The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-05
yAs Yellow Fever I'm Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
he Richmond Dispatch, Sent. 81

The accounts from the infected cities OF most me-
hnchoy character, in Norfolk Friday there were AZ
burals, and nine deaths after the list was MADE up
The Augusta, Saturday evening brought up severn,
persons who had gone down 20 tend the slck some o
~ne assured ths% that 's to remain certain
aetth Among them are Dr. Hicks, o, ,.nan,"tt Ia'
NJ. Clark Of Petersburg, and Me'srs. Mcpero''' 'or
Our informant who left Norfolk Saturday, says that
he state Of things there Is truly man y;ne on
eear cap in the agony OF death, with no one in
aght Of him. little further on he saw young child
hat parents had just died. and the other was
P1natius Higgins, Teller Of the Virginia Bank, was
tAoughf to be dying on Friday. The Rev. VIM Dbren,
. We have ascertaned reliable authority Ill
avsr On Beaver street there are great many cases
among them VIM. Britzel and his wife. Miss Catharine
an LADY e. a
are down with the epidemic. DR.. Higgins much inn
proved, and had gone on to Philadelphia.
Aond, all down, and the latter is very i'll.
Mr.. VIM. Cain, proprietor Of Gains Hotel in Norfolk,
and J. G Shield former editor Of the Norfolk Courier,
aied in Richmond on Saturday.
The hospital which has been opened in the City
ustel, Norfolk, is called the Woods Hospital" and
vas chiefly under the direction of Mr. Henry Myers Of
he Richmond Hospital until that gentleman returned
% Friday to resume his duties in the hospital here
Two Philadelphia physicians are reported to have died.
Among the nurses sick are of the Sisters Of Charity
kter Mary Ann) who taken sick at Jeleppi Hosptal
p Quigenfusse. Of PHILADELPHIA; Dr. Bserd Of New Or.
n. Jordan, confectionery and his mother on Main
In Augusta, Ga, $500 has been colected at the White
Sulphur Springs Va, So $780, at Port Tobacco Md, $221
and SIG from Oriental Lodge, odd Fellows, Washington
Drs Williams and jackson left Washington for the in
On Friday the following persons up from the
IN, viz. e f. Jackson Mr.. and Mrs. Parker, and
solored boy, from Charleston, s. c. Dr. Campbell Capt
Ives, reasurer Of the Howard Associaton and ten e
naIe nurses, from New Orleans Drs b. Read and r. j.
FINN, also T. j. Charlton, j. E. Godfrey J. j. Mcfarland
and X " Skinner medical students, and wm Ebbs and
John White, assistants, from Savannah.
In the official list of Deaths published in the Argus for
The twenty four hours ending Monday find the
efJ W. Bakins, Thomas Pressar Miss Davis and Miss A.
The following is from the Norfolk Aryus:-
Truly our soul sickened and depressed at the gloom
new hanging devoted city The sword of the
Destroyer is still suspended above u.s. and and
deseends and sweeps from midst of the nobes
Of our people. All that human efort-a that the self
sacrificing spirit Of the few who remain with u.s. ac
sompsh has been done to turn aside the deva stating
has raicsd ngen ma " s s WIS
friend from friend, parent from offspring, offspring from
parent brother from sister sise from brother husband
nom wife, wife from misunderstanding neither youth
age loveliness There is nothing relieve the dark
ness around but the exerons Of those gallant spirits who
seem determined to do their duty with a sefdevoton
which win ever reflect honor upon their efforts. May
1hey reap the Christians reward
FEVER IN PORTSMOUTH.
The Portsmouth Tanscifsswhich was issued on Friday
again. has the follow ing review of his field of misfortune
aimee its issue four days before:-
The number of patients visited in town Wednesday,
reached about five hundred, including On
1uesd&y the deaths number ed thirteen And Wedncs-
day eleven died. These data the writer collected
from the reports of the attending physicians, and al
lewance for those who failed to report On Thursday the
number visited amounted to five hundred and fifty in
s1ndIng eghty-one The deaths as reported
BY authority, thirteen in town and fourteen at the
Emitted States Naval Hospital, making total of
Seen II is the opinion of the profession that the disease
b assuming or has assumed mllder type.
The just made exclude the under treat
nent at the u S. Naval Hospital. We there Sun
la han haop <bara oil
tions since. There has been dimuniion of sent
Mere and the deaths also have been less during the
Rvcry attention upon them and Surgeon MI
gentleman Of ability and enlarged experience with
talented assistants Steele Harrison and Wake, are
naefagable in their and minstrations t, those
under their charge.
Our ndefatgable Mayor is yet down, but we trust will
pass through the disease and be enabled in due time to
enter upon his duties He has been devoted to the
required of him and has noby co-operated in the chart
table work which demands the cooperation of all of us
who remain.
Winchester Watts ESD, and Dr. Maupin are entirely
recovered They dined at the residence Of Mr. John G.
Nation Friday.
Samuel A. Forbes is dead.
DR. Maupn, at the Hospital, is convalescent and DR..
Sehooleld is occasionally streets but too
enfeebed yet to his professional duties We now
have ample medical attendance-he ''Macedonian cal'
having been noby responded to by friends abroad
Such is the state Of matters and although the
number Of sick does not decrease yet perhaps
in better condition TO respond to the necessities Of
= than we have been heretofore.
appends trs following list Of deaths since the 9th
INST.
Aug 2sth--James Hanrahan, Mrs Durham Mrs. John
son, Mrs. Martha Rozier Thomas Wrenn Mrs. Godfrey,
Mrs. Randoph's child orphan ut the Academy, Nathan
iel Brttineham Charles G. Iaem three chidraI
not received-toial -,
Aug. lsth-Son Of Mr. Buckner Mr.. Trapple, son Of |
Malachi Williams negro child at Dr. Peete's Coleman
Donahue, child Of Charles Myers Mrs Charles Avery,
Robert Powers Mrs. HARDWOOD, Miss Sophrona Gwynn,
August 3o-Mr Cooke, Newtown; negro man of Mrs.
Brickey, Mrs. Mintes, Captain Samuel Forbes, Mrs
lannon's, negro child at DR.. Peete's, VIM Pebworth,
son Of Mr.. Broughton, negro man (BD OF John Cooke
Miss horriset Mary Jane Nosay and four at the Hosp
Aletter dated on Thursday from Portsmouth, says
The deaths of today, up to three o'clock have been
Iourteen-welve in town and two at the hospital Below
some Of the names-Major Samuel Forbes Mrs. Will
ham Gwynn child of William Broughton; Bill, negro boy,
bel nging to John Cooke. negro man, belonging TO
Mss Bricauet was found dead this morning in kitchen
Broad Rock. Mrs. Colonel Charles Casse, Mrs. John
b. Davis and virgnius Haynes her son. taken with
the fever this morning. also Ned negro boy belonging
There Is 80 little communication between Norfolk and
Portsmouth that hear but little from the former
have just learned that Miss Morriset daughter of
Robert Norriset, Of Newtown, i dead Mrs. Maty DO.
hanon is also dead.
John Emmerson is out having recovered His brother
Arthur and Mrs. Armistead are both we'll
great many reports have been in circulation In re-
gard to j. Gustavus Holiday Esq. The truth Of the
matter is that by his constant enieavors to relieve the
sck and destitute he over exerted himself and went to
IL Naval Hospital for day two recruit himself
This Is the whole truth Of the matter.
LATER FROM NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
by way of telegraph from Petersburg, placed in
possession Of the most melancholy news from Norfolk
and Portsmouth.
Rev. Anthony Dibrell, Of the most widely known
ministers in Virginia, died on Saturday.
Ignaus Higgins of the Exchange Bank, died on Satur-
day.
John Andrews, a member Of the Norfolk Blues, also
died Saturday.
In Portsmouth the ravases Of the represented
~ awful Yesterday morning Capt. Allen, OF the Sea-
board and Roanoke Railroad taken with black vomt
ut the Naval Hospital and his recovery was considered
hopeless.
On Saturday John Woodey DR.. Collins nephew died.
There eighteen deaths from fever in Portsmouth
Saturday and from sunset Saturday evening to sunrise
yesterday morning orders given for fifteen collins
Or. Leon Gebardt of Richmond arrived ia Petersburg
Yesterday evening" from Portsmouth, completely
hausted He says he has not and has no, had the
fver He was Stunned at the depot II he had been
Wild beast He took lodgings in the town, and was hos
pitaby cared for.
The gallant Ricardo of New Orleans, had telegraphed
b that city for twenty more nurses -
The accounts from the two infected cities appalling