The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-04
Portsmouth, after the terey-An old story co,,frmed-
. I qa3 fss DR.. Bisisolty--Ihc Dock Yard. aIs y /
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. ID, 1856.

| as = zr4.jl PORTSMOUTH, Dec. ID, 1856.
Tho fever has disappeared entirely leaving us
mysteriousy as it came. but leaving also aching
veid in many heart and sad vacancies around ma
NY hearth. But withal there ia much apparent
cheerfulness, and among some show of absolute
levity. The ileyity 10 exhibited chiefly by those
who saw the most of the disease, who were in its
midst helping and consoling but who became at
length perfectly cailous to any impression death
beds are capable of making. Ono hears every day
numerous imprinted episodes in the history of the
acourge;some of which are painfn', some mclancho.
iy or pathetic, and others ludicrous You have
heard of the incident ut tho hospital where vic.
Tim willing to bet another that he the other,
would be alive in the morning. 1t actually occurr-
ed and the betting gen man is still alive hale
| and hearty, ready to makea wager on any rroba.
bio contingency. An instance occurred at the
Hospital, which evinced the most perfect coolness
and nonchalence in the face Of death. Tho indi.
vidual concerned was particular and intimate
friend OF the writer. A fit of black vonit came on
him and rising up in the bed and relieving himself
by copious discharge, he remarked: "Thems the
slides that take the boys off," and lying back his
breath soon left his body. Slides" you remember
are the planks platforms used aboard ships to
slide the coffins containing the dead out into the
sea- rH
There has been manifest overlooking Of the
claims to notice Of portion of the heroes and he
roines of the late epidemic. Dr. Virginius Blisolly
has been most cayalierly and unjustly ignored. l
risk nothing In saying he attended more cases than
any other one physician, and rarely did he retire
any night before or O'Clock, TO be up again in a
few hours, and out again His success was eqnal TO
his exertons as he lost but small per centage of his
patients where he got to them In time His medicine,
his time his energies extended with free hand
wherever there was call upon them In his labor If
love he was assisted by his brother, DIR. Augustus
Bilisoly who was very energetic and attentive and
by his heroic wife, who, late and early assisted in
putting up his prescriptions and others that came
in. In the hearts Of the Portsmouth people there
is erected monument Of gratitude to this family
that will last as long as the fearful remembrance
of the desolating scourgc. In this mention of DIR.
d. there is no intention TO be invidious. A Il did
their parts nobly and unselfshy, but think there
has been much less said Of him than he richly de-
served to have been said in both grateful and
complimentary spirit. Sc IS ssEsuf7#
The work goes hriskly in the navy yard
again. There are about AGO men at work The
Roanoke, one of the six new steamers, will be
launched early In December. But for the fever. il
might have kissed tho brow of Neptune" by the
first Of October. As intend, on another occasion,
70 give you q detailed statement Of matters in this
dock yard, viii conclude for the present
fi -f3s NEWTON