Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-06
From Norfolk and Portsmouth.

From Norfolk the tidings are too heart-ren ling
for detail. Whole families have been swept away
during the past two or three days Among others
are mentioned Mr.. Lewis and six children also,
Mr.. Resten, wife and seven children.
Among the dead at Norfolk, is mentioned the
name of young Walter Scott, Of Richmond, who
volunteered few days ago as nurse. He is a
son Of Robert G. Scott, Esq, our present Consul
for the port of Rio de Janeiro, South America.
The Norfolk correspondent OF the Richmond
Dispatch writes thus
Until a late hour of the night the dismal car Of
death was heard rafting over the pavement, bear
ing It's unfortunate occupants to Potter's Field.
The burials yesterday, from sunrise to IL O'Clock
at night, at least 45-and il was found impossible,
with the limited conveyances at hand, to dispose
of them before the hour above mentioned, As il
was, many poor victims had to 90 under the ground
boxed, but uncofined, owing to the scarcity Of
collins, which, in many instances, two and three
were laid side by side together in coarse box,
hastily constructed for the purpose, and 80 inter
red, like common case of merchandise These
sad scenes, and the large mortality, have struck a
new panic in the few people remaining, and this
morning over one hundred persons left the city.
IL Is supposed that numbers OF others viii follow,
and that by the close Of the week our present small
population win be diminished by at least five OF
six hundred And, in fact, we cannot blame the
people--those who are not bound here by ties Of
duty and honor-from flying from this horrible de.
pot of disease and death
1t requires a greater amount Of moral courage to
remain from day to day, and face the invisible de.
stroyer who attacks in 80 many insidous and pro
team forms, than to bear the shock of twenty
pitched battles. If any wishes to see the pic
ture of " destruction and death in its most sor-
rowful form, let him take walk to our Potter's
Field any morning before seven o'clock. He will
then see numbers of collins scattered promiscuous-
ly on the ground, emitting most horrible cfflu-
vium, left there the previous night for interment
the next morning Sometimes these shells Of
mortality, for the want of a sufficient number OF
grave diggers, left roting and sinking in the
sun during the greater part of the day.
Among those i'll are the following: George w.
Camp, cashier Exchange Bank, very low; Miss
Fanny Camp, his daughter, ILL., and his wife sick
Mr. Pann, of the Farmers Bank, in hopeless
condition; VIM. H. Smith, firm Of Smith & Bro
VIM. T. Burnham and wife, VIM. Winslow and
Gustavus Winslow; VIM. Knight, Town Bridge;
r. S. Bernard, druggist very i'll DR.. Frank A.
S. Ferguson custom-house officer, of Norfolk, is i'll
at Hampton.
The Plaque Ny.--On Sunday morning the fly,
known as the "plague fly" appeared in Norfolk.
1t is fiat insect, with black back and red belly,
and has very large wings. In Portsmouth they
were SO thick in the streets as to annoy persons
walking, and induced them to place covering
over their faces. The appearance of this fly is
generally considered good omen, as it is sup
posed to devour the malaria.
B,srying the Dead.-The city council of Norfolk
have appointed committee to superintend the
digging of trenches at "Potter's Field" in which
to bury the dead, as the mortality is becoming too
great to admit of burying them in the usual man
ner.
Vehicles for Physicians-Dr. N. G. Whitehead,
the Mayor of Norfolk has issued an order for the
impressing Of all vehicles for the use of physicians.
Several stables have been made use OF in accord.
ance with the proclamation.
Lack of CoFns.-We learn from private let
ter, written by ex-Mayor Stubs, that on Monday
there were fifty corpses lying without collins to bury
them with them.
Mortatity.-We learn from the best authority
that on Monday there were 20 deaths in Norfolk.
The telegraphic account from Baltimore says there
were "a deaths.
animals Afacked.--We learn that the epidem.
ic has extended to animals and dogs and cats
are found lying about dead, with unmistakable
evidences Of the "plague"-such as bleeding from
the nose and mouth, &C.
Among the recent attacks are DR.. Gooch, from
Richmond r. GatewOod, correspondent of the
baltimore mcrican /; Miss Lucy Andrews, nurse, ]
from Syracuse, n. T.. Mr.. Beathz, nurse, from Bal
timore