The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-24
TIE YELLOW FEyEG AT NORFOLK AND PORTS
MOUTH

The Petersburg Express q yesterday morning says:
Oar heart almost sickens as day after day letters
and papers from Norfolk and Portsmouth reach US and
detail the truly heartrending rayages Of the fever in
those places and record whch wen calculated 10
appa the soutesi heart II that the fever Is s
caruly Increasing and much fear that distressing
has been the already received yet 10 hear
more 81 even more painful aud narrowing character
Dr. Louis Martnsy dc Castro Of Cuba arrived at Nor
folk Tuesday and rendered hB services 70 the Howard Asso
cation who promptly accepted them and made tbe Doctor
their guest also done in the Of Dr. Freeman
Philadelphia Dr. Castro comes with the highest
Inendation.
The Rev Thomas G. Keen, Of the Narketstreet Baptist
church. Petersburg learn from the Beacon reached
Norfolk Monday by the cars, and took lodgings at
the National Hote Mr. Keen lived in Mobile during the
yellow fever epidemic Of 1853 and became aocmated BY
having the fever.
Contributions are pouring in from al directions and the
Howard Association acknowledge the receipt Of several
thousand dollars
The Norfolk Herald has been discontinued for the pres
ent In slip the editor says:
ave issue this bulletin to announc, 10 our readers that
all efforts the contrary having proved utterly abor-
tive compelled suspend the issue of our paper for
the present In consequences OF the prevailing epidemic
have been left without efficient hand assist
10 iRsne sheet Of the smallest sire Some have retired
believing their lives be in danger while others who re-
manned at their post have been stricken by disease. We
have not word Of complaint 10 make against those who
have consulted their safety Selfpreservaton the
hour Of danger and there danger is strong impulse OF
nature and to dsregnrded and We would not
have urged any of them TO remain longer
than they fit assured Of their safety in doing"
oFFlCE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
AoRroLK, August n, 1855.
Report for the "a hours ending to-day at ., p n:
Mr. o, Bourke, aged so Allyn Town boy Summers r.
Talbot John Christian "a Allyn Town Nick Null
let a. Mstcalfs Lane; Mr.. Greenwood % Rheas Lane
negro Of Mrs Good Church street Miss Adele Lepage
80 Main street lloraiio Moore 81 Fen Church
I}.4ff4r
20 Precursor street Mrs Copes Of Portsmouth East
Broad Water street negro Of John Gibbs r. William
sons Lane William Wilder 3s, Commerce street Total
H.
j death in hospital
were taken TO hospital yesterday.
The accounts from Portsmouth continue to be Of the
distressing character The following letter appears
in the Petersburg Express:
PORTSMOUTH, August q.
DEAR EXPRESS II is nine O'Clock, ?. m, and have
got back nv Office after being incessany engaged
since five o'clock this morning have and prescribed
for hundred patients to-day, and every moment
new calls made upon me- and the most urgent entrea
ties used TO induce see father, mother brother or
other friend But 20 further. ! completely
exhausted aud must have little rest TO enable re-
sumo the duties Of the morrow, perchanee am myself
spared in health.
am no alarust and have no disposition to exagger-
ate and certainly wish TO harrow the feelings Of any
by the recital of Of distress but would scken
any one TO know what IS now transporting in our town.
Whole families down, without the ability in many
cases TO procure drop OF water 10 cool their fvered lips
Alas alas for poor Portsmouth Oh, God how long?
wrote you yesterday designed for publication,
beseeching medical aid lknow il require amount
Of courage possessed by few thus seemingly into
the Of death others Bat Is there devoted
man, gallant soul, who viii say, i win go? Two or
three physicians see bare volunteered for Norfolk where
the medical corps larger than in this place Shall poor
stricken Portsmouth be left 10 her fae Forbid it. Hear
en- forbid u humanity It's Macedonian cry Come
over, and help usp
Capt George Chambers for many years connected with
the ferry boat between this place and Norfolk and Mr.
Patrick Williams both prominent and weknown citizens
died to-day Mr.. Newton Ashton for n long Of the
Treasury Department at Washington, died at the Naval
Hospital last night have several patients who viii die
to-nghtthey can't survive until morning The terrible
posa'o has presented itself in their cases ard they are
doomed. Yours in sorrow j. W. H. T.
lin the telegraphic column viii be found still later in
tellgence from Norfolk and Portsmouth