Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1920 — LOSES FINGER IN ACCIDENT [ARTICLE]

LOSES FINGER IN ACCIDENT

When Freight Train Bumps Car In Which Ho Was Working. Mell Abbott, who is employed at the W. C. Babcock elevator, got the middle finger of his right hand severed at the second joint and the index finger badly smashed Saturday morning when a large grain scoop fell on his hand. Mr. Abbott was transferring grain in a car when a freight train bumped, into the car, causing the large scoop to fall/ It is thought that the index finger can be saved.