New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-01
THE YELLOW FEVER.
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Our Isfst aeyices FROM Norfolk aud Portsmouth arc
anything bu encouraging. For he twenty four hours
er dirg IL oclOckiP NJ. on Tuesday there were ony
line deaths in Norfolk. This large reduction IN Ike
mortality OF the place led to TIE Lopc mar ,ne pssence
WIS STAYED IN It's frghtal ravsgcs But alas this nope
soon vanished. TIE ueather having become su fdany
yery cool and othwerwise unavorahe. ar ye nanoer
of rev cares mari st6d then selves IN few hours and
for the twenty four bours ending at O'Clock fM on
Wednesday the number Of deaths was IL. Among me
victims we regret TO say. DR.. Thompson OF Bali-
nsre and Dr. Cannon OF Norfolk. In Portsmouth on
Tuesday, there 10 deaths and only On ednesday
ND to clock but there As in NORFOLK great m'hy
new cases reported come 30 or 10 on Tuesday aud
Wednesday.
The Office Of Mayor by TIE death Of the late incam-
bent Henry Woods, Esq having devoNed on Ut. >.
C. Whitehead az the oldest magistrate OF pre- ut IN
The city that gentleman promptly accepted the trust
and bas n cred upop his official DUTIES.
htter in The P,teSbarg Express fron Norfolk
says: ..,o,.n. ,,., ,,s
fever has become epidemic throughout the entire city,
snh that no part even to some distance beyond the
suburbs, is exempt from the Infection As proof OF
this independent OF the new cases inst are occurring
in every quarter every one almost without exception
complains of occasional nausea and wandering pans
in the head back and limbs. Some constitutions may
90 through the of acclmahon with tlrs sngh'
affection while others whose systems are weaker OF
more predisposed TO the disease will have to succumo
and pass through the crisis of the fever. Another
of the epidemic is that every counter
once universally is tiDged with sckly, saiow nue,
plainly showing the decterious effects OF the
poisonous malaria they constantly inhaiing
Generally il comes on with chill and severe PAIN in
the head lust over the eyes, and back. Then, again,
very l,te pain will be felt, and the patient viii go
about until his body gives way from feelings ot OK
bsustiop ard be gees to bed to tall iuto constose
stale, ard go die. His pulse singular to say, mean
while until within short time of his deah, VIII be As
strong ard regular that of a well mao; aud he VIII
lie au ely like one in drowsy state from tbs effects
of uopine Several cases of us kind have occurred
recently. Others on the cOpir ry will have no pulse
at all lot even percephble unlssiioa oil the heart
ar ye. bc calm aad sensible and I've 10 that STATE
two DAYS Some have the black ysmii by vomiting
inward: with ri en- i, pas through the bowels oy
pufeincs Whe a, lnst course there Is lttie
or 10 hope for The sutf, must die:
RELIEF N NETWORK.
The latest footings yesterday sfernoonl of the Com
mittee in charge of contributions, Wm. III. Macy
Treasurer. shows total Of ~ 679 raised
fBy TelsGsph.l
DALTIMORL, Friday, Aug. 81 1855.
Norfolk letters to last evening report the fever as
bed a. ever. Among the new cases were Lieut..
Richard L. Page, Lieut.. James Henderson, Mrs.
Tazer eli, ard two Phiadcphia physcians-one OF
them Dr. McFndden. The wife Of Commodore Whit
tie is dead. DR.. Constable was in dying state.
The new cases are generally of q miIder type The
deaths in the two cities during the 81 hours ending at
noon yesterday reached about 49,