The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-21
Correspondence Of The Richmond whigl

Correspondence Of The Richmond whig.l
LyNHBUn0, August l6 1856.
our citizens to devise the sst means for granting rss
Ss A%ons other ~. IT..
condoe deeply with the people Of those afflicted places
and s.ena to them with open srms the s q
that may be brought here provide soos for
them, nurse them. and do all in our power 70 relieve
their suherings To those that may arrive not afflicted
with the dreadful msaey promise TO make their time
pass as agreeably and pleasantly o. circumstances viii
citizens for the of soliciting subscriptions This
morning the committees busty engaged In the dis
sum win be sent those places was unsvodabiy de.
tanned from the meeting but the and substance Of
what have detailed received from gentleman who
present.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Americana
NORFOLK, August To- 1866
From the most reliable sources send you correct
eight deaths; to-day to noon four deaths. There Is
much unnecessary alarm existing l think that am
title business doing Norfolk has received blow from
which she cannot recover in six months Capt Barron,
of the navy convaescent his physicians he is out
of danger regret hear his daughter Ia very
Capt James Henderson is sinking there is hope
hear ten thousand reports that this and the other are
dead Several deaths have been published in your paper
which were entirely erroneous Captain Bowden cashier
Of The Virginia Bank IL quite SICK but not of fever.
Every disease is styled the fever Our people
decidedly cheerful since have gotten rid of the
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humiliation and prayer. Religious services held in
all the churches. ] saw the President Of the Council
in Portsmouth, and the Sanitary Committee to-day.
They report since Friday last the number Of deaths has
averaged eight day. William B. Collins, reported as
j. N school6ed is doing well-out of danger Mr.. John
Immersion is at the Naval Hospital very Sick his brother
Arthur, Clerk Of the Court is attending on him; he is
very we'll The Clerks Office in Portsmouth is closed.
Mr. r. w Palmer pursers clerk in the navy yard is sick;
he is reported having the fever Mr. George Chambers
reported as SICK Is well. Mrs. George W. Chambers is
fast recovering. Considering the few persons in
Portsmouth, we consider from the mortality that the
fever is not abating Dr. R. Parkers (who died from the
fever) family doing well.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Of August 20, in making an
appeal for aid saysThe towns afflicted, too to
tance of few hours and many Philadelphia families have
relatives or friends among their residents. The reader
within the limits of city form no adequate idea of
the terrible scenes-of the anguish the despair, the
agony and the death In some instances whole 'lies
have been swept away from Norfolk Portsmouth, and
their neglborhoods. In others, again, both parents
have been numbered among the victims and thus the
mourning children have been left without head or pro-
tector.
The panic too among the living, is often fearful
Thousands OF the customary residents have fed af
fright and numbers of the poorer classes sleeping in
ouhouscs and barns and suffering for the Of
life; All this, be it remembered within afcw miles Of
stances Is indeed imperative. The single fact high
ten dollars per day have been paid for nurses is well cal
culated TO exhibit the deploabe condition Of affairs
Let then make our sympathy as active and available
al, possible;
accepted the services Offered grauously of Dr. Louis
Martin dc Castro eminent physician Of Cuba and Of
rence nursing yellow fever patients in New Orleans,
both Of whom have their mission OF mercy
Who will follow the noble example of these gentlemen
correspondence of the Inquirer.l
NORFOLK, Aug. 16, 1856.
Since my last at this hour yesterday have to report
the death by fever of Captain James T. Henderson, we'll
and avoraby known along the shores Of the Chesapeake
and its tributary streams some year or two SINCE
bad health for some time and fell an easy victim to the
epdsn And while am writing learn nS the
sicians and most worthy and estimable citizen.
There were in all ten hurials yesterday-six deaths by
deaths BY fever am sorry to add that the physicians
report increase ofthe disease though they differ as
prom the
district (Which forms the portion Of city to the south
ory Of the may be traced to the said district Be
this il may It has its victims residing in every portion
OF the city, embracing all ages and conditions and blacks
future letters shall be able give you the Names resi-
dences, NC, Of the deceased.
am just informed Of two deaths in the hospita-one
child Nine are In readiness to be taken down in
the lighter employed for that purpose It noticed that
Commander 5. Barron, {. 5 n, who was removed from
the yard some time since Is doing very we'll as also
Dr. Scheduled, of Portsmouth, have been unable TO
get the report from Portsmouth to-day There is but lit
Il communication between the two places, and the peo-
pie still panic stricken that one cannot place the
/ least reliance on what hears.
The assistants Messrs Cook and Garrett mentioned in
my last busily engaged that have not been able
TO learn from them the reliable state of affairs the
hospital
Norfolk (Aug 16) Correspondence of the New Haven
JournaL]
Since last wrote the fever has been gradually increas
irg although matters in better shape than hcn
far regards caring for the sick and buryng the dead
Yesterday obsery day Of fasting and prayer
account of the epidemic. As nearly all the
closed before there seemed but little difference be-
tween that and other days Nineteen out of twenty Of
3ha md shcps ~
be great number of here for there few sub
jects. It seems il in the three four days that
face that passes along the streets In few days
nearly all the remaining stores will be cloeed, and then
indeed silence will reign within the walls Of this untor
tunate city The plague boat "a barge which the autho.
rites have fitted to convey the sick to the temporary
hospital At the race course) lies in slip close to oui
the arrangements Large mattresses spread the
bottom Of the boat, and an awning spread over a In
the boat were two men three boys between the ages
eight and ten, little girl about four years old and
empty coffin. Two of the boys orphans their father
died the day before, and their mother that morning.
The little girl sat beside of the men, who proba
bly, her father As he rolled and tossed with the fever
his hat diplaeed she picked it up and endeavored
TO replace H. but he seemed unconscious of her atten
tons Once he opened his eyes and gazcd vacanty at
me- then closed them as if the effort painful The
little girl sat there unconscious Of danger DEATH
that felt il she safe. Her innocent guleess
eountenance seemed in pleasant contrast the and
her probable history. Dou btless her mother dead
and her father dying will she look back in years
wish that she had died in that hour rather to bless
the God Of the Atherless7
There few public carriages in the city for the
veyance Of passengers-that is if you well enough
and walk If you taken sick and cannot walk
nothing win induce them TO take you. Last evening"
about O'Clock, Frenchman who had been at work in
the Navy Yard garden taken sick was return
ing home TO Norfolk He stopped at a physicians
medicine and advice and unable go farther Eve.
ry effort made to induce of the hackman to take
| him home, but without How he got home
know not but home he Is, and very sick with lever
so his physcia told me "a. night.
Every night fer boat tows the sick barge up to the
race course and In the morning brings II back for the
ray. To-day saw but three in the boat
= l. difficult to say how many die each day suppose
i authorities know, and perhaps they report correctly
~ u ul.s going few weeks will find the people
css,ue Of the necessares of e the present supply il
being consumed and whence provision for the future is
coming ray. However, what with emgra-
n atio ~. f~sxx.