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UNITED STATES RADIUM CORPORATION - THE
LUMINITE CORPORATION V. EDNA HUSSIN
Report of Elizabeth C. Lewis:
April 26, 1928.
Dr. R. D. Vreeland,
Health Department,
Bamberger's Dept. Store,
Newark, N. J.
At the above department met Miss Bush, nurse in
charge. Said she had no authority to give out any information
pertaining to patients, that I would have to see Dr. Vreeland.
At present time he is in conference, if I wished to see him I
would have to wait until he was at léisure.
After waiting one hour or more was then ushered in-
to Dr. Vreeland's private office where he received me courteously.
Upon learning the nature of my call he became very indignant and
in an antagonistic tone of voice inquired my name, where I lived,
whose office I was from and if I had credentials. Informed him
I was from Mr. Markley's office and gave him my personal card.
He then said none of the ladies whom I referred to
had ever met with an accident in Bamberger's store or ever had
received medical treatment in their health clinic, and if they
had he would not divulge the information. He would be the last
person who would jeopardize their efforts in collecting compensa-
tion from the United States Radium Corporation. Personally he
feels very sorry for each and every one of them who has sacri-
ficed their life in working at the radium factory. Hopes they
will be successful in winning their case. Feels the public at
large should demand that these women be compensated and compen-
sated well for the suffering they have and will have to endure
for the rest of their lives. Said when one is afflicted and the
moment the first symptoms of the poisoning develop, they have
but a few days to live.
Sheet #2
UNITED STATES RADIUM CORPORATION - THE
LUMINITE CORPORATION V. EDNA HUSSMAN
April 26, 1928.
Dr. R. D. Vreeland:
Said he is the one who first instigated all the inves-
tigations and rumpus that is now going on in courts against the
United States Radium Corporation. How he first became familiar
with radium poisoning was through an employee of Bamberger's, a
Miss Eleanor Eckert, who fell down the stairs and injured her
limb. After a long period of disability her condition seemingly
did not respond to the medicines and treatments administered.
Then realized there was something back of the girl's condition.
Ex-ray pictures made of the injured part he observed, showed
traces of a white shadow in the form of a long white line. Was
then convinced that there was something in this girl's blood pre-
venting her improvement. Obtaining her prior medical history he
then questioned as to her occupations in previous places of em-
ployment. Upon learning she had worked at the radium factory he
then consulted Dr. Humphreys, Chief Surgeon of the Orange Ortho-
pedic Hospital. After many examinations, ex-rays and blood tests
they finally diagnosed her case as radium poisoning. The white
shadow on the ex-ray, they were convinced was radium activity.
Said he has complete history with ex-rays of Miss
Eckert's illness, treatment, etc. on file in his office.
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