Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-26
The Epidemic in Norfolk and Portsmouth

Tho Epidemic in Norfolk and Portsmouth
The news from the yellow fever infected dis.
tricts continues of q gloomy nature-each ad.
ditisoal mail advising us of the fall of some
shining mark" by the fell destroyer. John
D. Gordon, Of Norfolk, is added to the list of
victims-he died on Sunday night.
In Norfolk, there were forty deaths on Sat-
urday and thirty-one on Sunday. In Ports
mouth, seventeen on Saturday, and seventeen
"a telegraphic dispatch says three) on Sunday.
The following are to be added to the list of
dead in Norfolk:
| Miss Moriarty, Mary Jane Cutherel. Mrs.
Dilworth, VIM. H. Varney, Francis Lozier,
James Hughes, Miss Porter, Joseph Anderson,
Mrs. Cutrell, Mrs. Ann Whitehurst, Frederick
| Taylor, John II. Wilkinson, DR.. Burns, Mary
Sterling, Charles Thompson, Mr.. Spratt, Mar
garet Spratt, Mary Gray, Sam'l L. Lightfoot,
| DR.. Capry, (of New York; Lucretia j. Hill,
| Mr.. Layman, son of W. H. Hodges, young Mr.
DowelI, DR.. JAS. A. billiard. (of Montgomery,
Ala y two children of Capt. Dow, Mrs. Con-
solvo, Mr.. Busky, young Fiveash, A. W. Boil
| som, Charles II. Beale, DR.. Walter, (of Balti-
| more,) Caleb Bonsal, Mrs. E. II. Delk, Miss
Henderson, John D. Gordon, Dr. Rich'd Tuns-
tall, james Gordon, druggist, from Philadel-
phia;) E. G. March (died at Camp Falls.)
The Richmond Dispatch learns that the
mortality, on Saturday, among the physicians
was FIVE, viz:
In Norfolk-Dr. Capry, of New York; DR..
billiard, of Montgomery, Ala; and Dr. Burns.
DR.. Walter, Of Baltimore.
A telegraphic dispatch, received last night,
informs US that DR.. Rizer, of Philadelphia, is
| recovering.
A gentleman, who came from Norfolk, fur
nished the Petersburg Express with the follow
ing intelligence, which is up to 6a m. on Mon
day morning.
| about 40 deaths; and on Sunday morning
about 81 were buried.
Up to 10 o'clock on Monday morning, there
| were sixteen orders for ccfins at Salisbury g
establishment.
| +. L. Summers, ESQ.,, a member of the City
Council, who has been very active during the
prevalence Of the fever, is quite i'll.
| George Loyal, esq, formerly a representa-
tive in Congress from the Norfolk district, and
tho present navy agent, is very low.
Charles d Beale, esq =, an able writer, and
| former editor Of the Norfolk News died on
Sunday night. This gentleman was also cor
respondent of the Petersburg Express, over
| the signature OF " Norfolk
Caleb Bonsal, esq, of the firm of Bonsal 4
| Brother, large -four manufacturers, died on
Sunday.
Mrs. Edwin H. Dek died on Saturday, and
her child followed soon after, of the fever.
Miss Henderson, aged just fourteen years,
a most promising daughter of Lieut.. Hender.
son, Of the United States Navy, died on Sun
/ day.
Thomas G.. Broughton, esq.,, the senior edi
/ 10 OF I'd NIL h.
on Saturday last, and is said to be quite sick.
John ID. Gordon, the broker, was very ill
| early yesterday morning, and but little hopes
entertained of his recovery
DR.. Robert b. Tunstall is convalescent, but
his brother, DR.. Richard B. Tunstall, is very
ill.
DR.. Robert B. Gordon, health officer for the
port of Norfolk, who has had O violent attack,
| has so far recovered as to be enabled to travel,
and, accompanied by his lady, proceeded yes
| terday to Richmond, on the steamer Curtis
Peck.
DIR. Gordon says there is no abatement Of
the fever, except for lack of victims. He
| thinks the disease is more malignant now than
| 1t has ever been, carrying off many in from IS
to " hours. He thinks none will escape the
| scourge.
The largest mortality among the physicians
in Norfolk and Portsmouth, took place on the
9th of September, when seven of them died.
A letter from the Mayor of Norfolk says that
the money received there from abroad amounts
to 500, 900, and that the expenses of the How
ard Association averages 50, 500 or So 900 dai.
ly. He says:
" The need of the association has not ceased,
and cannot till the disease ceases. We had
hoped that the fever for tho last few days was
Il m q hut hnra
disease is raging with equal violence as here
tofore; not at the hospitals, for no one will 90
| there, unless some stranger, who has no home
But the suffering and misery in private houses
is beyond description.
| "The association is looking into this con-
ditiOn Of things, and will see every family and
| supply their wants and relieve their sufferings
as far as possible. Between now and frost,
| space of sixty days at least, unless kind
Providence should interpose and arrest the
disease, fear that the greater part of the
remaining population, about 5000, will be
| swept off.
| Norfolk is the most complete wreck you
ever saw, or could imagine-2,0 600 or 2, 500 of
| the people have been snapt off; and whilst the
| obscene and profigate that filled our lanes and
| alleys have been removed like autumn leaves,
| the very stamina and bone of our society, the
| mechanics, merchants, physicians, lawyers,
ministers, are all gone. And still they fall"
PORTSMOUTH.
| From this city there seems to be diminu-
tion in the number of deaths; and hopes are
entertained that the dark hour has passed.
There but three deaths on Sunday, and seven
on Monday.
| The following are auorg the dead:
| Mrs. Webster, mother of N. B. Webster
| Miss Mary Riley; George c. Goodwin Chief
Clerk at the Naval Store; Mrs. NJ Taylor,
j. Whitmore, Joseph Hayden, Mr. Parsons,
| G. Harvey, VIM. Proctor, Jesse Anderton,
Jas. Brownley, Benjamin Newton. A. Bilis,ly,
Mrs. Mary Whitehurst, and Mr.. Goodson.
A letter dated Norfolk, at b O'Clock on Tues.
day morning, says we had the first frost last
night. This letter also says that DR.. Rizer,
Of Philadelphia, and DR.. Hatton. both Of
whom were reported as dead, are recovering
also VIM. B. Singleton.
| j.. G. Holiday, Esq, was still i'll; H.
Stoakes, (ex-Mayor,l vas recovering.
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