Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-17
The Yellow Fever.

who had returned too early; and on Sunday
there were three deaths, two of them being Of
the new cases reported the previous day, show
ing that the disease Is still malignant, and that
it is very unsafe for refugees to return. Mrs.
Robert Dalrymple widow of the stone mason
who died about two weeks since) and Miss
Garrow are dead.
In Portsmouth, no new cases have been re-
ported for six or eight days, and there has
been considerable addition to the population
by those persons who have been encamped out
in the adjacent country, some of whom, how
over, have had severe attacks of bilious fever,
from which they soon recovered
The Woods Hospital has been again closed,
there being no need of keeping it open any
longer, and Mr.. Henry Myers has returned to
Richmond, accompanied by Mrs. Seyferselle,
one of the nurses.
That noble-hearted woman, Miss Andrews,
will leave Norfolk to-day en- route for her
home in Syracuse, N. Y, via Richmond She
will probably pass through this city on Friday
or Saturday.
A letter received here from one of the au.
thorities of Portsmouth, dated the 18th, for
which We are indebted to friend, says:
do not know what to advise YOU about re-
turning here. Some think there would be no
danger in returning mmediately-others say
1t would he more prudent to wait a while
longer. We have had several slight frosts.
and 1t is said there was ice on Saturday morn
ing. 1t seems to me there cannot be much
danger in returning; but at the same time
some might be taken sick, and perhaps it
would be best to remain away another week
or So
Several persons have returned within the
last two or three days, some with their fami-
lies. None of them have yet been taken sick
that have heard of, but they may be yet.
The weather is quite cool now, and it seems
to me that it cannot be long before it will be
perfectly safe to return to town, especially for
those whose houses have been we'll aired and
cleansed.
Correspondence of the Evening Star
PORTSMOUTH, Oct IA, 1855.
nave the pleasure to inform you that Jack
Frost paid us another visit this morning it
being the third time within a week. We had
also ice this morning, beyond doubt, which
was hailed with almost as much rejoicing as
the fall of Sebastopol was by the Allied Pow
ers. The weather has BEEN quite cool for the
last week, and for two days past a strong
northwest wind blowing, and Gained away
last night, which produced the welcome yisi.
tor, Jack Frost.
1t is now eleven O'Clock, and the weather
continues to be cool, and unless we have a
sudden change, think we can safely bet on
frost Tonight
DIR. Peete gives as his opinion that person;
can safely attend to business in Portsmouth
during the day, and in the course of a week
or ten days, may move their families in town.
No new cases had occurred for the last five
days in Portsmouth, and very few in Norfolk
not of yellow fever. p.
The Norfolk Herald says that nine tenths of
tn poorer class of citizens, were forced to re.
main through the epidemic. and among them
now there is great privation and. suffering. In
the Aims House record, 1904 deaths are noted
between the LIST of August and the first of Oc-
tober, and the total number of deaths is esti-
mated at 1000.
The following is correct list of the resident
physicians who have died during the epidemic:
DR.. Francis l.. Higgins, DIR. Henry Selden,
Or. X: W, Sylvester, DR.. George l. Halson,
Or. Thomas n Constable, DR.. Junius A
Briggs, DR.. r. G. Sylvester, DR.. George l..
Upshur, DR.. Richard Tunstall, DR.. T6omps
Nash and DR.. Cannon, the two last Thompso-
mans.
-HS ioiIo"IES 10 d COrfcct llst OF the mis-
ters who have fallen: Rev. DR.. Jackson, Of the
Il Church; Rev. Mr.. Dibrell, of the NJ. E.
Church in GRANNY street; Rev. Mr. Chisholm,
81. Johns 2. l.. Church, Portsmouth; Rev.
Vernon Eskridge, NJ. L. Church. Chaplain
U. Navy; Rev. Mr. Jones, M E. African
Chuich in Butte street; Rev. w. Cadogan Bag
nall Baptist Church; Rev. Mr.. Devlin, Cath
Ole Priest in Portsmouth.
The Argms has again made its appearance.
Speaking of the epidemic, the editor says:
We have seen our lately fourishing mart
reduced to the scanty number of 4, 900 suryiy-
ing souls. In the short space of less than 90
days, out OF an average population of &, 1000,
every man, woman and child, almost without
exception,) has been stricken with the fell
fever, and about 2, 900 have been buried, be-
ing not less than tico out Of three of the whites,
and one out of three of the whole abiding COM
munity of Norfolk, white and black. One
half OF our own physicians who continued here
are In the grave, and not less than thirtv-stz
physicians, resident and visitant, have fallen
In Norfolk and Portsmouth
A Portsmouth letter of the 14th, in the Rich
mond Dispatch, says:
To-day's Sundays sun came forth to shine
with unusual brightness upon our town: its
early rays erased heavy frost which had col
lected the previous night, and sent it in a
mud form trickling through the cutters to the
ground.
The Rev. Mr.. Hume delivered three sermons
today, the first in his own, the Court street
Baptist Church; "a, in the "a High street
Presbyterian Church; and the third in Nor.
folk. He is the only remaining minister of
the Gospel in town. The Rev. Mr. O'Keefe,
VI Norfolk, oficiated in the Catholic Church
this morning.
The town has commenced to brighten up a
little, and will soon be "itself again" MaDy
well known forms and familiar faces are see n
on our streets, all eager to return to their bust.
ness, and seeming fond of their native. al.
though deserted town.
The Crawford House, which was opened for
the accommodation Of doctors and nurses, by
the sanitary committee, was closed yesterday.
Tailors are looked for with great anxiety by
tne remaining citizens, as overcoats, in fact
cl9thlng OF every kind, is in great demand.
During the last forty eight hours there were
no deaths at all, and we could hear of no cases
OF fever-yellow fever. There are a great
many cases of bilious, and it seems to be very
fdtal. amOnN ehildraa