Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-21
The Epidemic in Norfolk and Portsmou,b

Ano GpAuomic IN NorlolR ana portsmouth.
The news from Norfolk and Portsmouth is of
the same mourDful character; and rather than
an abatement in the ravages of the epidemic,
the latest accounts represent an increase.
The following arc among the dead in Nor
folk
Miss Susan Selden, w. " Robinson, daugh-
ter Of John D. Gordon, Miss Kay, Mr.. Land,
Thomas M: Martins son, Michael Glennan,
DR.. Frederick, Mr.. G. Thayer, Mrs Thomas
Gilbert, Miss Louisa Saunders, Miss Mary
Eliza Saunders, John Tunis, Josiah Wills two
Miss Mackinders, DR.. Geo. L. Upshur, Robt.
d. Gordon, Graham Casey, Rev. Stephen w.
Jones, MIR. Hamburger, Aristides Smith, IT., C.
w Shuster, VIM F. Shuster
Tuesday was q very hot day in Norfolk,
which caused considerable mortality. There
were 80 deaths for the "a hours ending at 2
O'Clock, p. m, on Wednesday, and about 80
new cases. In Portsmouth, during the same
time, there were ii deaths.
MISS Annie Shuster is very i'll; Miss Emeline
Russell very low; Z. III. Delk's wife very low;
Dr. Robert Tunstal is very sick; Thos. White
reported dead.
Mrs. Samuel r Borum is convalescert; Mrs
Fanny Addington, widow of the late Joseph
Arlington, shoemaker, is we'll again; DR..
Alexander Gaulr, postmaster, is very i'll; Mr..
Quick of the firm of O'Bryan & Quick, is very
low; Alexander McKeever, all right; Thomas
j. Hardy is much better; DR.. Thomas Hardy
is out again.
DR.. G. T. Hamil, of Philadelphia, who is
now convalescent from the fever, and has re-
| sumed his professional duties, thus writes from
Portsmouth on the 18th instant:
large number of persons, chiefly Irish and
German, have left the city and camped out in
the woods near Portsmouth. Their situation
is deplorable. The disease has invaded their
retreat, and what with their poverty, destitu-
ton, and miserable accommodation, it is like
ly to prove severe scOurge to them, PERHAPS
more so than if they had remained in town
within the reach of ready assistance.
The only difficulty will be the too sudden re-
turn OF the population, who are now away. 1
have no doubt that the greater majority of
those who will return before frost, viii be IL
able to take the epidemic.
In Portsmouth there were 80 deaths and SO
new cases reported for the IS hours ending
Wednesday at noon. Among the deaths are
the following:
bartholomew Brady, A. Saunders child :;
Robert Murdcn's son, James Snider, Levin
| Lane, Miss Marian Bush, Thomas Emmerson' s
| child, Jesse Veal, Mrs. James Britain, Thos
Cady. Thomas Stewart, Thos. Taylor's child,
oonn hoiilS, HeSIo man. ana Tour al the hos
pital
Robert A. Graves is dying; Mrs. George
Reed is very low; Joseph Dudley do Mrs.
NJ. w. AylWi is dangerously i'll, and her sis
ter died to-day; Robert Rodman, of tho
United States Navy, is at the hospital very ill.
William X. Singleton, Mrs. Parrish and
John A. Freeman, are all improving.
| The fever is on the increase. Amos Edwards.
| Jr, and John c. Davis arc ILL
A letter from enc of the Committee Of Relief
of Portsmouth, informs US that the fever is lust
as bad now as ever; and states the number OF
deaths on Wednesday to have been fifteen OF
sixteen. He has lost nine out of his family by
| the fever.
There were two hundred and seventy-one
patients admitted into the Naval Hospital.
during the month Of August, ninety five Of
| whom died