Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1901 — HIS FINGER AMPUTATED. [ARTICLE]

HIS FINGER AMPUTATED.

Berkley, who has been in Chicago for some time having his injured hand treated, had the tinger amputated at the first joint last Friday, and the flesh was slitted down on four sides the whole length of the finger, to the bone, and treated to prevent further spread of the poison. The accident, which has been causing him so much trouble, occurred several weeks ego. While performing an operation, one of the instruments ha\ing a particularly slender and keen point, fell from the table and the Dr. involuntarilly reached out to catch it, with the result that the third finger of his left hand was pierced to the bone by the sharp blado. s bJHe cauterized the wound at. once but did not get deep enough to prevent the poison getting in its work near the bone, and he has had a great deal of trouble with it since that time. It is now said to bo getting along nicely and no further trouble is anticipated.