Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1916 — MISS GERTRUDE HOPKINS INJURE LEFT EYE [ARTICLE]

MISS GERTRUDE HOPKINS INJURE LEFT EYE

; Struck Glasses Against Vault Handle Breaking Glass in Eye—Taken to Hospital in Chicago. Miss Gertrude Hopkins, cashier at the State Bank, had an accident that may cause the loss of the sight of her left eye, although it is hoped that this may be saved. Miss Hopkins had gone into one of the vaults and as\she bent over she struck her head against the large iron handle on the door of the vault, breaking the glass of her spectacles in her left eye. The accident happened shortly after the bank opened this Saturday morning. D*T English was at once called and dressed the wound, tout could not tell how deep the glass had penetrated, and she was taken to the Wesley hospital in Chicago for treatment. Miss Hopkins was accompanied by Dr. English and Mrs. C. >C. Warner. It is probable that the eye may be saved. Miss Hopkins stood the strain of the accident very well.,