The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-17

S,marg Statemenf--Dr. CpA""' "' y
mans, DC, DC. -
'' NORFOLK, l4.h Sept, 1855.
ra. nunber of interments yesterday Nc Nc.
a.. The day before 80 These were !" 10,
ant burial grounds only Here y th
~ ls",ssse indeed, from the morsaiity u M M
.hsss preceding days, which aversg v;ds mi
asrds Of fifty day. The disease " SOW. blu
:. an the decline, so the doctors Say
t..nar in consequence Of the ali, n ,bs,
I Ia Of subjects for it to PREY uu, r,he,
an! mns cases now on hand are Iea.a ~
OF a espe TO the miider ones ""O
~ a'sPIope ~, icok out for many deaths
we m" p;Sbsrd woodward died TINS morn,ns
.iocL He was one OF those no9le
;.;,s sbo threw self behind tnem' anu ue
sp a.sJ their energies solely to the Gauss vi y,
sOmsniiy. He might have oeen seen a. ~. -,
.;'nss and in ell places ministerins - W. .Se
.;ak and providing for the intermsn1 VI ~ sns
ia Fear of contracting the pesuience nsa
~ nlsee in his mind, and tine most ioa'nsome
US in The very heart OF danger never
aauoSd him aside from his benevolent pur
'a'ne' Pn, the monster finally marked him
iaHs :,. victim, and be has been cut of IN the
III ~ ,,;nnnh OF his usefulness. This, with
sa'Wn Hall grocer, 10 Fenchurch street,
~, 80 elderly females, whose nsmes have
aoo itas,os5' are oil the other deaths ] have
a0s ~ M 10 ie O'clock TO day, though
bs.ss ~. ~ doubtless crest many more.
is.t "a Inarnsry Tiers were admitted, on
!" , All 4. On the lath, : and TO day 8,
.as ,hs,s on the 18th, an infant of l2 days,
pea ... mnknegu, and named "Maria How
pu y" on admission Joseph Courtney, from
~, sll c;tv prison. On the 18th. Aug. Besle
w Il employed as a lackey about the in
s.ms,y. Charles Oppell, German, %; Mrs
T.rouson. one of the nurses, from harles
go SS' VIM. Anderson, &c, slave, well known
Inn, our streets as q one handed vender Of
s snio Poor fellow, the disease rem.
49, him a furious maniac, so that it WAS
sound necessary TO lash him down in box
70 oreyent him from doing mischief John.
lave of Mrs. Henry. These are all for the
is.t Two DAYS / know not how it is that
,b,rs have been so many horriiying ictions
written about this iDfrmary: Even in your
dispatch" of yesterday, is paragraph
.siaag that " on Sunday, twenty bodies were
in The dead room" Not the least truth in it
ss.urs you. 1t is needless to stop to notice
,ba ttber errors in the same article.
Ills unfortunate that the sick are deprived
Of the services of two Of our most skillful
dosn with the fever, though l am happy to
bear this morning that he is better. DIR.
Tunstall though he has not had the fever, is
sill lying BY, having been completely used
10 aud exhausted.
There are 80 orphans in the Howard Asy.
| um Christ Church Lecture Ro0m,) under
] he charge Of Lieut.. James l.. Henderson,
t SN, who has been indefatigable in his
4 ha oh
/ paign Of death. They are all comfortable
| and well attended to. The earnest solicita.
| ton of the Richmond authorities that they
should be Sent to them has been received
| with deep feeling of gratitude here; but
] there are considerations which render com.
] piance ineIpedient, however much it may be
] desired. Most of the orphans have family
1 connexions in Norfolk, who in their sickness
! I'D distress have not been able to look after
] them, but who will no doubt make it their
ltst business to do SO when they can, in or
Der TO take them under their own protection.
Now, should they on making the application
ind the ofsprings Of their deceased relatives
moved away to Richmond or Baltimore, it
would be subject OF bitter and lust com
| plalnt to them. Several have been taken
away already by the relatives and friends of
Their deceased parents
saw Mr. Henry Myers out again to- day,
ready as soon as his strength will permit, to
resume bis useful labors
:, among the Lew cases reported to day are
Mr. + Pefier and his wife. The weather
saafk drlzzly, and unfavorable to the sick.
G.
correspondence of the Dispatch.
/ Pr0c1pefs- H.
me death Of Dr.. Gooch-Hau0c among
Bank Oficers-Largest daily Mortality
ArrIral Of Narses- POrtsmosth, &c.
NORFOLK, Sept. IA.
kswith heartfelt pleasure-pleasure that
Almost bring tears of joy, that 1 feel safe 10
AiHoqncing to you and to our citizens abroad
lSIlhe fever is abating here. The heavy
Iaads Of sorrow and despair are breaking
Y and hope, bright and beautiful as an an
~ stands forth from out the gloom, cheer,
4S and sustaining US. The black tide of
.'.Ih Is ebbiDg and the rush of the terrible
'''-rs Is from US, not to u.s. Already some of
gre beginning to survey the field over
'ich The grim monster has stood uncheck.
Sed our very hearts bleed when We recall
az names OF those early and dear friends,
' WV nave SO suddenly been changed into
'tlhned pestilence"
among the physicians as class, the havoc
more perceptible than else where, and you
'm oe surprised to know that seven of our
s,m uen' m 1i men have gone to their long
b..'pF lhey were in the front rank of the
s5% 're "a anu leii swiftly and surely DIR. Up
,o,t ""o mas distinguished himself in doing
H. " ~ Utoek to-day, was lying very ill.
w. ~ ", whitehead the acting Mayor, is
Md u ,be LANCER, and sitting up in his chamber,
u "ie Dut three resident physicians
,onoon penH ie1 LETT today for Petersburg, in
Er gbpso y WIN Henry Myers, who goes on to
BE- sbsen, a W recruit lew days Neither will
Ya.,eut 49, auy considerable length of time.
and z 81 80. "a mere were 26 deaths in the city
d. dsad ne hospital. Among the names of
tsg NJ a, uear OF Il Johnson, watch. ma
Ms. Am sIeet; ShanEs Gardner at Dickie's;
Wn e. Sa malia Wake, j r Small, N Hosier,
Horns, oyh1ngton, Miss Ann Shuster, E
hgto H. Wore vTlofed man named Oliver, belong
atlone;n. htenead and one named Daniel,
G'rdo' n Shuster is very i'll, also, Miss
dDr TrU laughter of j d Gordon. Several
Hcks d.uas al family are quite sick. Miss
Much S1 a of Capt Hicks, is also sick
bid u, C oeeh said about the attention
act, and |ggocn' OF Richmond, while he was
ea,.,peD, - think 1t proper to give you q
DuriDp u; 'Hs y, can certainly be relied on
L had t I'' liness, which lasted some time,
lave hoe" very best attention that could
aaace, ~ gwen him under any circum
anpsn;anso young physicians who had been
nh him aI ol his while in France, were
l2s bss;dna losl every moment of his sick
A0,.es '@ coIa which, he had among other