Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-31
From Norfolk and Portsmouth,.


pestilencc was stayed in its fightfu ravages. But
alas, the hope soon vanished. The weather having
become suddenly very cool, and otherwise unfavor-
able, large number Of new cases manifested them
selves In few hours, and for the "a hours ending
at ~ o'clock, F. M, on "Wednesday, the number
Of deaths was II. Among the victims, we regret
to say, are DR.. Thompson, Of Baltimore, and DR..
Cannon of Norfolk. In Portsmouth, on Tuesday,
there were 10 deaths, and only I on Wednesday
up to l o'clock, but there, as in Norfolk, great
many new cases are reported, some 80 or 40 on
Tuesday and Wednesday. We subjon the follow,
ing letter from the correspondent of the Baltimore
SUM-
NoRroLK, August 30, ~ P. NJ
have little more leisure to-day, but am still so
pressed for time that cannot write you as fully as
could wish. You must, therefore, be content
with rapid account of what has happened since
my last.
The fever If anything, is on the increase. New
cases are constantly occurring Few, very few,
Of us are now left to tell the sad story. Among
the new cases are DR.. Halson, his mother, and sis
ter; Rev. Messrs. Wills and Debrill Ignatius Hig-
gins, Col Simon Stone, Mrs. Capt. Starke, w. II.
Garnett, young Elliott young Hastings, Zone of the
| Beacon boys and number of others.
| Dr. Higgins Is doing well. Dr. Constable is very
sick; SO are the two Drs. Nash. DR.. Cannon died
yesterday. Ex-Mayor Stubs and family are con-
valescent thanks to the excellent nursing of Capt
Boyd. DR.. Thompson, of yonr city, died at the
National last night. Mary Eliza Starke, daughter
of the late Captain Sarke, United States Marines,
died also last night. Our condition is truly de-
plorable No one seems to be safe for moment.
Our own, as well as the physicians from other
places--of whom there are some ten or twelve
here-are constantly on the go, and some of them
are nearly worn out
Such Is the state of things in the city-without
mayor council or magistrates, or public officers
of any kind-that public meeting is spoken of for
| the purpose Of selecting some suitable person to
take charge of the police of the city, which will be
put under martial law. Capt Bowden would be
| the man for the emergency did his health admit
but he is still too feeble to undertake so arduous u
duty Post. Ferguson, the interchangeable President
of the Howard Association, would also make an
excellent Chief of Police; but he already has too
much to attend to.
Things in Portsmouth do not appear to be so
bad as they were a few days ago. The number of
deaths has decreased there, but there are great
many new cases. No hope is entertained for the
recovery of DR.. Trudgen
Patients at both the Julapp and Naval hospi-
tails are for the most part doing very WELL And
tai uses. Its accommodations are sufficient for
several hundred patients. Drs. Fcnnerand Beard,
two celebrated physicians from New Orleans, have
taken charge. and are now busy arranging the
wards. The hospital will go into operation to-day
The Norfolk Argus, of Wednesday, says the
weather is damp and unpleasant, with occasional
eopious showers of rain.
The Herald says that Captain Fatherly, who has
fallen victim, was formerly commander of the
victim was the driver of one of the sick carriages
He and his wife's mother died the same night
Colonel Simon Stone and Mr.. w. II. Garnett, who
are down, are prominent members of the Howard
Association Office.
letter, speaking of the death of Miss Marga-
ret Manning in Portsmouth, says:
Together with her father and family, she left
Portsmouth upon the appearance of the fever. A
little more than week since, hearing that her
uncle (B. w. Palmer) was taken down, she, not
being able to procure vehicle to take her to Ports
mouth walked from her country retreat to that
place. distance Of seven miles, to aid in nursing
him. He, having the advantage of good nursing,
speedily recovered, when she took the fever, and
in a few days, died"
DR.. n. c. Whitehead is the Oldest magistrate
now in Norfolk, and il is stated, has assumed the
duties of Mayor Contributions continue to come
in. The visitors at the White Sulphur (Virginia)
Springs have sent 5000, and $50 have come from
Sussex county, Virginia.
There is great scarcity Of vegetables, fruit,
eggs, &c, at Norfolk, and, in order to induce the
country people TO bring on supplies, temporary
markct-house has been erectedat Fort Barbour"
the upper end Of Church street.
Among others who are sick in Norfolk, We hear
of the following:
n. Hill, VIM. Walters, DR.. VIM. Selden, John
Rogers II. X. Warrington, 0. II. ?. Warrington,
Mr.. Potter and family, VIM. Spratley and wife,
VIM. Wright, Mrs. Carroll and son, ii. Hayne
Mrs. Coney, Mrs. Todd, 0. W. Edwards, Rev. Mr.
Wills, Methodist pastor; John g. H. Iiatton, teller
of the Farmers Bank; VIM. G. Southgate, Mr.
0'Bricn, of the firm of o'Brien and Quick Mrs
Quick, wife of the latter Robt. Balls, and large
number of negroes. Kew. Mr.. Dibrell ia worse
DR.. De Castro, recently from Cuba, has the fever
Miss Sally Walker Of Manchester is recovering /;
also Miss Sarah Pitcher, at Eastvilo.
Every house on Bermuda street has one or more
cases Of fever in II. Miss Anna Camm is danger
ously III; her mother is very sick. James Harri
son, of the firm of Capps Harrison, is said TO be
dead.
A letter in the Petersburg Express, from Nor
folk, says:
II lis now conceded by all Of our physicians
that the fever has become epidemic throughout
the entire city, aud that no part even to some dis
lance beyond the suburbs, is exempt from the in
lection. As proof Of this, independent Of the
new cases that are occurring in every quarter
every one, almost without exception, complains Of
occasional nausea and wandering pains in the head,
back aud limbs. Some constitutions may go
through the season OF acclimation with this slight
affection, while others, whose systems are weaker
or more predisposed to the disease, viii have to
succumb and pass through the crisis Of the fever.
Another characteristic Of the epidemic s that
every countenance universally is tinged with a
sickly sallow hue plainly showing the deleterious
effects Of the poisonous malaria they constantly
inhaling.
Generally, II comes on with chill and severe
pain in the head, just over the eyes, and back.
Then, again, very little pain will be felt, and the
patient will go about Until his body gives way from
feelings Of exhaustion and he goes TO bed TO fall
into comatose state, and so die. His pulse, sin.
gular to say in the meanwhile, until within short
time Of his death, viii be as strong and regular as
that of well man /; and he will lay quietly like
one in drowsy state from the effects ofmorphine.
Several cases Of this kind have occurred recently
Others on the contrary, viii have no pulse at ALL
not even perceptble pulsaton Of the heart and yet
be calm and sensible. and live in that state two
days. Some have black vomit by vomiting up
ward with Others il passes through the bowels