The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-06
FROM NORFOLK AND P0RTSMOUTH.-THE YELL
LOW FEVER STILL RAGING PEACEFULLY.


correspondent of the Petersburg Express under date
Of the 4th, writes as follows.
"The news from Norfolk and Portsmouth, by the Sea-
board railroad to-day is appalling horrfying, and heart
rendng. have only time to give you few Of the most
important deaths previous to the departure of the Peters
burg train
~ deeply regret to inform you that the excellent and
efficient of Portsmouth, d. D. Fiske esq, has fol-
lowed his noble compecr in philanthropy and good works
the lamented Woods, of Norfolk, to the tomb.
At hafpast seven this morning. after painful illness
of several days with yellow fever he quietly and calmly
deed hard one? To say nothing of the of other
noble souls and good citizens that have been swept off by
this terrible scourge the loss of Trugien and Fske
week Is indeed heavy blow, and well calculated to I'M
nerve the stontest heart"
Among the latest deaths in Portsmouth, besides the
above the followng
"Miss Laura Williams, daughter of Patrick Williams
deceased Mr.. w. and sister of Miss Lauras died few
days ago Mrs j. A. Williams, and Anne also who are
about the last of family. Nearly every
bar dead else have the fever except one and she
is the wife of Mr. Lemosy, of the telegraph Office in
Boston with her husband She WILL indeed find desert
ed home when she returns Negro man Of w. Gunter
w. Watson, child Of George Thompson, Mrs Bullock
gro Of John Tees, Mr. Sullivan, negro of w Hodges
dens Mrs John d. Cooper negro of William Brooks Will
liam Cowdery, William Murphy, Joseph A. Bisoly jr,
Thomas Green Miss Caroline Williams, and others"
From Norfolk the tdings too heart-rendng for de-
tail Whole families have been swept away during the
past two three days. Among others mentioned
Mr. Lewis and six children ALSO Mr.. Rostcn wife, and
seven children.
Dr. Cox and several other physicians have been
sent to the hospital
All agree physicians we'll Others that the disease
is certainly on the increase
Among the dead at Norfolk is mentioned the name of
young Walter Scott of Richmond, who volunteered and
went down few days ago rs nurse. lie is Of
Robert G. Scott esq present consul for the port of Rio
dc laneiro, South America
The burals in Norfolk yesterday amounted to forty
Gave-diggcrs are said to be in great demand.
Three nurses from Charleston arc now here on their way
to Norfolk.
The following Geographic despatch was received from
Baltimore yesterday afternoon:
BALTIMORE, September 5.The Norfolk boat has arrived,
bringing of the most heartrcndng nature The
fever appears to be the increase in that doomed city
At the present rate of mortality but few days will
decmate the present remaining population, unless some
speedy means be used to remove them ut once
The number Of deaths in Norfolk for the twenty our
hours ending Tuesday sixty and the physi-
clans report thar during any previous
twentyour hours. The deaths rapidly that cof
fins cannot be procured sufficient to bury all.
Private letters say that the people of the two cities
in great suffering for want of food especially bread and
crackers that provisions not to be had by those
few who have the money to pay for them.