The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-13
.ATEsT MAIL Ws.
,,.,to,,, and Portsmouth.

From Norfolk ano
,....oser. by the Curtis Peck y r. ere =
f' ,ss report 40 deaths in Norfolk Iues
sssnlnt' o. IN portsmouth. Tenpersons ha
d,s ~ 49, former place for Camp Falls
l',I u, Msp.well, of Richmond, who arrive
w. afternoon in consequence OF u -
ys .. of his father here, reports 20 dean =,
h'I prism outh Tuesday, and % Monosy
lends returning there tomorrow Oh '
/ day. x.,or of Norfolk
..s not dead yesterday when eno c,.,dIs,
Int was very i'll. Neither Mr. aus
gu 80 .;.,ar ara dead, as reported
'Ir u, n Tun.tau of Norfolk gave up
Df, r. =. a~bsus,ion, but has no symp'
toms " ..,,smsn who brought up this infor
,' .s, s.ys ths. he feels confident that a.
D"''. .oo rsrsons in Norfolk have died solely
yea ,hs want of attention. He himself AZ =,
ifo@ a ,s Of the epidemic, had TO 40 tne
's '.;ny and washing for his whole family
'0g1 ,bs negro, who were down with the re-
',r, 49,. vsrs 60 barials in Norfolk on Tues
Joy. ..,, s,an. arrival In this
- rsesdsy. de has been carrying the
"r ts.vaen Norfolk snd Portsmouth saa
s o.. and Is completely exhausted.
rDs Mayor Of baltimore has reserved tue io'~
P"''s NoRFoLK, Sept 10
e.., Kinks. Mayor of Baltimore dear
81, TT The heading Of this VIII ioiorm you that
M Ia Norfolk, where arrivsa ,ns morning 10
6coes' .sains vi. B Furguson, EGG. President Of
4 poss $3.50 80 l.,oci,tion. 10 communicate 10 him
h ne ho~s. w., va had been doing at Camp
pst,Iu ", Ferguson here, and had an hour
fsss IT, 9TH bin. He requested me to re-
eoa's 49, b,s sincere thanks and also 10 the city
.nrs1 Hs rfqaested me also 10 say the Howard
n, cslion will nos accept Csa,p aug, "a 'ne lea
4 tet 10 on the oeeino' a'e 'A'' -o ~'e WV
tss vi no! move.
.orrv TO inform you Of the illness of DR.. Jno
Nv He 10 now st the National Hotel.
MIL" WM. E. BARTLETT.
uR-Ibsye opened my letter to mention the
ldos.s received al the hands of Captain Dsvis of
80 .ssmer Curtis Peck, and Capt Russell, of the
y amer Louisiana, the former THIS morning run.
,.s ant Of bis course II miles to LAM lIs at Pom.
nrsI which 10 four miles from Norfolk, aud the
d I.ter for biz characteristic cisiliIies.
/ The following we gather from NoEiolk letter
M fourteen physicians who went from Philsdel
mi. Ia .sis, the SICK seven havo betn attacked by
| he lever, and three have died.
common spectacle In the streets is cart laden
/. l.. @a.1z
] sDstrees corner and removed thence by the uns
isrsksu as occasion demands Three or four Of
mese cofi0s often stand together. The dead are
Immediately taken out of the houses and placed
upon the sidewalks; strip Of parchment, II serb.
Cd win the name, sge and date Of decease of the
! rclm being nailed upon the lid of each coffin -
duplicate o. this parchment record Is preserved.
The bodies ofthe dead ars conveyed sway by carts
which traverse the streets at stated intervals
Ibea are three places of burial.
The houses of the citizens who have fed, are, II
h5rlieved, pretty generally respected. Few cases
theft are reported, and burglaries are not COM
mon considerable amount of valuable proper.
ID frequently 10 the hands of the physlcisns-
ltlihawsys cobfded to the care of the Sanitary
Committee.
On last Sunday six physicians breathed their
st. Their names are DR. Smith. Columbis, Pa;
N Jno Marshall, Baltimore; DR. Please, of Balti-
more; DR. Craycrott of Philadelphia; DR. Gooch, OF
Richmond; Dr. Morse, reported to be from Rich
nond but not OF this place; DR. Bslfour of Nor folk,
WOO a'ed at The Springs. Sunday was a black day
TPhysicisGs; Oo;he morning before, DR. Thos
howie OF Richmond, breathed bio last.
Mr. Walter Taylor, of Norfolk, died In Ba,u.
more OF the fever Tuesday morning, and the morn.
10y before Ed Miller an apothecary, of Philadel.
pea, Tao had besn TO Norfolk to aid the sick died
The Marine Hospital
asJ and Sunday:
''tne' Myers, Barbara Suddenay, Jane Simp-
%.. yoaa Collins, Geo Chambers, VIM Bingley,
a a" smith. Jackson, Master Cranky, Miss
~ Iliinynitys Robt Ramsay, Susan Carrigsn, Da-
v w Christopher James Hammer, DIR VIM Collins
Birmingham R Bernard, Jas Harris. MIR Ricis
W s,s man, "eorge Barry. Mrs Nj Hitchings, Nelson