Cornelius Minton’s Memorial Card, 132 Years Ago Today, “DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA”, Age 15 Years, New Jersey

The memorial card is from my personal collection. Not pictured here is the back, which written twice says “my brother”. I wanted to post it today in memory of him and in hopes others will remember him.

The newspaper clippings are from “The Shore Press • Fri, Dec 15, 1893 • Page 8 • (Asbury Park, New Jersey)” and the “New York Herald • Sun, Dec 17, 1893 • Page 1 • (New York, New York)”.

I haven’t yet found the newspaper that’s mentioned in the second newspaper but thought to include it as it added more context.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/436810329/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/466214577/

There was a rabies vaccine back in 1895 when Cornelius died. The first successful administered vaccine being ten years previous in 1885: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/first-use-pasteurs-antirabies-vaccine