Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-21
from Tho Fe:o-s5u-s EXIre.. Sept cO.l
YELLOW FEVER IN NORFOLK AND PORTS

JAMES Roy MIcOC. Scc'ry.
From III" Petersburg Express Sept co.
YELLOW FEVER IN NORFOLK AND PORTS
MOUTH.
]: IS stated that the number Of intc-ln"n:s III Nor
folk ON TUESDAY,, ran-cl between t!Iir:v-livc and thr-
". The precise nGInbe!, our Informant could not as
cr.ta!n.
An"nr the deaths il mentioned that OF DR.. G. L.
tps.,ur, 4 MOS: cNcc..:1t man, ali H"'e lhSs''!af'
lis age wcs at"U. IS Ecars. and !:c leaves a ncar'-
broken wife, ar. enhn wa or three scar chid!eH'
to, yonu. :" fraiiEc their soA loss. Dr.. l. a, the
':,nc uf :s i, g:il was physician !" the Us. Marine
Il ,,pt,! .: Euri,ik. lis .rath ~n- incorrectly re-
ported in y,stt.iay's .s>E-. ii" i"i no -: M
Il. tue ul-I ii -! Iucsr:t.. ia.a Information We nave N
Ia. pn>:.rrIrt ! III a .s!icr wc!.iea ~ Portsmouth !e'tcr-
day morning, AMI L:ici a 6"'cl,"k.
Mr. JOAN Iu".a. n h':hly pF"mimcn: merchant o.
Norfolk. ia also r-p"T;cH dead. mr.. l. wa" q ssm,Ir-
mai Of !a:gc means, AID n member I" the Confeii-
ton O; ~ ami 81, to revise the Stale Constitution
Josiah Wills, Esq, nn old merchant OF Norfolk city
and prrsiIcut Of IN" Virginia Bank is reported dead
Capt. George +. Guy, Ill old hisi!y csteeinca GU
zen ot Norfolk, Well known for many years pat as
Chef Ut Police, inns suffered q relapse, wc regret To
hter, and is rsain down with The Fever. Ills vii"
is also sick again with the Fever. Capt q. lost an
Interesting grand Child on tuesday h'aut' VIZ u'eu
OF the prevailing. cp!ricmic.
Two Miss Mck.aGcrs, sisters, and lovely young
ladies', are among the dead. They are relatives o!
Pur.ur De Brcc of the L. 5. Navy.
Vim. V. Robinson, Il we'll known shoe merchant,
was thought 10 be dying hight before lass tS'nce
then he las died
l.. S.usser, a most extensive conicctioncr and trait
dealer, who fled To Baltimore TO escape tho scourgt
has died in that city.
Vim. Read, ESD, the opponent Of Hunter Woods,
Esq, f- the Mayorary last June, is exceedingly ILL.,,
4 gentleman informs lie, that he has seen a letter,
winch stale. Iha; the Rev. Icnnidas Smith, Professor
OF Mathematics in The Norfolk Fcmnle Seminary, :
dead. lAs DR.. Smith has many very near relatives
in Petersburg, we thiEk it our duty to state, there
must be come mistake about this. We are mailing
the Express to the Rev. Lconiias Smith at Warren.
ton, y. e., and have been dom. 70 for several days.
Tho Rev. .iri-;ii-s Smith, Il brother If The gentle
man above referred TO, was in Norfolk when las:
heard from, ab"uI four dhys since. The rover has
swept oil several members ri; this inter gentleman r
family, but We trust he j. stu Wei
Mr.. james w. Wyatt, Il venerable old citizen OF
Norfolk, aud well known as 3 wood mcasurcr, IS sud
to Do dead.
Mrs. Frances Green, we regret to hear. il dead
So also ia Mr.. Charles Shueter, and MIR. Jones OF
Frnchu:cl street.
Dr. Robert II. Gordon, Health Officer Tor the Port
Of Norfolk, was dying Tuesday evening; and DR.:
Robert Is. TuGstHil was exceedingly i'll. Should
these two last mentioned gentlemen die, II Will make
about nine resident physicians tina; have been carried
10 their graves by the Fever.
Mrs. Mary Cialt, wifi Of tho Postmaster, Alexander
Galt, Esq is COnva!esocnt.
Considerable difficulty is experienced at tho Post
Office in consequence uf the scarcity OF assisiants.-
Inc llti!s are inlCII EcI1N tu, Dui We MI" '"S "''Nh-
+. NJ, does his bsst under the circumstances.
Correspondence of the Petersburg ~EIprcss.l
PoErsAoriH, Sept Is, F.. NJ.
AZ supposed and 90 stated, the cool, damp wca-
th,.r Inns added largely tn the bills of mortality.
From .un ret yesterday 10 the same time to-day,
there have been TwENrr-fouR DEATHS, including
those in the Naval Hospital.
As far IA can send You the names OF the victims:
Mr.. James Dresser; Mr-. MGry Magistrate, former
~ Bvw.ll: Mr.. b.. Brady: Alexander Saunders child;
trs,rrt Murden's son about, 10 years Of age
James Suidrr; Levi Lane Mr-. Maria Bu-hi Thomas
Ermerson's child; Joseph Manning; Jcsse Porch;
Ralph Keeling; George rrnLlctnI, son of Henry
P.ndletnu; Mrs Sarah Craig; Henry Crimson; Mrs.
Mary Matthias; Thomas, II slave OF Edward Wonycutt;
Amo. Edwards, Jr.; Jesse y. Ncalc; Robert a.
Graves.
John c. Davis and nson of Mrs. J. E: Wilson aro i'll.
John 4. Foreman, Mrs. K. Singleton, Mrs. farrlsh
and M.a. Gardner, nrc improving.
!. NJ. Jnhns;ua's family: Alexander E:hTIdge's also;
Mrs. G.. G. Webb aud David Uverby'a, ar' nearly al
SICK.
were, IL in number; to-day l63; AMI on Saturday
l3n-mukin- 40 orders for the three days cnd there
were only twcn,y-unc families who had more than
ono order during the tree days.
The above vii. give you some idea OF The hmnun. OF
dcs;itulion among us. We are doing very we'll now
with the aid of our friends abroad, but dread the
winter, when fear ihes" supp!ie. vii! be cut OF.
P.S Slrr. II. ga M.--Jcssc y. Vealc and Mr.
James Britton's wifi" are both dead this morning.
Yous truly, GosroRr.
Correspondence of the Diapatch.l
NORFOLK Ho-PIrAL, .
September $50 =. VI.
The mortality is on the decrease. We have this
day ,wa-Jamcs Mccormick nnd one kcnliy, a Ger
n.nn- in the Hospital. Oar book keeper. Geo. Read,
One Of cur best friends, was taken this day, bnt his
case is Of a mild character. We hope soon to see
him resume his place among lis. y" other admit
lance this day. Ii appears the fever is ravaGinc the
poorer class Of people who reside on tho outskirts 81
Inc town. They positively refuse To come to the
Hosrj,al, from what cause we cannot tell. Tho total
| amuunr nf deaths in the town yesterday was thirty,
and to-day il appea.s to harc augmented.
Mr.. Henry Myers. Of your city, returned amongst
ia to-day, resulnins his arduoGs labor' rs Steward Of
ou- Hospital.
We have had ton of our patients dismissed during
the fort y-c!sl.t hni.rF. y. Ii.
NORFOLK Asu PoRrsHnurH.-TIe correspondent
IL the Petersburg Express from Portsmouth aids tn"
! ;olinwinc name, IL til" IL; II dead:
,Jns, Dresser. Rnacr: Murder, Mr.. Alex. Saunders,
! Levi LAM, is. Manning.
! Th.r, arc now about 81 men At work IN the Navy
Ynri: tho number "i the I"il IS i'"'o. HE 'icstiiu
ton in the town is very Treat and wagon loal- "f
nrpvi.iors have 10 he sent from the store i;c!c, into
IN. country, where citizens have cn'D'Tpcd ont. Tic
ov.,rrmrii, whose trade L. stnrrci, suffer severely.
The Norfolk correspondent ct IN" lnt"iIiconcer re-
cords among the dcnd thu n6mc7 ui lhos. Gilbert, Mrs.
Jno. D.. Gordon, Mrs. Francis A.. Pcrr;cr, Mr.. Sykes,
Alexander Watt, Fannie G.. Jones, daughter of Rev.
Mr.. .Jcncs, s, W. On.ten. Washington street, Mrs..
lame Drrwrv. Mr.. l.. II. Gibsnn's daughter, Mr..
Jas. Wells. Garter Tr:rnnt died ncar Norfolk, Jnu.
Green of the Navy Yard, Michael Glannan, two
children Of Mr. Lockwood, Ed. Watson, Shoemaker,
Mr.. Times, Charlotte street, Franklin Daley, Prohy's
Lane, Mrs. Cuthrcil, Bank street, Miss Mack!nder,
Robert Sanders of Richmond.
Drs. Gordon thealth oiiicer) and Iuns'all were
dying NJ last accounts. Frederick Clarke has re-
covered. The ui-rnen, OIL the lIth reached 80.
The subscriptions from Odd Follows W 10 ms time
arc-
virsiui, Lodge, No, /. saf; Jclnrson Lodge, No.
/. SlG: Madison Lodge. No. d. s30; Friendship Loigo,
No. 10, SOS; Monroe Lodge. No. $ aIUG; Franklin
Lodge. Nh. Is. $50; App"na:iox Lodge, Eo:l6. 500;
Lynchburg Lodge, No. II, $3.50; Smithtcli Lodge,
No. ~, $2o; Caledonia Lodge, No. %, So: Gratitude
Lodge, No. ~; 800: Winchester Lodge, No. -, S5n:
Louicun Lodge, No. ID, S25; Charity Lodge, No. y,
ass; Highland Lodge, No. 81. go; William Tell
Lodge, No. 81, S!5: faTkrrsburg Lodge, No. 81, $40;
Orphaus' Friend LniIc, No. IS, sic; Adrlphin LodgH,
M. i7, geo; Central Lodge. No 81, SIS; Eureka
Lo!rc, No. 81. 500; McCabc Lodge, No. %, So;
No. 50, sjj; Snickcrsvile Lodge, M. 81, 500 Maroon
Lodge. No. 81. so; independence Lodge, No. 6s
slU: Ridreway Lodge, No. ~, stu; bowling Green
Lodge, No. -. $il; Kanawha Lodge. No. %, SO;
Covenant Lodge, No. -, $5I: Panoih Lodge, No. 81
So; Glover Hill Lodge, No. s., $50; Allegheny
LODGE. No. %, s25: Columbia Lodge, No. 9S, SIS;
Wicomico Lodge, No. %, $50; lila Lodge, No. iol,
$40; Henderson Lodge, No. lbs, SlOO; Equality
Lodge, No. It's, S2U: Rockingham Lodge, No. Ill,
$40; Aurora Lodge, No. ll6. Sl62 5o.
STEAM FERRY.-The enterprisins town OF Guyan'
dotte, Cabcll county, lie about having q steam terry