The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-26

MOUTH
Orr accounts from Norfolk and Portsmouth continue 10
be of the heartrending character AT Norfolk the
number of deaths reported by the board of health for the
"a hours ending Thursday at O'clock p mr. is sixteen
follows:
aWilam Smith Reeds Lane aged 46 years Indiana
Scott aged years. residence Church street James Glib
bons aged 30 Union Mr. Stone aged 40 residence
corner of Fen Church and Holt street Caroline uddes
ton aged 20 years residence Bremen street William In
sell aged 4G years National Hotel Main street child of
John visher, aged years Barily Watts coored man.
aged 60 years. residence Queen street Henry Archer aged
as wears corner of Butte and Duke streets Robert Hns
eyed 40 years, residence Cumberland street. Edmund,
coored boy, at Parers livery stable Henry, coored
servant at Gains Hotel, Union street; n lillian Christian
aged III wears residence Mush street John Jones' Tree
mu!ato aged 25 years residence Kings Lane Mrs Bailey
aged 80 wears reeidence Church street, Lucy Smith, aged
so years, residence Addingtons Lane"
The Argns says
"Ex-Mason Profound sympathy Is felt in our
continuity .or tits BHabie and highyrespectable gentle
man and his estimabe family. Himself lady, two datigh-
ters eldest son. and two servants all sick with the
iever-a sad ailicon indeed Although he Mrs s.. and
interesting daughter about II years Of age very ILL.,
hopes still entertained of their recovery. The rest
believe, considered nearly out of danger
Dir. HGGNs.-We regret to learn that this esteemed
and eminent physician has been attacked with the fever
His abors have been exceedingly arduous From early
hour of the morning till late night he has been going
into almost every part of the city in the faithful and skill
full discharge Of his duties Sixty or seventy patients are
naturally strong aid vigorous constitution, he has not
spared himself by night or day. .
The prayers of hundreds who know and appreciate his
valuable services and kind heart will ascend for his speedy
restoration to health and to his important duties
A*At Portsmouth the fever is undoubtedly on the in
crease The Petersburg Express of yesterday morning
says t
"The intelligence from Portsmouth continues of the
same melancholy character "a heretofore
That idea may be formed of the extent of the dis
n n a
Der of the sanitary committee He says, under date of
Wednesday, August ~, rs follows:
Supposed be about four hundred in town. and
on increase daily Mortality about double what it was
week since steadily increasing Yesterday
deaths ascertaned up night and from that time to nine
o'clock this morning ten deaths
The above includes the sick and the deaths at the hos
pital, and is believed to be correct
'0n Tuesday last, at the Naval Hospital one Of the
women sick Of the fever was dsvtI e child IS living
as saron n that Dr. Lovett very i'll Of the -
er also Mrs. D. D. Fiske, the excellent lady of the wor-
thy mayor"
correspondent OF the Express at Portsmouth, under
date of the Odd, writes follows
I" / find this place even more deserted than Norfolk
have spent three hours here and yet have
one whom have known before though enjoying the
quaintance of many here about three months since The
stores are nearly every closed and general gloom-
ness and desoation prevails There not hotel open in
the place, and from appearances, infer all have left
ccpt the sick and those attending to them At the lowest
bred persons now down with the fever. have seen sew
era hearses their melancholy errands but ac
companied them save the drivers!
We copy the following from the Richmond Enquirer Of
yesterday mornings issue:
" One Of our physicians returned from Norfolk and
Portsmouth last evening He represents the condition of
things in those places truly appalling lie visited all
the hospitals and numbers OF sick with the physicians
The Howard Association estimate 500 Of yellow fever
in Norfolk The disease is not confined to any
locality. The authorities have sent to the corpora
tons Of Charleston and Savannah for and regular
physicians The disease is not mongre but pure malig
nant yellow fever. Mayor Woods taken down on
Thursday night for the first time lie has been the sole
Embodiment of the corporation of Norfolk up to this time
and much depends upon the preservation of his life
Miss Andrews Ga noble Louisiana lady, though haiIing
from Syracuse New York; broke down Thursday from
want of repose. She has not the fever.
In Portsmouth only three regular physicians remain
able do duty In that and help OF every
description needed Mayor Fiske appeals to all for
sisance-not much in money Tor the necessares OF
life and individual help"
DEATH RICHARD p RoBINsoN CONFERENCE.-THE follow