The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-31
THE YELLOW FEVER AT NORFOLK AND PORTS
MOUTH.

The Norfolk correspondent Of the Petersburg Express
under date Of the 2etb, writes as follo~s;
II is conceded by all Of yscians that the
has become epidemic throughout the entire city, and
that part distance beyond the suburbs Is
exempt from the infection. AS proof Of this independ
OF the that occurring in every quarter
every one almost without exception complains OF occa-
sona and wandering pairs in the head back and
limbs Some constitutions may go through the season OF
acematon with this slight Affection while others whose
systems weaker predisposed to the disease
will succumb and pass through the crisis OF the
fever Another characteristic OF the epidemic Isl that
every universally IS tinged with sekly,
sallow hue plainly showing the decterous effects of the
poisonous malaria they constantly inhaling.
The Howard Association has received up 10 this time,
about $4,000
"Mr WIN b. Pitcher shoe-deaer died of the fever, at
Eastyille Saturday His danghter-in-law, Mrs. sarah
Pitcher reported dead is better We panied TO an
nounce among those taken with tho fever last night the
Rev. Mr.. Wills Methodist pastor John o. d. Hatton teller
Of the Farmers Bank; VIM. g. Souhgae, esq; DR. Geo.
ason his mother and sister Mr. 0Brien, OF the firm OF
OBren Quick Mrs Quick wife If the latter Robert
Balls and large number Of negroes Rev Mr. Dioren
and Dr. Constable are worse Dr. De Castro recently from
Cuba has the fever Miss Sally Walker OF Manchester, is
recovering.
Ever, house Bermuda street has or more cases
of fever In it. Miss Anna Camm is dangerously i'll her
mother is very sick We give below the latest deaths
Mrs Snnot Talbot street. Curtin, Union street; Mr..
HOLMAN Water street Noonan, Commerce street; Mrs f.
Godfrey negro Joness boarding house child of
Mrs Bxby; NJ Ehercdge Mary Garrett; negro OF G..
Bailey negro man, Church street; James House, over
King Toys Thomas Lewis, mcrchanJ Main street, I'd
ward Seymour formerly of Columbia South Carolina
niece Of Mrs. VIM Graves daughter OF jeremiah Ilend-
rem young lady at lnsells, (piloi the Point free
negro in the fields; john colored; Miss Eliza Todd,
daughter OF the late Mallory Todd, esq. Total 90
"Capt Henry Decker and John Winter died at the hos
pial yesterday evening The weather is cold with dis
agreeable, drzzIy rainyery unavcrabe for both well
and sick"
From the same paper we copy the following letter
have but few minutes to drop you line; there are
not SO many new have lately had and the
tally is not great Yesterday there we're thirteen
deaths aud suppose the cases average from thirty to
fifty per day.
have Just placed in the coffin Mrs Robt II. Tatems
Charles fine boy about ten years OF age vhe died
a few minutes since.
" James Hanrihan, Thomas p Wren, Mrs. William Roser,
L. W. Boutwell, Mrs. Covert, John Kennedy Mr.. Miller,
James Powers and many others, have died since last
wrote
az Jack and wife, John D. Cowper and wife and Major
Samuel A. Forbes (who ia I'LL child Of the late Wilson
Williams, and Miss Fanny Williams daughter OF the late
Patrick Williams, sick.
Mr. Samuel Brewer one of our best citizens, and most
prominent and useful member of one OF the Baptist
churches is improving and great hopes entertain
cd that he will
Dr. 6. w. O. Maupin Is convalesceut he has been ex-
ceedngly ILL.,
Mayor Fiske is sick with the fever but is better
day.
The Rev. Francis Deylin Of the Catholic Church. is
covering
uPoor Woods! worn down with unexampled exertons
in the of suffering humanity succumbed Sunday
and placed under the green sod Peace 10 his ashes
A more noble and disinterested man never lived.
There have been OIL deaths by the fever at the United
States Hospital of citizens Of Portsmouth, besides Of the
officers sailors and marines of the naval SERVICE up to
this morning.
q have just heard Of the death of Nathaniel Brtting
ham, the worthy and attentive mai-carrier.
I'VE have cold northeast rain-storm to-day which
fear will increase the disease"