From the May 30, 1901 New York Times:

“Mrs. Mary Himmerich, twenty-two years old, the wife of John Himmerich, a musician, living at 182 Meserole Street, Williamsburg, died on Tuesday from erysipelas as a result of a scratch on the cheek received a week ago from the finger nails of her seven-months-old baby.

At the time Mrs. Himmerich paid little attention to the scratch, but two days later her face began to swell, and she then went to a dispensary. Failing to get relief, and the pain increasing, she called in Dr. Bookbinder of 1,250 Madison Street. The doctor found she had erysipelas as a result of the scratch. Mrs. Himmerich died in great agony on Tuesday.”