Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-10
the highest in the vicinity, and beautifully

| that under the direction of the Howard ASso-
| citation OF Norfolk quito number of refugees
| Coffee, which will be enabled to land them
| within short distance of the beach
Thus, within a few hours, through the phi
| lanthropic labors Of few benevolent spirits,
| has been erected Camp Falls''-iss object,
| the relief of the distressed, and refuge from
the plague. The flag that floats over it is not
| q more mt emblem of n nations glory than its
| snow peaked fonts are of the humane purposes
| for which it has been established.
The camp ground is within sight of Old Point
| Comfort, and the sudden springing up OF q
canvass city, il the wids of Virginia, attract
ed the attention of the officers OF Fort Monroe,
| whose curiosity brought them over in their
boats. They expressed great admiration as to
| the manner in which the camp was located,
and the tents pitched, as well as at the rapid
| ity with which the work was executed.
The different avenues through the camp
| were named after prominent citizens of Balti-
more, Norfolk, and Portsmouth There is
Woods avenue" Ferguson avenue"
Kinks avenue" ''Fiske Avenue" and 9TH
ers that L do not remember.
When the Georgia left g Camp Falls" the
work of improving the grounds was still going
on, and straw and boards were being brought
to make the tents more comfortable.
FROM PORTSMOUTH.
In Portsmouth, % deaths were reported on
Friday, and so new cases; and Is deaths up
to o'clock on Saturday. The disease is
spreading to the surrounding country.
Among the recent deaths are William and
Robert Burton, George w. Chambers, jr., W
Wallace, Lewis Crammer, Thos. MOuntjny, two
children Of j. ID. Cooper, son of Mr. Spratt,
Miss Reed. Jacob Miller, child of Mrs. Bucha-
non, Mr.. Holland, Miss Virmilion, Mrs. Jas.
Williams, John LOvett, and Mrs. Morton.
Dr. VIM. Collins and his brother, Drs. Mar
shall, of Baltimore, and Bryant, Of Philadcl-
phia, and Harry Fereby, are reported to be
in dying condition. DR.. Howell is dead,
also VIM. Birmingham. DIR. Pete, of Ports
mouth, and Joseph Mickey are sick. Dr.
Hodges has left Portsmouth for few days to
recruit. DR.. Webster is still working hard,
though nearly broken down.
Mayor Fisk has so far improved as to walk
| about his room.
A member IF the SANITARY committee states
that there are 600 cases of fever in Ports
mouth AMI the Naval Hospital at this time
and that scarce family has entirely escaped
the ravages of the disease. At the Academy
which is used as an orphan asylum, there arc
100 children.
Mr.. VIM. b. Collins leaves this afternoon for
Portsmouth, whittier he goes to assist in nurS-
ing the sick. Mr. c. is a native Of that town,
and has but just returned from a mission Of
love and labor in that locality; and hearing of
the increase Of the epidemic and the conse-
quent demand for nurses, ne has nobly stepped
forward to assist a second time in relieving the
distresses Of the fever-strcken patients. May
health attend him in his miniStratiOns!
The Transcript, published on Friday, gives
~ fol Of in
the Both Of August:
August 3l.-Lu.her BarrOt, William Collins,
George Bowser, aolored; John Mesley, Mrs.
Davis, negro hoy at Crawford House. J. VI.
Drewry, Michael Nees's child, and two at the
hospital-l0.
Sept. Mrs. John b. Davis, Mrs. Foster,
son OF Wilson Williams, WIN. Bone, Ann Black
son, Thomas l.. Johnson's son, Samuel Brew
er, VIM. 7. Owens, Mary. free negro; j.
d. Cooper, Thomas Rudd, ST., Wm. Woody,
Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. I.Orant Miss Fanny Land
George Hope Malachi Wiliams-total IL.
Sept. 2.-MrS. Patrick, Vim. Fay, Mrs. Cox,
daughter Of NJ. b. LanghOrne, deceased; child
o. Richard Eastwood, Miss Sophia Bingey,
negro woman of Miss Thompson, Patrick
O'Donnell, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. John Macklin,
Miss Findley, sister of Mrs. Maeklin; Miss
Tatem, James Mullen, Mrs. Cherry. wife Of
jeremiah Cherry; Mrs. Davidson, Miss VIII
VIM. Ford, child OF Mrs. Elizabeth Cherry,
negro woman Of e. A. Grice, child Of Margaret
Robbins; negro woman Of Captain Benthall,
john Earl, Mrs. COckerin, negro man. negro
woman of d. Scott, Jesse Oakley, and FIVE at
the hospital-total 81.
Sept. 3.-NesrO woman Of Mr.. Gunter, VIM.
Weston, child of Mr. Thompson, Miss Chic,
Col. Charles Cassell, Mrs. Charles BilisOly,
Mrs. John Lash, negro woman of w. w. Da-
Wis, Mrs. Bullock, child of VIM. Etheridge,
negro child of John Tee, Michael OiSuliiyan,
negro of Hodsden, Mrs John ID. Cooper, negro
Of John Ballentine, negro man of VIM Brooks,
Il. Cox, Mr.. Bullock: jr., and four at the hos
pitai-tOtai %.
Sept 4-CaroliHe Williams Miss Reed,
Thos. Green, Joseph Bilisoly, son of Charles:
George Taylor, Mrs. White, Robert Buchanon,
Saml Richardson, Jno. Land, Michael Burke,
Mrs. Coleman, Mary Gafney, John MeQuinn-
total 10.
Sept. Washington George. Mr. Heatley,
John Davis's child, Richard Williams. Mrs
Michael Lynch DR.. Nicholson, Mr. Foster,
Mrs: Pullen, child Of John West, Miss Buck
child of Mrs. Parker, child of Charles Sim
mons, Mrs. Ketton, and colOred-total %
Sept. Child of Robert A. Graves, Patrick
Nevin, Mr.. Fisher, Mr. Cofield and son, John
Brice, Michael To0le, Mrs. VIM. Morney, Mrs.
Applewhite, child of E. O'COnner, James Tot
terdell. child of John Whitehurst, Mrs Buch-
anon, colored, and at hospital.-total IS.
Sept. Mr.. Wallee, child of Josiah E.
Hodges, child of r. Il. Scott, Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnston, child, Lewis Crammer, Thos Mount
joy, two children of John d. Cooper son OF
Mr.. Spratt, Miss Reed, Jacob Miller, child Of
Mrs. Buchanan, Mr. Holland, Miss Vermillion,
Mrs James Williams, and 2 colored-total 49,
The Transcript also contains the following
"Among tho deaths which We have recorded
are good and true men. We must commence
rate John Woodley. The writer Of this helped
to close his eyes, and saw the last of him on
earth. more noble hearted, generous, kind,
benevolent and exemplary young man We have
seldom known. John D. Cooper was sterling
man, honest, industrious and firmly adherent
to principle. But we must pass on The
Mayor of Portsmouth, we are happy to tell
our friends, is decidedly improving; the fee.
bleness and prostraton under which he has
been labOring for some days are giving place
to comparative strength, and with him, the
fatal crisis has passed. We saw the Rev DR.
II