Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-27

The Epidemic In Norfolk and Portsmouth.
From the yellow fever infected districts the
accounts are somewhat cheering, leading to
the belief that the Witt of Jack Frost" on
Tuesday morning, has had the effect Of dimin.
ishins The number of new cases. as we'll as
causing decrease In the number Of deSths by
Yellow Jack
The following are among The victims in Nor.
folk:
Miss Mary W. whitehurst, Miss Helen Por.
ter, Master Godfrey, B. Needham, Jos MUIR
den, Mrs. Mary Frank, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs.
Frank Tyler, Mr. Lee and wife, Mr.. Thorn as
Roberts, Mrs. frederick johnson, Capt Gray
and wife, Mr.. Perrier, Thos Lowrey, VIM.
Skies, Walter Anderson, John Jones. Mrs.
Robinson, died in Warren county, N. CO.
Miss Hettis Parker, child of Mrs. Edwards.
child Of Mrs. Etheredge.
Dr. Ricardo, Of New Orleans, arrived in
Baltimore yesterday from Norfolk, on his way
home. He has dono most efficient service.
He regards the fever as finally checked and
predicts its early disappearance
A letter from Norfolk, ON Tuesday, says:
II have the great happiness TO inform Won
that the fever las at last abated in its violence
The weather Is quite cool, and we ere hoping
for an early frost, and the return Of health to
our afflicted city. The number of deaths for
the last twenty -four hours has considerably
diminished. Our citizens are cheered by the
prospect OF enjoying once more the privilege of
meeting again with friends, relatives, and &C
| quaintances, who are scattered abroad; but
many hundreds who were separated a few
weeks ago, will never meet again in this
world. Some Of our most valuable citizens
have recently died, and Norfolk is still en-.
shrouded. as it were, In thick, dark pail of
SORROW"
The disease is lurking about the sur6urbs Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth, entering the habi.
tations Of the poor and the destitute, and
striking down the strong as we'll as the weak.
Indiscriminate in its attacks, however, the
rich as well as the poor and the lowly are at
tackled, are speedily crushed by its irresisti.
bic power, and are as soon the tenants Of the
graveyard, as the least regarded mendicant
1t is u mysterious, terrible agent Of destruc.
tlon-a scOurge, fearful plague, that appals
the people, and causes the hardest hearts to
feel; the most powerful to tremble.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Jacobs, Of Richmond, reports 2l7
6uriais in Norfolk last week. On Sunday
there were thirty cases in the hospital and
three deaths. There were eleven burials in
Norfolk on Monday. He estimates the popu-
latiOn there at 900 persons.
PORTSMOUTH.
On Tuesday, In Portsmouth, there were two
new cases, and four deaths. The weather i.
most delightful, and has renewed hopes, so
often blighted before, that the beginning of
the end" Of this dreadful calamity is an.
preaching
The following are among the dead:
Henry Parsons, Edward Morris, Cbas. Har-
vey, child Of George Barry, Samuel Richard
son, Josiah Thomas, Thomas Pennington, Mrs
Mary Stevens, David Overly, Mrs. John Yves.
ley, John Godfrey Daniel Culpeper, son of
VIM. Diggs, BENZ. Newton.
The James Brownley reported dead is sun.
posed to be James W. Brownley, the latter
having been sick with the fever for some
days.
James Totterdell's family has been complete.
ly swept off by the scourge-the last of Il .
family Of fifteen 1.-TWO sons) having died within
the past few days.
Philip &. Thomas died on Saturday in Mat.
theHs county. After the death of his wife and
one child in Portsmouth, he proceeded to Mat
thews with his two remaining children. A
where he was seen in a boat, with a child
upon each arm, and with the agony of despair
depicted in HE countenance-not knowing
where to seek for shelter
DIR. JOS. n. Schoolfeld writes from Ports.
mouth that there Is a marked decrease in the
number Of deaths and new cases in that town.
On the 22d there were 8 deaths; On the 2sd, Q;
M nm ha f,p h. '.
10. The weather is quite cool, and should il
continue so, without rain, his hope is strong
that an amendment Of a permanent character
will take place.
A letter from Portsmouth, on the 25th, says:
I am happy to inform you that the fever is
somewhat abating, though l am inclined to
think that it is to be attributed rather to the
scarcity Of material to act upon than to apy
improvement in the general health of this 10.
cality. Most of the inhabitants who remained
ut home have been sick, and q number of
them have suffered the second and third at
tack, consequently the number of new cases
must necessarily be on the decrease. Among
existing cases, the mortality for several days
has been greater than formerly.
DR.. Walter, of Baltimore, who had served
faithfully the entire campaign, was buried
yesterday in the Roman Catholic burying
ground, in the lot assigned TO the volunteer
physicians in Portsmouth.
The physicians have held meeting, and
passed suitable resolutions upon the death of
DR.. Walter.
DR.. William 8. Hungerforj, of Baltimore,
has entered the volunteer lists here, and is
doing good service.
Old Mr.. Jones, the blacksmith, and young
VIM. Eernelson, are very i'll. II. Stoakes and
Paul Luke has recovered.
There were one hundred and fifteen deaths
in Portsmouth last week.
There were admitted to the Naval hospital
from August % to September IA, about Il6
patients. Deaths up to the oath inst, 30.
A letter from Portsmouth says:
+" 1t is thought BY many that two weeks from
this date no traces Of the disease Except the
hundreds Of new made mounds in our grave
yards) will be seen.
ave have indications that the hand of death
has been stayed 10 a considerable extent in our
sorrow stricken town. 1t may, perhaps, be