The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-05-16
Believe Grant
Sisters Died OF
Food Poisoning
Hospital
Testing Can
OF Salmon

Suit against a canning con-
Germ may be instituted as a
result of the recent deaths OF
Misses Lollie and Phyllis
Grant. of this city. who died
al Edyth X. Thoma hospital Fri
day May l. from alleged food pol
cd by eating canned salmon. The
eoning supposed To have been caus-
TWO young women. wei known n
local musical circles were tae tsi-
enied daughters OF Mr. and Mrs.
Mack Grant Of Stockton avenue
Loliie Grant. an Instructor IN
music in the Department ~ Recrea-
ton died ~ SIS Friday mo ning.
while her sister Phriis %. stu
dent al Wayne university. passed
away a. e3o pm. on me same
day
Tribune representatives talked
this week with The family physi-
clan, Or Dunlap. also with men,
her OF the Grant famaily II vas
learned through these interviews
ihs' the girls were given proper
medical and hospital care.
Or. Flynn Morris. chief pathology
Isl al Harper Hospital. who assist
ed ~. AltsChuler. Of the Wayne
County morgue, in performing a
post norton OF the bodies. Is maxi
ine a pathological study Of tissues
~ the siou scAs he. nj Srsins
- ihc tWo -.~i Tbs eIudy a
being made to determine II death
was caused by food poisoning. as
some OF the physicians believe. AT
the same time the tin can and SAL
mon contents are al Herman kief-
or hospital where chemists are ex-
aiming both for germs. These two
Official reports are expected 70 be
made within the next week or ten
days.
The can Of salmon. which tho
Grant girls made into salmon salad
and ate az about SIX o'clock we'd
nesday evening. April %. was pur-
chased az q neighbofhood grocery
store. The older sister became i'll
about i've hours after eating The
salad and her sister. Phyllis vas
stricken a short lime later. Mrs.
Mary Grant mother OF the girls.
administered home remedies. hut
as The daughters grew worse during
he night. she called M Dr.. Dun
Jap a. between and 10 o'clock
Thursday morning.
Dr Dunlap said both girls were
complaining OF intense PAIN in tha
stomach. neck and hack when ha
arrived He stated that ne imue-
diaiely washed ont their stomachs
and gave each an enema. He also
went 10 . drugstore and secured
medication which he administered.
After working 10 relieve the pa
tents Tor nearly three hours and
hnd.ne thai the pain continued 20
increase. he decided 10 rush them
70 a hospital This could no, 10
done however. until after the fat,.
or Mack +. Grant Sr p mail ca
rier had been located. a. he was ON
his delivery route a. the time.
When NJ. Grant returned homa.
The patients were removed from
their residence. 1896 stockton "a
Edwin X. Thomas hospital. between
hve and six o'clock Thursday eve
ming When the girls reached the
hospital Or. Dunlap called IN Or.
Stewart Wilson. prominent specials
~ and physician 10 Governor Van
WAGNER and Or. TOP. CHIEF medi-
cal director OF Herman Kiefer hos-
pital. also Or V. Tolberi resident
physician at Edyth X. Thomas hos
piiai.
In a statement 70 The Tribune
this week. Dr. Dunlap said
The patients were given every
possible care and attention and re-
ceived the same thorough treat
meni they would have received AZ
any OF the large white hospitals %
the city They were siven inira-
venous injections ~ glucose ana
saline. also medication 10 support
their hearts. Tests were also made
OF their spinal nuid 70 determine ~
they were suffering from mlnin-
eitis' bnt these tests proved mega
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