Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-31
Later From Portsmouth.
DEATH OF DIR. j. w III. TRUGIEN.
H. s. n. HOSPITAL
NEAR NopFotK. Aup 30 Z NJ

NEAR NORFOLK, Aug %. ) A. NJ
The sad task devolves kpon me of announcing
the death of our dear friend, Dir. JOHN w. II.
TRUGlEN, who tho still breathing, cannot survive
but II few minutes was summoned here at , o.
clock M, to see the last of him. but his brain
was ands still so oppressed that he has not
cognlzed me. During his lucid moments he
pressed his full preparation for the change. aud
his perfect resignation to the will of God.
Truly has good man fallen. But will not
now, attempt TO write his eulogy. At some other
occasion, may express my views of his charac-
ter, which was such that it deserves more than
common newspaper epitaph.
'He worked at the until he fell'' to
his words in a letter to the Express. After an
exhausting days work on Thursday last. he set
up all night with sick friend and on Friday com
planned slightly. | Immediately took him to the
hospital, where he doing well until Sunday
night, when he was seized with Apoploctc con
yulsons, which were partially relieved by free
bleeding. Since then he has been gradually
SINKING have not the heart to say more.
Afeetonately, j. n. 5.
memorandum on the envelope of the above
letter. states that Dr. Trugien breathed his last
at half past q O'Clock yesterday morning. He
was just % years of age.
The Transcript was again issued Tuesday af-
ternoon, notwithstanding its editor is down with
the Fever. From it we gather the following
items
Upto Sunday sun set the deaths reached
twenty and upwards. At about s p. m. l.. w.
Boutwell,, most estimable man and clerk in the
Navy Yard who lost most interesting daugh-
ter day or two ago. breathed his last He
a nephew of the late Commodore Warrington
On Monday the new cases and deaths had d.
minished considerably. There were 80 cases
under treatment at the Naval Hospital.
Deat-death-an red collins are the sole
subjects of contemplation anl objects of sight at
present in our community.
The following is a list of the deaths, as pub
lished in the Transcript since the 22d inst.
Aug. 23-peter Galee, Mr.. Gaines Mary A
Beasly, Joseph Dunton, Eliza Jarvis, Lucy y
Pace, Joe Young cold, and ut Ilosptal!-tota
II.
Aug 2l-Mrs VIM Moore, DR. Loyett negro
of d Scott, negro of f Scott, Miss f Boutwell,
james Anderson, Susan Rose, eoored man of w
Bohannon, Mrs j Reynolds, Peter Galheu, Mrs
Avery Williams, colored woman of Mrs Riddc&,
Mrs Whiten lIouchins, Mr. w IIudsons wife and
child, and 6 at iospital-total 81.
Aug. 25-AIrs Gates, Mrs Mathias,--Lane
cold, --Fops cord,--Hushen, coored,
Caroline Baker. Mrs Heatey Wilson Williams,
Mr. Smith, Mrs L c Herbert, Mr. Breener's child,
Herbert Grimes, Mr. Grimes, and l3 at Hospital
total 26.
Aug 25-Cbares Myers. Joan Myers, Miss
Margaret Manning, Mrs Tatem, Miss Williams,
child of w Dobbs, negro man at JAS Whites. ne
gro woman at Avery Williams. Dick Gordon,
cold Morning Lawrence, cold, + Fowler, black
child at DIR Maupin's, Mrs Atkinson, Mr. Spratt
Mrs Buchanan; none at Hospita-total 49,
Aug Ell w Boutwell,, son of Malachi Will
liams, Jas Powers. Miss Durham, . cold chill
dren, daughter of II. George, at Hospital
total IL.