New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-06
ASSEMBLY NOMINATIONS.
NEWS FROM PORTSMOUTH AND
NORFOLK.

Or. Briggs OF Wayne Co., Penn, who has been at
Portsmouth for the past FIVE weeks, and has himself
been down with the fever, arrived in this City ,ast
evening On bis return home.
We Learn from him that there is a decided abatss
msnt in the epidemic both at Portsmouth and Norfolk,
but more from want of material to work upon than
from any real abatement Of the pestilence.
The Irish and German families that have been en-
camped in tents and shanties In the Pine Woods about
two miles from the city, have been invaded by the
pesence in their retreat and forced to return to the
city. Many Of their number die more from exposure
than from the fever. The deaths for the first three
days Of the week only twenty in Portsmouth
showing great decrease over the preceding three
days Of last week.
Out of twenty-five volunteer physicians that have
been on duty at Portsmouth nine have died ten have
bad the fever and recovered, one still down DR.
Thomas of Cincinnati Obio but hopes were enter
tanned Of bs recovery, and four were still left on duty
that had thus far escaped the disease Only four resi-
dent ply sicians have died in Portsmouth in Norfolk
eleven residents and twelve or thirteen volunteer ply
sicans have been cut down by the pestilence. They
came TO conquer. Full two thousand persons have
died in Norfolk from the fever and $50 in Portsmouth,
as far a. can be ascerained. With two or three ex-
ceptions only, all the volunteer physicians at Ports
mouth have been Northern men, and in Norfolk nearly
all the volunteers were from the South. The
mortality consequently has been much greater
among the volunteers at Portsmouth than at Norfolk
in proportion, for not ess tran 10 90 physicians
have volunteered their services at Norfolk since the
epidemic began, bat only IL or % recorded dead
from the whole number.
1t is the opinion of the physicians both at Ports
mouth and Norfolk that residents that are away
shoud by no means return till after sharp frost, as
there is DO safety as vet from immediately taking the
disease on returning to either city. During the psst
week several that have returned have been taken down
very suddenly and died.
Due notice will be given by the Medical Board re-
naming at either place when the epidemic has so far
abeted as to allow residents who now are abroad TO
return with safety.
THE PRESENT CONDITION OF NORFOLK,
NORFOLK, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1885.
WIN. II. MACY, Esq.-Deor Sir: The fever for the
last two days has been on the decline. There were
seven deaths and ten new cases yesterday, and am
Induced TO believe that if il had subjects to work upon
the deaths ard cases would be as large as ever.
To give you some idea of the mortality, will take
the First Ward at this place. Before the fever il
tanned 600 inhabitants. Those who could leave have
done so. A census was taken last week, and only
POS remain out of the OOO and out OF that remnant
Only $50 have escaped.
Ii is indeed terrible visitation sparng neither age,
nor sex nor color, and including nearly the whole pop
ulation. Such colossal scene OF wo suns and appas
the mind. One cannot conceive Of oach q ecu of
trouble.
AS TO the details of presented by oar present con-
d,op any pens incompetent TO describe them. Never
on this continent has terrible calamity oyerspread
the sane amount Of populations But tie huge volume
Of their sonows is not yet closed thtl frost comes
there can be no cessation Of the disease and may be
many days first, possibly month.
Within that time yet thousand more may be called
from earth and thousands of poor orphans be cast
upop the charities Of the world There seems to be
no uears Of rescue. Human science and human skull
are bafod. The brave physicians fall before the de-
stroyer Twenty-Five have already died. The last
WIGS DR.. Hunter from New-York, who died yesterday:
am the only person from the North who hiss escaped
death. All Others have fallen within very short
tine after coming here. still live, in full confidence
that shall pass through the fiery trial in safety,
Yesterday we buried the wife o! the late Mr.. fergu
SOD President of the Howard Association.
| shall leave here soon as possible. -.,.,,,
Your obedient servant, GEORGE ACWooD.