The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-07

NORFOLK.

tFr0m III
The twenty-four hours ending yesterday. ct 2P. N.
show fr,ghtful mortality. Twenty mine deaths are
sestes and 100 more have besn announced which ns
6yi said to be the number Of burials but some we're
Of peons who died within the preceding n ntsr
them startling fact Fifty collins were received from
His Honor Mayor Whitehead, at the recommendation
OF the Board Of Health has authorized the Howard Asso
citation to press horses and vehicles belonging 10 the
citizens for the Of ply scan and TOR other neces
rA'r'''' OFFICE or ruK BOARD HEALTH,
NORFOLK, Aug 81, 1856.
RKroar OF DEATHS by FEVER FOR "a HOURS ENDING
Tap DAY, AT 2P. M,Mrs Murphy, 81 Main al street;
land street F1kanah Balance 20 Charlotte street, Ma
thane Hill New Castle street. J. Iichstestein, "a Bank
street. Dr. Thomas Constable 10 Brewer street. Mrs. E.
Starke, 40 Main street. John Andrews % James street,
Mrs Sarah Stoit, Charlotte street; Mrs Stosser Is
summers row, Water street; Miss Martha Holden, ii
Butte street. Enoch Land e5 Maine street. Ruben slave
ea yss se a Main @
"a Fenchurch street, Miss Laura Mallory, Sc Upper
Union street Mis-, Martha Mallory. 20 DO; Hannibal
slave Of R. rarympe; Faster slave of Ann Graves Mr.
Wagner, foreman to Mr. krspatrick-total "a
NoRFoIK, Sept. 1, 1855.
Report OF deaths by the fever for twenty four hours
ending this day, at 4. NJ
Sally Petree, colorcd, Boush's lane Mrs. Malone 49,
Church street; Miss sarah lar rum CO. Gains Hotel;
Mary Hand 81, Of National Hotel Richard Dove, 80
Charlotte street, Catharine Calhoun, 49,, West Main
street Mr.. Whitley, Queen street, Mrs Flahcrty Main
VIM. Hoyt 49, Concord street, lydia Morse, Is Roheys
lane; Rosetta White, copei, Metcafs lane; lgnatius
Higgins, &c, Freemason stree Rev. Mr. Dibreu. Total H.
NORFOLK, Sept. Q, 1856.
Report of deaths by he fever for twenty four hours
ending this day, at 7. Nj
James NJ Brooks 49, Cumberland street; DR.. G. J. Hal
So Bermuda street Miss sarah Freeman, fcnchurch
street Master LeraGs ~ Main street Miss raL Wilson,
street; VIM Sylvester, Cranky street; Edward DAILY and
wife, Of Church and Aain streets zachariah Bal
Wright Market square; ~ oEryan 49, J. W. HARDWOOD,
conectioner, Main street; Mir. p Fitzgerald Mr. Korne
Ryston Market square; Evelna ntzhugh, IS, Fcnchurch
street Mrs. Lewis, Main street, Mrs Beyeridge, SO Roa-
of Church anu Charlotte Streets Miss Partridge,
TO- near cotton factory Nancy 10 at Mrs Humphreys,
Barrauds court John Delany 20, Main street; Eliza
Jackson, colored, catharine street; Mrs. Bennett,
Total, 60.
DG,r1rs AT THE Cry HcsprAL-W. Il. Todd, 20 Chapel
james E. Kilgrove, Il Norfolk Miss Della Erickson IL,
sweden John Erickson, A. do; Mrs. Saunders 40, Nor
The following melancholy information have received
by,way Of telegraph from fe'ersbulg:-
Walter Scott, Of Richmond Of Robt G. Scott ESQ,
our Consul to Rio Janeiro died in Norfolk Monday He
went there in the capacity Of nurse
thodist Church, died on Monday.
J. ". HARDWOOD, eonfectioner, formerly of Richmond,
G. W Camp, cashier Of the Exchange Bank,
The accounts received Of the avages Of the fever
awful Two families-Mr Lewis and six children and Mr..
Res,on and seven chidTen--had been swept of.
limited to the supply of collins.
J. H. Finch fox man OF the ilyts we learn from the
best authority had not been sick up to Monday evening
though he reported to nave been down with the
ssmo The Of The 1g ,. yesterday
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
NoHroIK, Sept ., 1855.
Until late hour of the night the dismal CIR of death
heard rafting DER The pavement bearing its unor
tunate occupants to Poer's held The buals yester
day from sunrise to Il O'Clock at night at least 10
i, found impossible with the limited convey
auccs at hand dispose of them before the hour above
mentioned. As it was many DOR victims rad 70 go IN
der the ground boxed but unconed owing to the search
ty OF collins which, in many Instances, two and three
laid side by side together in box hastily
Of merchandise. These sad scenes and the
large mortality have struck new panic in the few PEG
pie r9aang ana his morning over one nunar re Ter
will follow md that by lie close Of The week present
small population will be inin by etlea I've or six
those who not b.nnd here by ties OF duty and honor
for flying from this horrible depot o. disease and death
requires greater amount Of moral courage to remain
from day to day and fl the invisible desr who at
tacks in many nsidous and protean forms than to
wishes to see the picture of desructicn DEATH in
its most sorrowui FORM let HIM take wa to Pot
ter's field any morning before O'Clock. lie will then
numbersof collins scattered promiscuousy on the
ground emitting most horrible eluvium left there the
previous night for inermen the next morning: Some
times these shells of mortality for the want of sufR
Client number Of grave dgger are LEFT rotng ana stink
ing in the during the greater part OF the day!
Among the deaths to-day regret to announce that Of
VIM. E Cunningham, Esq, editor Of the Beacon and
nen officer Of the Howard Association very low Rev.
Mr. Zones Of the colored African church was taken down
last night; w. p Burnham and son are very sick; L.
Summers has nick in his iany-he the only
up; three died at the Jail yesterday.
We note below o few (not all by any means) Of the |
latest deaths-Iydia Morse Miss Sarah Freeman daugh
ter Of Capt. Freeman; Dir. WhehuFst, Princess Anne
road W. r. Stores; two sons OF Mr. Boothby; wife OF
lett OF the 6rm of Dixon Hallett Mr.. Bagnas slave,
Eliza number of negroes &c-altogether about forty
get all their Richard Gacwood Junior editor of
the Beacon attacked with the fever this morning
The weather Is hot and oppressive
from the Baltimore Patriot, September a.
The statement Of the deplora6e state Of thing at Nor
to uy heart ssnn The number nun o. death" am s &C.
to sixty. The number for the month OF August has
reached the alarming sum Of 200 There are now iteen
rngwhch from their contact with the air are adding
10 the infection. This statement Is trumpe-tounged
cal upon the humane everywhere to render assistance
There is form in which it could be rendered which
would not contribute the relief of the well we'll to
the SICK Baltimore has done WELL md Is still doing
noby and know Il no terms Of praise that will adc
quatey express estimate Of the self sacrificing gene
rosy the President and Director Of the Norfolk steam
boat Company, which has mpeled them at large daily
loss and against the wishes of many to continue the
comintn cation by the boats by which, without cost
most Of life have been supplied to the
destitute and suffering Of Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Among the names Of the dead in Norfolk, furnished
through other than correspondents letter.
are George W. Jones' Of the firm of Jones Beother Dr.
Sylvester Jr-this is the third member Of that family
ter Jr and lastly, VIM sylvester; Joseph Rorson, a
member OF the City Council; John Dclany, brother Of
promirent citizen and well known school teacher.
nAmong those i'll are the following: Geo W Camp,
Ceshier Exchange Bank, very low. Miss Fanny Camp,
his daughter IL and his wife sick Mr. fanni!l OF the
Farmers Bank, in hopeless condition VIM. H. smith,
arm OF smith a Brother. VIM. =. Burnham and wife;
VIM Wnslow and Gusavus Winslow; VIM knight, Town
Bridge; II. S. Bernard, druggist, very HI DIR. Frank A.
Walk at [ ned states Hospital, very Ill. George $ Fer
eusot Custom House officer of Norfolk is i'll at Hampton.
lily.
On sunday morning the lily known as the " plague n.y."
appeared in Norfolk. II is HAT insect, with black back
and red belly and has very large wings In Portsmouth
thew we've 30 thick in the streets TO annoy persons
wang and induced them to place covering over their
faces The appearance OF this fly generally considered
good omen ii is supposed TO devour the malaria
ByI.YlNG DEAD.
The cay Coucil Of Norfolk have appointed committee
to 1uper.aend the digging of trenches at fotters Field
in WHEN 10 bury the dead. the mortality Is becoming
tee r admit of burying them In the usual manner
yy1urr Ia roR PHYSICIANS