Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-06

to find out their names-they are scattered
| about 20 In different lanes and alleys-aEd
| only note prominent ones
] 1t BEN, found impossible 10 dig single
Ems placed in layers above each other, and so
filed up with lime and dirt
| FROM PORTSMOUTH.
| Another good man has fallen, Capt David
ID. Fiske, the Mayor of Portsmouth, died Of
the prevailing epidemic, at that place, on
Tuesday morning, after an illness of about
eight days. Thus has persisted another Of the
noblest works Of God, I" an honest man =" The
| writer of this knew the deceased well; having
been associated with him both in this city and
Portsmouth; and can truly testify that the
scourge has not deprived that place Of better
eitizen-one more devoted to its interests or
untiring in his efforts for her advancement
For about eight years he had been engaged In
editing and Publishing the Transcript; and
had bufeted the storms of life with an indom.
liable spirit, surmounting the many obstacles
incident to the profession of an editor and pub
Il
he might be comfortable in his declining years,
when the fell-destroyer claimed him, and he is
hurried to that "bourne whence no traveller
returns" But our feelings will not permit us
to dwell on this subject-it is mournful that so
many of our friends should have been cut
down; still more so that he, too should be
numbered with the dead. He was born near
| Concord, N. H., where he served an appren-
| ticeship at the printing business under Isaac
| Hill, of the Patriot, and removed to Ports
mouth about 1889, where he resided until his
| death, except for short time he was In this
city filling the situation of foreman in the
Office of the United States Journal. He was
| and Eve children.
| The correspondent of the Petersburg Ex-
press confirms the report Of the death of the
Mayor of Portsmouth, in letter dated on the
| 4th inst, saying:
~ deeply regret to inform you that the ex-
cellent and efficient Mayor Of Portsmouth, d.
| ID. Fiske, Esq, has followed his noble compeer
| in philanthropy and good works, the lamented
| Woods Of Norfolk to the tomb.
cat half-past seven this morning, after a
fever, he quietly and calmly breathed his last.
Poor Portsmouth is not her fate indeed hard |
| one! To say nothing of the scores Of other |
| noble souls and good citizens, that have been |
swept off by this terrible scourge, the loss of
| Trugien and Fiske in one week, i. indeed
| heavy blow, and well calculated to unnerve the
| stoutest heart"
Among the large number down with the
| fever in Portsmouth, are Whitcomb Ashton, of
| the post Office, and Robt B. Mcdonald, tie
only remaining printer in that place; the
| others having either died o. left Young Ash
ton had remained at the post Office performing
| the duties of postmaster, clerk, ard mail car
rier-nObly redeeming his pledge to the absent |
| postmaster that he should remain at his post |
until taken from it-until be was sent to the |
hospital. This young man deserves, and will |
no doubt receive, some testimonial from the |
citizens of Portsmouth, for thus keeping up the
regular mails between that and other places. |
| Mr.. VermiliOn, a young man of that place who |
has had the fever, has been placed at the post |
Office to attend during the sickness of young |
Ashton.
Through letters received this morning We |
| learn there are about three hundred fever pa
tients in the hospital (the old Exchange build |
ing) at Norfolk; the writer of one Of them sta
yard adjoining found thirty dead bodies; await
| ing burial no doubt.
In Portsmouth. Charles Simmons and his |
wife's mother Mrs. Parker have recovered; |
Mrs. Brawner is down with the fever.
DR. VIM. Collins is unwell and confined to the |
house, but not with the fever.
THE LATEST.
I'll
Correspondence of the Evening Stsr.l
STEAMER LOUISIANA, September
The fever in Portsmouth still RACES with its |
accustomed violence, there being no diminu. |
ton of Deaths want, suffering, and nursing |
ard bodies going to their last resting place |
meets tho eye on every turn, and none but |
those who are witnesses to such scenes can, |
| for moment, imagine to what extent this poor |
town is suffering. Death is not confined 10 any
| set or condition of people, but all have SUI |
cred, and in some instances whole families |
| have been swept from earth. When these |
scenes will stop, none can tell
| For the last eighteen hours, ending at II |
| o'clock to-day, there has been twenty-one |
deaths, ten whites and eleven blacks. Among |
the whites, the following are the names so far |
| as they can be ascertained, viz:
| Richard Williams, master brickmason, navy /
| yard; Washington George, patent maker, |
navy yard; Mrs. Thomas D. White John |
Perks, Miss Buckner, Mr. Richardson, old Dr. |
| Nicholson, of Newtown.
| The following doctors were carried to the |
Naval Hospital this morning Drs Howle, of |
| Richmond, Va. Bryant, of Philadelphia; Az |
| pell, of do; Marshall, Of Baltimore. Mr.. |
| Theodore Stricken, nurse.
The following named persons are doing well, |
| improving, and with every prospect of recov- |
| cry hrs. Emma Boutwell,; the whole Of DIR. |
| Kings family; Miss Daughtory, (she having |
| had the vomito;'l son of Capt. Saml. Forbes;
| all of Wells Cooper's family; Miss Rosa Bout |
well has been considered well for some few
days
L. Brady, attached to the silroad, has been
| attacked; also two Of his children. John
French, conductor on the railroad, is said to
be improying-he is at the United States Hos
pital; also young Whit Ashton, at the same
place. Miss Augusta Pendleton is comfortable
and doing well; also the children of Mrs VIM.