The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-08
sufferers -

Caleb o. Halsted...... 50 Fisher, Denny Co.. 20
s sGssS srsy,s Sons y, 20 G. 10
A. A Low Bros 30 R; M Master ss Co. 10 10
Total. 81, 272
W. II. MACY, Treasurer.
FURTHER RELIEF FOR THE POOR SUFFERERS AT
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
The accounts received yesterday from Norfolk and
Portsmouth Of the increase of the pesence and the suf
rng Of the people, and of the funds of the Howard AS
ISOLATION being nearly exhausted appeal to the kind
hearted and the good among those who spared from
this caamitous visitation, for aid Three thousand
dollars forwarded yesterday TO Norfolk of which Mr.
dsy sept az one p NJ St u Buildings cor.
ner u Wall and William Streets with the view Of taking
immediate giving further aid to the poor suf
ferers All those friendly to this effort are requested to
attend. Mr. Perit, chairman OF the committee being
giving this notice E. MERRIAM, Sec'y.
NORFOLK.
NORFOLK, Sept !, 1855
Poor james died on Friday last at r. NJ of the pre-
vaing epidemic. His attack beggars description For
eighteen hours preceding his DEATH the poor fellow was
raving maniac and pending the attack the fearful
mto frightful quantities and black ink deluged
literally the bed and bedding. He buried at 10 A. NJ
atarday-a coffin could not be procured earlei-aud
followed to the grave by his uncle, the undertaken and
faithful domestic. Mother sister brother have sub
seauently been attacked and now langushng in pain
and Theodore, aunt Mary Eliza and uncle Thomas
wife all PROSTATE, and cousin Sarah Howard it is
Uncle H. and cousin H. H., have deceased uncle II.
surviving aunt Sarah Eliza but few days Death has
done and is still doing most fearful work here Scarce
ly family in the range Of my large acquaintance that
has escaped the fell destruction and in some instances
not member has been spared to tell the awful story
For five consecutive nights have watched az the bed
side Of loved sick and dying ones-and should life be
spared me, purpose as long as my strength will last to
deaths of valued friends would awaken the gloomy
and responding feelings and must spare the sickening
details to some more opportune OCCASION Il God sha9
Porter and brandy directed by the physicians, in
large quantities; and the demand is large and
the snppiyparticuarly of the ormer-a small the
price demanded is high IN the extreme debarring the
articles from the benevolent OF yours and other cities
would be most opportune to the sorey afflicted and
ticuarly Chickens is high preclude
almost entirely its In fact edibles OF every de-
scription with difficulty to be obtained as the ordi
nary avenues of supply are almost entirely cut oil.
Collins sent us from abroad but fearful to relate,
10 not sufficient quantities for present necessities In
told and truthuily told, Of many three
bodies being cncased at time and in the box OF
wood made of the coarsest materials. The deaths on
sunday last reached S. terrific mortality for pre-
sparse population estimated at only five thou
NORFOLK, Sept 5, 1855.
since writing you last many nave slckeneu, many
have died, and many down who may
expect 10 rise again.
The city is gloomy than ever particularly after
dark; hardly light to be any where-the street
lights all dark and the lighters all dead and buried.
There are now sick in this city upwards Of LOO PEG
pie and the last three days have lighted to the grave
we'll nigh two hundred and fifty, while great lumber
are now dead and the town without collins. The Com
modore the Navy Yard has his TO work. and they
promise thirty per day, while receive
slons, supply from Baltimore. Our own undertakers,
With the little force remaining to them still continue to
all they can particularly the firm of0Brien Quick
the senior partner of which buried last sabbath.
Poor fellow he performed his duty well.
The Howard Association, amid the pers OF the battle
has been terribly reduced, but like the Macedonians OF
old the faster their associates would fall the vigo
rousiy would they close up their ranks until there
are buI tour remaining able TO be about Among them
are W r. Ferguson X. NJ Balls, Dir Rose w. T. Nimmo.
IN haste, am yours CALAMITY.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUcTs.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
NORFOLK, Sept. 4 1855.
There is scarcely family in the city that has not
member or more sick with the fever This keeps those
that ar wen at home nursing the sick and the streets
in Consequence present even in the day time complete
ly descatc and deserted appearance Affairs instead OF
getting better scem to grow worse and the work OF
death Continues II did yesterday, very few of the
whites III be left in the OF i've six weeks.
Forty deaths in day is ul mortality out OF
population OF six thousand all told, and be-
eve unparalleled in the history Of the ravages Of vel
low fever at New Orleans 10 our other distreses
we have Il add now that of being nable from the
city OF woibmen OF buryin the dead expedtiously
they should be- and numbers yesterday lay ON their beds
purify and rendering the atmosphere deadly poison
that account. Even the commones boxes cannot
be procured enough TO meet the fearful demand The
grsvr dagers not being able to dig single graves have
TO The oxpedient used In Time Of and have
dug large pits trenches in which the collins placed
in tiers above the other and the whole covered with
quick Lime a This to BE 0Ss a an be-
untef existing circumstances. Our doctors are going
mig and day, visiting and relieving the sick as far as
possible and their deeds Of heroism (or II is hcrom Of
the highest kind deserve TO be recorded in letters Of
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how they have escaped - far is wonderful While the
natives are falling hourly, they still keep up active and
patients, and cheerful and undismayed in the general
havoc tranrpring around them. We sincerely hope that
they may pass through the deadly ordeal unscathed
but greatly fear their pbilsnthropca cndeavofs win be
arrested by the willy fever sooner or later.
The Illness Of tho late Vim. f. Cunningham very
short scarcely three days. II thought sunday
nigh that he greatly better and in fair way Of
covery but the treacherous dseaseas deceitful the
serptnt begued Evc-hed out hopes only to bias
them In the bud and while his friends cherished the
Elusive hopes Of his ralyag the angel Of death was al
ready lowering DER him with uplted dart He died the
next morning at 10 O'Clock
Dr. Moore Informed to-day that the disease had
rumed very malignant form, and that many Of the hew
case. we're troubled with secretion of water which
symptom highly dangerous, and formidable to
come Il was this affection that hurried of John q.
Hattoo Isnatus Higgins Dr. Constable T. Tarman Mr..
more Others that down suffering from this
cause grievousy. Very little hopes Of recovery be
entertained for persons thus affected.
We learn this morning that Mr.. 0kce", the Catholic
minister, is very ill., and not expected Iii.
loss would be deeply regretted
Purser Fitzgerald L. :. NJ, Is lying very III old Mr.
Shuster Is dying We glad 20 state that l'r VIM.
Sedeu il getting well rapidly; Jno. Williams. Clerk Of
the Court also recovering, and Marshall OFT OF the
officers ofth Howard Association. W, u. Roberts Esq.
our delegate elect TO the Legislature regret to learn
was taken down with the fever last evening also Young
sister Of John s. Lovett the whole Of Mr. Bate, family
40 two children Of Milars Mr., Peter Moorc's wife and
left town for the country last Thursday taken
with the fever Friday, and died yesterday. Thomas
son OF the late Rev. Mr. Dbrel H. dead Mr. kirkpatrick
stone mason Is very ILL., also, old Mr. jeremiah Hendren
Harsden Smith, Esq. Il up and doing very we'll
There we're 40 burials Today. We note below some
The latest deaths-Miss II Wilson, j. W. Harwood. H.
Coneman, Mrs Benton, Mrs. Bcyeridgc, Miss = Parks
Kuiman sIave'at Mr.. Humphrey; colored woman Ca
thsine street. n. Bennett, Geo. Sbuser colored man
at Mr. Dixcn's; Lieut.. Whittic's eldest SON. Mrs Can.
Ter, boarding house, Main street; Mrs DR. Todd Jos