Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-13
NoRroLK. Oct. l0. 1855.

NORFOLK, Oct. III, 1898.
| hear of but few deaths now IN either Norfolk
or Portsmouth. l regret to state that Rev. Mr..
Devlin, the Catholic priest in the latter place,
died yesterday He had the fever a few weeks
ago, and after having nearly recovered, exposure
to Indictment weather caused relapse that soon
closed his earthly career. From the commence
ment OF the fatal epidemic at Gosport almost to
the termination of It's fearful ravages Mir. d. was
unceasing in his pastoral visitations and kind at
tentons to the sick, the suffering, the needy, and
the dying. He is the seventh minister that has
fallen during the frightful reign of the. merciless
\ destroyer that has devastated the two adjacent
4 towns
| We have had two frosts, which will no doubt
soon stop the progress of the scourge entirely
The weather is perfectly charming-the tempe
nature just such as to make the healthy feel more
vigorous and the invalid better and stronger
Most of the cases now under treatment are
| rapidly recovering, and many who were sick APP
pear the streets, and will be able to attend
\ to their accustomed duties again.
More than dozen stores are open, during the
4 greater part Of the day, on Market Square and
4 Main street, and business matters will soon get
4 into their accustomed course again. The wide
vacuum that has been made by death will be
gradually filled; the deep wounds that have been
inflicted will be healed by time, and many long
and happy years of prosperity before US.
Some will probably never recover from the effects
Of the fearful calamity that has crushed so many
4 TO death, and sunk them into the grave, but ris-
ing suns and bright and healthful days, and the
excitement of business and news, will dissipate
the dark clouds Of gloom and despair that death
has caused 20 gather over and around us, and
many who are now sad will be happy and Joyous
again, in spite Of the sad rememberancos of the
i stngs of death and the victory of the grave
L. heard one of our citizens regretting his great
loss during this pestilential visitation. Eleven of
his relatives, including his wife and five children,
Were taken Another spoke in terms of the most
/ inconsoable grief and despair. He had but re-
/ Gently removed to the city with lovely wife and
u young child They in the grave like the
1 rest, and he looks as if weight of sorrow will
soon press him down and close his joyless earthly
career too
On one street in the most healthfa part of the
/ city, on which there were only eight houses occu-
pied, there "a deaths. Strange to say, while
some entire families were swept of, others entire
4 ly recovered, although every member was attack
4 ed with the disease In one family, consisting, of
u members, every person was sick excepting one,
and only one died; while in another ten eleven
died-father, mother sons, daughters sc.
9The grave-yards present strange sight. In
I Ceder Grove, Emwood, the Catholic and Poiter's
| Field the graves interspersed in every direc-
1 ton over the grounds ] never expected TO see so
! large number Of new made graves--a sad sight
4 indeed, melancholy evidence Of the fearful and
i rapid work Of death that has been going on. The
4
bodies, are upon the banks of stream that glides
Z peacefully and quietly by, while the winds moan
and sigh deeply among the thick branches of some
noble trees that throw their shades upon the sleep
| ing dead below. Their bones will mingle promis-
cuously and crumble together in close union, till
reused to life by the archangel's trumpet, with
the countless millions who sleep the death-sleep
and who must hereafter submit to The common
| fate of man: w. S. F..
| p S. have just learned that John Coley
aged q years, son Of the late Colonel Colley,
died last night. The residence is just without the
city limits.
From Portsmouth we regret to learn that the
Rev. Francis Devlin, pastor of st. Paul's (Catho-
lic) Church, fell victim to the fever on Tuesday
| The Transcript in recording his death, says:
"He had partially recovered from an attack Of
the fever some weeks ago, but suffered relapse
i from which he never entirely recovered We saw
| him out and spoke to him an Friday afternoon,
and though he looked very much reduced, we had
cherished the fond hope that he would be spared
4 From the commencement Of the sad times from
which we are emerging up TO the period OF his at
tack, he had been actively and faithfully engaged
IN ministering to the sick and dying, since which
\ time he has been mostly confined TO his bed He
was an exemplary, mild, humble, and godly man,
and has no doubt gone TO reap the reward Of his
\ firm adherence TO duty under the most appalling
1 circumstances His course formed an example
worthy of all imitation, and il affords us sincere
/ qualification, as it enables to exercise a sweet
\ privilege thus to do homage TO a character which
4 we have always esteemed. Such we estimate,
was the compeer Of Chisholm and Of Eslrdge."
The only other death in Portsmouth on Tuesday
was child of John Connolly. The Transcript
contradcts its previous announcement Of the death
Of Mrs. Priscilla Haynes. The Transcript thus
addresses its absent friends:
"We have had several frosts The number
now sick is small. The fever and ague are pro-
vailing TO limited extent among some of the
4 families quartered near the town. We trust the
sanitary condition Of the town will continue TO
improve as, in the course of ten days or fort
night, TO justify return Of the absent. OF this,
however, the active, useful, and energetic chair
man of the sanitary committee, Dr. Joseph N.
Scheduled, will give due notice 10 the public In
the meantime, we take occasion again TO caution
our people TO wait with patience until the period
Of their return shall be designated by the proper
and competent authority"
From Rio de Janeiro.
by the arrival Of the ship Courier, Captain