Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-19
The Epidemic in Norfolk and Portsmouth

dfc SnoVuidSnS, representing an dpdVeHent
in the disease, and a diminution in the num-
Der of deaths. The fever is evidently on the
decline, only in consequence however Of there
being no material to operate on. 1t is the i'm
preston of the physicians generally that there
would be as many cases now as ever Of the
disease If there were any body form to attack
The deserted appearance Of both places is de-
scribed as painful sight to witness. Every
thing seems to be in a state of dread, as II is
no common thing for a man to be perfectly
well, apparently, one moment, and the next
victim to the fever. ..---..
The following are among the dead in Nor
folk:
Rev. Mr.. Bagnall, Baptist CLERGYMAN; Mrs.
Young, George Craven, Robert Sanders, John
Sanders, child Of Mr.. Delk, Mrs Watts son
of Captain James Henderson, John Green,
son OF French Consul Schisano, Miss McHen
ry, Mrs. Mears, Mrs. Quick, James Cherry, ST.,
Mrs. John d. Gordon, Mrs R. s. Bernard and
child, Jno. w. Webb. James Martin, Mrs S.
W. Dameson; Miss Hicks, daughter of Capt.
John Hicks; Mrs. Bishow, George Henderson,
w. d. PecO, Mrs. John BeIote, a child of Mrs
Hammer, Mr.. Casey; a sailor at the Marine
| Hospital; Michael Glennan, a child of +.
| Daily, n white boy in charge of Rev. Mr..
O'Keefe, Peter Gray, Mrs. f. A Perier, Eve
lima White; Mr.. Watt, second member of the
| firm Of Farant i Co.; Miss Alexina Cunning
| ham, Edward Watson Henry Warrington, a
| daughter Of L. 4. Gibson, Mrs. Jane Drewrey,
Sarah Burgess, a daughter Of Martha parr
| Charles Brenneman, a nurse from Philadel-
| phia; Miss Fanny c. Jones, Thomas Gilbert:
| a servant of Charles Beale, child of H. w.
| Skinner, child Of I. W Outen, Mr.. Tines
and child, servant Of Capt. Whittle, James
Wells, w. B. Peed, child of Mrs. Downes,
Mrs. Karcher. Mrs. Dunner, NJ R. Frost, j.
| Garrison, colored,) slave of Judge Baker,
Joseph Burton, (colored.)
Dr. William Selden, who has been reported
| dead, is not dead.
DR.. u. M. Wright, of Norfolk, is well and
| actively engaged in the good Samaritan's
| work
DR.. Upshur has the black vomit and it is
| thought he cannot recover.
From Portsmouth the accounts are still some-
what favorable, the fever having disappeared
| from some sections of the town altogether and
| the new cases arc but few
For the AZ hours up to 3 o'clock Monday the
whole number of deaths were IL, half of which
were negroes and children. Among the dead
we have ascertained the following names:
Mrs George j. Guy, Mrs. w. 4. Singleton,
| Mrs. John Surceny, negro of George Marshall,
Mrs. John Stewart, Vim. T. Cook son of s. j.
Tyler, child Of Joseph Ricketts,, Harriet Reed
| or Moore, Mr.. Lingo, child of J. W. LebWith,
| Dandy CARLY. child of Joseph Thomas, son Of
| Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, ID. B Daughtrey, Mrs
| Paul D. Luke Mrs Charles Myers. Jr.
DR.. Peete and Mr.. VIM. Maupin are out.
Mayor Fiske, though unable to be up, is
better than he has yet been.
Miss Patterson, nurse, Of Philadelphia, is
| very sick.
>-R. 81. Young il certainly dead, aad his
| brother, Moses Young, is very low
David Brown, boi!er-maker, and Joseph
Dudley, carpenter, both employed at the depot,
were taken down on Monday.
Joel Niche, engineer, and John French,
have come out of the hospital.
The wife Of DR.. Y. BiIisoly is getting we'll
Simon and Enoch Chic, brothers, left Ports
| mouth on Thursday, for Hampton, and were
taken on Friday. Simon died on Saturday
| night Enock is getting better.
When contributions are sent from sister cities
| intended for both the afflicted cities, il would
be as well for the donors to send that portion
| intended for Portsmouth separate and apart,
directed to DR.. Schoolfcld, President OF the
Portsmouth Sanitary Committee. and not to
the Howard Association Of Norfolk, as the two
| bodies are entirely separate and distinct We
trust that this advice may be ATTENDED to in
future during the prevalence of the epidemic
as ND to this time we hear that the authorities
of Portsmouth have received but about SIG 600
out Of near 500, 900 which have been SUBJ
| scrihed for the benefit of the yellow fever SUI
ferers.
Things had begun to assume q liveIier aspect
in both Norfolk and Portsmouth. Yet many
months, aye years Will doubtless elapse ere
these cities recover from the crushing blow
that has been inflicted on their prosperity.
Whit. Ashton, Assistant Postmaster OF Ports
mouth, is getting on finely.
There are about forty cases at the Marine
Hospital, who are all doing as well as could Re
expected.
correspondent writes US Of the want Of the
common necessaries of life; believing that q
good supply of articles will save many valu-
able lives In the GospOrt ward of Portsmouth.
they are now without physician-Drs. Web
ster and Rizer being down with the disease.
A letter from Portsmouth, on Sunday, says:
Good news from our town to-day. The fever
is abating very fast-there arc very few deaths,
and all we meet on the streets have a cheerful
look to what they had week ago
L see some one has reported that persons
were returning to Portsmouth again. Such is
not the case, and would advise them not to
return fer at least month to come, for it
would be very dangerous experiment
Misunderstanding by the Rev. Thos. Hume.
In Norfolk, A. d. Delaney, Esq, formerly
Mayor, is exceedingly i'll of the fever, but
faint hopes. il any, of recovery.
Thomas a. Hardy, Esq, of the firm of Hardy
q Brothers, extensive shippers and produce
merchants, is convalescent, though not out of
danger.
Dalton Wheeler, of the Howard Association.
is out.
John Tunis,, Esq, is still quite ill, though
not dangerously.
Mrs Delany, widow of the late Z. Delany,
Is Ill OF the fever; also, four children of w. b.
Sorey, auctloneer, recently deceased
warren W. Wing, reported dead, has recov-
cred, and is attending on one Of the dispensa-
ries.
William II. Lewelling has nearly recovered.
MT hathaway, silversmith, and several
members of his family, are i'll of the fever.
.. A kirkpatrick, mason of the new custom
mouse, who deserves, with others, great credit
Tor his active efforts in behalf of the suffering,
Is out again, bearing the marks of the merci.