Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-09
From The Bait Sun of yesterday.
From Norfolk and Portsmouth Com
tinued Decline OF the Disease.

The epidemic is still on The decline at Norfolk
and Portsmouth,. The disease, however, seems
10 retain It's malignant character, and absenlees
returning home al present are almost certain 10
be taken down. Ii will he seen by the following
information, gathered by DR.. Powell, the surgeon
Of the steamer Georgia, with his usual care aud
from reliable sources, that the Rev. Dr. Jackson
the esteemed Episcopal minister, whose untiring
and fearless attention 10 the sick and The diving
for many weeks, has al last fallen a victim 10
the relentless scourge. His death will be widely
and deeply lamented
STEAMER NORTH CAROLINA, Oct. 3, 1855
| NORFOLK, 10, A, M.--The gradual Improvement
which has been going on for week past con
| tinues Every day increase the number Of stores
which have been opened. Most of the Southern
| physicians and nurses have either left or made
| arrangements Tor leaving al an early day. Drs.
| Reed and Num-, Of Savannah; Freeman, OF
Philadelphia and Steel OF the United States Navy
return with u this evening. DR. Freeman will
remain IN Baltimore about two weeks. Still many
OF the cases which occur possess all that malignly
which has ever been feariully characteristic OF
| this epidemic
There were deaths and new cases Yesterday.
4 have heard OF death aud new cases this morn
ing In my last communication | stated that the
Rev. DIR. Jackson, the esteemed pastor Of ST.
| PauFs Church, was extremely i'll and probably
| would not survive the night. | regret to state
| that the worst approximations of his friends have
been realized. he died on "Wednesday night.
Mrs. Ddlrymple continues extremely in Mrs.
/ Camp l. improving Ir Wright was attacked
| with The fever yesterday He i composed and
doing exceedingly We this morning DR.. Wilt
| mer' one 81 the volunteer physicians, was at
| tackled y ith dy>rulery YESTERDAY lie i better
| to-day. Mr.. iicit. clerk Tor FERGUSON q Maady
\ was taken with the fever Yesterday DR.. VIM j
Moore has not Ten hts house, although considered
out Of danger
am indebted to Dr. Freeman for the following
copy Of the report Of the Howard Infirmsry. en-.
bracing the interval from lis establishment 10 Oc-
\ tober Sd:
i White patients admittcd-Adut males, 100; do.
females, 81 children, males, 81; do, females, 22
/ 1911
Deaths-Adut males, CT: do, female, %; chill
I dren, females, 4; do, females, 4--9s
Dscharged-Adut males, 10; do. females IL;
children, males, Z: do. females, 6--73.
| Remaining under treatment-Adult males; / :
/ children, males, 2-3.
Children sentt the asylnm-Ma and females
i IT,
Rate OF mortality, 81 30lO0 per cent
| Colored patients admitted, 81; deaths. z; dis
\ charged III
Rate Of mortality 80 100 per cent
Il PORTSMOUTH p. Mo deaths oscurred on
Y Wednesdays deaths and new cases yesterday
i The subjoined list embraces the deaths Of John
Il Richardson; negro boy Of Dr. Williams. Mrs
\ Sarah Locking and child; child Of John Jarvis;
/ son Of Vim Ford; Mrs. VIM. Todd and child OF
4 JnO Emmer-on The last named did not die OF
/ lever Joseph Burke was attacked on Wednes
DAY. Bot one death j. reported to-day. DR.. Hun.
/ geriord Of Baltimore. j. quite sick al the Naval
X Hospital bot w Judicious treatment and nursing
4 Il d hoped " viii recover Aug. Holiday, Esq,
4 b out Dr. Thomas. Of Cincinnati, i convalesc-
\ ing. Only lew cases remain in tie Naval Hos.
prtal Most ofthe nurses, including several Sisters
/ OF Charity, have returned home. The Norfolk
\ NsBS was issued yesterday. but contains nothing
Of interest. TIE Transcript has not been publish.
ed since Tuesday. JFP.
ST. have just been informed that Sister
Christina, Of Baltimore. died al the Norfolk Asy.
lam on Tuesday She was an interchangeable nurse
ever kind aud attentive and ready 10 make any
sacrifice for The welfare Of those entrusted 10 her
care. The other Sisters who remain, far as /
can ascertain. are well
II i reported that u 81 the recent cases in Nor
folk End Portsmouth have been persons who left
those cities and imprudenty returned. This state.
meut may " an exaggcraiion but every physl-
elan with whom have 'onversed expresses the
opinion that those who return do u at an
imminent ri.k.