The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-03
NURSES AND NorgIsHMENT WANTED.
To TIE EnITnP nE TIE IIEE AID.

five thousand dollars worth Of provision clothing &c.
have been sent from Baltimore Philadelphia and other
places.
NURSES AND NorgIsHMENT WANTED.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Or Holmes. of Baltimore who has been a visit 20
Norfolk says that they ar. in great want OF nurses and
nou'shnent The scenes witnessed by DR. Holmes are in
describabse lie wife sick with the fever her hus-
band the door with black yomit and nurse to at
tend hem. could any be found. Both have since
died.
During lie illness Of Mayor Woods there was NO.
ci,izen to be at his residence, and the Inst night
Of his life two ply sicians remained With him.
The negroes frightened, and hundreds are unable
to procEre nurses al any price.
With al these facts staring in the face the New York
Relief CoInnittees refuse to send nurses and nourh
nent which needed and will dc more good than
I'll the gold they send.
II Is slated that there is government and the money
], oil locked M tnen VIII! not send the sufferers what
But say the committees, I'VE have authority, AID
most respectfully decline the services Of those who have
offered nobto GO to the assistance and relief OF the
sufferers who daily dying for the want OF nurses &C.
to Wet their psrched lips.
fever in Vera Cruz and in three different hospitals in New
Orleans felt as IL could do good and accordingly
offered my services at the disposal OF the Corn Exchange
Committee more than two weeks ago, which they have
never acknowledged but the moneys received have been
duly noticed.
services s nurses 10 the General Committee Of Mer-
chants to 60 to Norfolk, who stated that they Ind no
authority 10 send nurses and respectfully declined
the liberal and selfsacr6cng offers. Now we all know
that gold cannot he eaten, and the only Christian and
charitable way is to spend portion Of the money in
cine, nourshmen and nurses. II the committee Is not
willing let the humane citizens send to the HAIp Office
fund and nourishment thereby contributing
to real godsend 70 the poor sick and distressed suffer-
ers.- In haste, &C. A. LOMBARD.
LovFJoYs HOTEL, Park row. Sept. l. 1856.
Over one thousand dollars were contributed for the
Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers, by the vsiters at
White sulphur Springs. the I'D ut The citizens Of
Charlottesville have contributed about four hundred dol
lars to the same object.
The correspondent of the Petersburg Express says there
about six hundred in Norfolk and increas
ing daily, but Of a milder type.
Among the sick Chas. II. Beale, late editor OF the
N; W. Forrest. reporter for the argus Mr.. Barrow
keeper Of the City Hall the mother Of Thos Corprcw; G.
c. Botimore Ed. Delaney Mrs. Skinner and her three
children, Miss Mary Sawyer Henry Jordan JOS wilkin
SON wife and child Miss r. Ftzhugh, Mary and Rebecca
Ghisen, Thos. Foreman, and five cases at police officer
Cherry's
The disease has broke out in the city jail where man
named Holden has died, and several others are sick
The Washington Star says has ,hed Washing
ton fatty contradcting the story that the yellow fever
had broken out the United STAT ship St Lawrence
Dr. Cragin and Catholic priest from Georgetown, ar
rived at Norfolk Wednesday.
The citizens Of Port Tobacco, Nd, have contributed
1921 80 for the Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers.
for the purpose. The City Council of Augusta Ca,
has authorized the mayor Of that city to remit $500 to
Norfolk.
The yellow fever in 1921 appeared in Norfolk on the
LIST Of August and continued to rage with less
yiclenee until i gradually and impercepby yielded to
the frost about the LIST Of November. During that time
there died. nearly he ascertaned 100
II Is believed TO have originated from the cuva arising
from the bge water pumped at the dock from a vessel
which had arrived from Guadalupe every who was
exposed 10 its influence taken down with the disease
SYMPATHY FOR THE NORFOLK SUFFERERS IN NEW
ORLEANS.
The resident natives If Virginia, in New Orleans met
according TO adjournment from the night before on the
oath inst at o'clock, at the Office Of ID. |. Ricardo to
hear the report Of the Committee Of Collections and to
attend toany other business connected with the object of
the meeting that might arise.
The T. reported that the result Of the days
work had been the collection of and this
increased before the meeting adjourned to that Of 391
The committee authorized TO proceed in their efforts
10 add to this
On the resignation OF Mr. Ricardo DR.. Campbell, OF
this city was appointed to attend the committee dele
gated 10 60 TO Norfolk at the Of $3.50 month his
services to be exclusively AT the command of the com
mitee
Mr. Ricardo reported that he and Capt Ivy, with ten
nurses (hese the rate Of 500 each month and their
expenses paid) would start this Saturday morning
their GRAND. Mr.. Cack. the other member Of the
mhee win depart next Tuesday. Capt. Ivy was APP
pointed Chairman Of the committee and authorized
make the necessary disbursements.
II resolved 10 address several OF the residents OF
New Orleans, natives Of Virginia absent from the
city, and request them to contribute to the fund.
Mr.. Wingheld. Of the Committee Of Collections.
pressed the obligation the meeting under 70 Mr. W.
T. Vincent for the very valuable assistance rcnde h
in his efforts In the Second ward OF the city,