New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-25
THE YELLOW FEVER.
fTte Baltimore American.

could transmit 20 yOu the report OF deatos and OF he
increase of fever my azeuents are slcG as
10 leave me but little ti-ne for writing. What do
write. however, You may rely on, anu II may serve 10
eounteraci The effect Of the many false reports when
have gore abroad in reference to the health OF our city
stbeTav and OF certain OF our prominent cukens IN
Tsriculsr-reDorts which, sra sorry 10 add, were
ursxpicd by the feaTs Of tie panc siresen host who
lied iber homt whlic the DANGER OF Infection was yet
far of If sone OF N csui reiurn n0s they would
20, r, coenze the city they deserted fortnight ago.
Sabbath stiffness prev vss, broken osly by the rattle
Of tie dOCtos' chaises, AZ the rumbug OF the hearse
spo sek agon Scarcely store is open on Main-st,
Mart ef-square. Broad Haierst, the business por-
iioIs Of tbe city. The apethecares have removed,
with their pills. bills, plasers and drugs, TO their resi-
denee mre6ile defH! so have the brokers There u
rot quorum Of dire ct0rs IN either OF the banks only
Two or three OF the city fathers in the city preach
ers hook around their churches IN vain for their parish
iorers newspapers daily accumulate on doorseps AMI
on 0rchts for want Of resders gaunt poverty stalks
abroad wi downcast look and fearful eye, the wall
of the widow and Of the orphan startles the solitary
passeI GEL and all IL gloom and grief almost WITHOUT
bope Never las Norfolk received such visitation
before.
And yet the mortality has not been as great ss In
lsal ana % when the yellow fever was here; nor
In 1882 when the cholera prevailed among us lively
destfs Cay ale not more than the average now
twenty five End thirty were the average then. let
the eope then pursued their usual ayocetons as II
u ere was pesttnce and poverty and distress were
relieved by private charity. Now, all business Is sus
pendeo. aid but for the Howard Association people
than formerly, sre men more timld
But fer The fearless few remaining whose hearts are
alive TO y mi athy, and whose ears are open 70 the
tale Of distress God only knows what would become
of the poor Among these few. our gallant Mayor
occupies the first place. He has been here, there
ever where busy in the cauEe of suffering humanity
He is heartily and most ably assisted by A. Cook and
w H. Gariett, Rsqs., the former IN the employ OF
the ciiv the latter of the Howard Association, and
has the prompt cooperation Of the Association, whose
daily of funds enables them to afotd reet to
Il oussnds. Their orders to the poor Tor tse last two
dave have called for at least 81 200 worth Of provi-
sicrs 1900 worth day, afording relief 20 thrice as
many people. There will be no falling OIL to-day
ether, II may judge from the numbers wao crowd
the rooms Of the ion waiting their turn TO be
served think il will BE- fair to estimate, that With
orc half Of our white population absent there are at
least coo fsmi in the city dependent on charity for
their support l3 900 people,.
without and pro guO. Far from il. Those who are
well ard ling TO work are taken by the Association
and set oa to nurse the sick and assist in carrying out
its obicts in various other Ways; tie well and unyll
ling are sent about their business The consequence
is that tho number of il daily norealog, ana
many on unfortunate has not only been relieved by
food and drink but by careful attendance. Our late
MayOr Stubs and hs family, all OF whom are SICK,
has teep suuplied by the Association vita both mae
and ernll NUS and Capt. Guy lot the city watch
snd family have the benefit of tho attendance OF Miss
Annie andrews, the young lady from syracuse ~ L.,
who so nobiy came 10 our assistance last week, ana
who has been detailed from the hospital for that pur-
pose Many other families have been similarly pro-
vdei for.
Gait r. w. Bowden, who reported the other
day by telegraph to be dying of fever will be out in
dsy or TWO, and has had no fever. His numerous
frifnds in your city will be delighted at this intel
cspce. W II. Broughton, Esq, y also conva'es eent
as is W. ii. HarwoOd whose case has been one of the
worst casos of fever 10 get well that has occurred
Com : Barron and Dire. Scbool6eld and Parker al the
Naval Hospital, ave all out OF danger regret 70 ln
| form you. however, that Capt. George Chambers OF
Portsmouth died Yesterday. His lOes will be deeply
| felt He was enc Of the few who took the lead IN
afordipg relief 10 bis suffering felow-ctzens and be
| las met bis oearh by exposure in their cause.
| The Petsrs51rg Ezpress of Thursday morning pub
fishes letter from Reyer nd gentleman of that city,
now at Norfolk, from which we extract the folowing
"Iiegref b. learn that the fever is on the increase
among the better class Of population. The number OF
Geaibs Ior the humber OF cases not great as
have before seen in proportion to the population; but
the gloouiDess il much more. The desOaton exceeds
all ha0 been leo TO expect even from the melancholy
accounts D n papers / only account fr u IN
uis way: Tie yellow fever here is not accmating
disene, and therefore every one il afraid of II. Ia
such city Nobile, there are always large number
of pe sons who have bad the disease and do not fear
| a Tecuuence-bence, there is degree of confidence
end cbeernlness felt and dlfused. There, too, they
ere always supplied with an adequate number OF COM
petert nurses who fully understand their business,
| while here thereis Io Could few dozen nurses be
obtained from Mobile or New Orleans, they would be
OF incaculable service.
The following letter is from n physician at Ports
mouth and represents the condition OF affairs there az
! most appalling;
"PoRTsxoTrH, Aug. q 1t is now O'Clock p. NJ
end have Just got back TO my office, after being In
cesseDuy engaged since O'Clock this morning. l
have seen aud prescribed for hundred patients to-
day ard every moment new calls are made upon me,
ard the most urgent enfreaties used 20 induce me 70
zee a father mother brother, or other friend. But
can 90 no imther; | am completely exhausted, and
uust have little rest 10 enable me to resume the du-
Tier Of the morrow, If perchance am myseh spared IN
| health. SO
lam no alarmist and have no disposition to exag-
oeae and certainly no wish 10 harrow the feelings OF
snv one by the recital Of scenes of distress bat it
would ken any one TO know what il now ransprng
/ In our town. hole families are down, without
ability in many cases to procure drop OF water 10
cool fber feyeEed lips. Alss alas for poor PorIs-
pcz;;hh Oh God how long
/ wrote you yesterday note designed tor puDlca-
tiop besetcbng medical aid. | know II must require
an amount of courage possessed by few, 10 venture
thus seemingly into the Jaws Of death 10 rescue others
Bat is n ere no devoted man, gallant soul who viii
| saw will 90. Two OF three physicians ! see have
volunteered for Norfolk where The medical corps Is
larger Than in this place. Shall poor srcken Ports,
| month be left to her fate. Forbid IL Heayen-iorbid
| il humanity us Macedonian cry come over ahd
| q" help usW
Cept. George Chambers, for many years connected
with the FtTy-boat between this place and Norfolk,
/ sro Mr. Patrick Williams both prominent and we'll
known citizens died to-day. Dir. Newton Ashton, for
long time of The Treasury Departmen, at Washing
| ton died at the Naval Hospital last night. have
several patients VITO viii die to-nigh-hey cant sur
| yiye uni morning. The terrible r0mno has pre-
,eued itself in their cases, and they are doomed.
Youis, II souow, J. ". H. T.
NoVFNENTS FOR RELIEF