mr*Skfctea and Mr*A.luetits,eupt.of their Long Island City plant* and pointed out to teeta teat there is not any record of a person dying from loading tank trusksother than from asphyxiation* and also called to teeir attention tee vast number of men engaged in this typo of work*ever long periods of tisse# and bote .these sea could nssse several men who.have been at this work for long periodof time without any ill effects* During tee conversation our product was sot mentioned# all the talk ms about breathing gasoline fteaes* Bote these i men are trying to ally any' fears that might appear to tee rest Of tee men* 1 Mr.GustLtua aw Mr ___after he had had seven transfusion* for the first tins after he ha eft work* and he could not tell such about his condition* Be-said Mr*' complained of his teeth being loose,. but after tee seven- - brans; the teeth;beisn-, olid. again* -.. l?o one knew what tee reported cause for death was* so I (silled on Mr*Mackey#of Cities Service Mew'- York ofraeoTaBd he did not have any record, so I suggested teat he- obtain tee cause, site and ho said ho would, and would notify cur office* Attached is a letter written between the doctors in this ease* ery truly yours# Martin I.MeCooley.