New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-24
r,ou tn, BaI,im-e San. Aug. p.

Oyr latest inteis from Norfolk aud Portsmouth,
received Yesterday indicates no dimlnutlon IN inc
ravsees OF the yellow fever IN either place Inc NOR
taiy in Norfolk continues to range from 10 to IL per
day al il Portsmouth from l2 to 10 per day we
have the following letter from our correspondent:
Correspondence Of The BaitiH ore Sun
NORFOLK, Aug. 21-1l p NJ.
TIE weather to-day is gradually waxiog warmer,
which fear will tend to Increase the cases Of fever Tor
few GAYS at Ienst The barometer however Indicates
dry atmosphere, and the prospects are favor ble to
its 70 continuing.
You will have perceived from my reports Of deaths
by fever that the average mortality his not increased
III &C the disease became epidemic, having rteahiy
rupgeo between 10 snd - day. Aud my reports are
A. t ary true be had for beside tue records oil
tie Howard Association which are embofed III the
rtdort of The Board OF Health, have access to the
rassbooks of the undeTtak ems, and have yet 70 hear
that al, oue has been buried without coffin.
fort OF TO tsn you in my last that some reckless
scoupdrel made attempt on Saturday night to adl
10 the lorroIs Of the pertlenee those OF cohhagaon
me Beacon Office was fire about 10 o'clock, In
the ctnd story under the steps leading 10 the thrd
Ii WAS most provide niial that the ire was discovered
before il had got well under way, as that part OF me
ci'y almost eutIey dtsered by us inhabtaots ana
few there be bold enough TO p4ss through its Infection
st nj h as it was friends arrived IN time 10 queucn
lie flames and the obly damage sustained was the
destiuciion of or eight bundles OF paper, whch
were piled uncer the sieps insurance. coVoed the
loss and The Beacon sOes on as usual.
The Howard Association issued yesterday 100 orders
for provisions. Allowing five persons 10 each family,
which il a fair average, you have yoO le sons who
we're relieved in ote day ymany ot whom but tor that
relief would row be suffering from the gnawngs OF
burp,r Norfolk wae never so afflicted before. War
ard silence have ragged in and around her In DAYS
cone by bot her peope never had TO seek chariy ln
inch hers as IL wings one heart 10 see tue
downc,st look and hear the sad tale s0bbed out by
,bo.e WHO heretofore have been well TO do 10 the
world when they 10 apply for rehe Tor suner'
mo family. Venly men LeeG STOUT bearis and siIohg
n1ye. in these DAYS Of tie pesence that walketh a;
Gp,crday.h
The number Of orders issued up TO this time to-day
Is over lOO and will doubt exceed tha' OF yester-
dsy IT is therefore fair to say that IN two days t9ere
viii have been upwaros Of 1900 persons relieved oy
the association. Thank God, the means are al hand,
and are daily increasing.
Tie distress among DO class Of our population Is
greater than among the free negroes OF who we
have large numbtr in the city, whose usual occups-
tious Or dTay men washerwomen aud se4mstrss7es'
have been broken up by the general deseron ann sus
ueusion of tusiness. The fever too contrary 70 e1
ference preyaii smorg the coored people, thougn
of TO 80 great an extent among the wIes. Hho"
of a great many sick with H. and of several deaths
There ave four in my own family, one conVaesceh',
whose cGse was so singular thai Dr; Sole oa w
Orleans was in, uced TO yisi hun. lie lay iOur Gays
Ike man beastlJ drunk, unable to aTlcuaie more
than lev words and perfectly mPenetf abe 10 ene,
psrsusson OF e. u wand, before yellow JACK sno"ed
lis colors After that it was thrty-S hours before ue
h,c~u cor -c,ous When DR.. Stone saw him be pre-.
s,ribed brandy teddy, which acted IKE acnaIDi anu
lie has been doing well ever slnce
Both DIR. Stone aud DIR Pension cay that IN poPot-
ton 10 the number Of cases the oeaibs have De-
fewer than in their Practice in New-OIeaos ana II
seems that msjOriy Of our doctors folio" toe sane
mode of treatment N vogue with them, whcn con-
sss in tie main of the bot mustard oa,h in he nist
insiarce calonel and quiuine followed by CASTOR Oh
al 8 constant s~eatingmusfaTd pla- ers on zoe legs
end hack of tie ne, k. ice 70 the head, unI tne ie1
l. broken tien email doses of quinine II rms proves
suces- sful csreiul nursing Il strictly en9o'lel-.ee
Egbest eruel or soup ICED emOnate htte HG'ti INC
/ only food ano drink alo RCsi FOX several days
A. id in former leiisr, ne fever SCI Us 70 haFe
sr,esd north from the Infected disrlct, ani those
,ireets vbirh connect directly with u, slo"inK ioe
drsuctt have be greater uunher OF gases 10 mem
/ nc reroIts ON Portsmouth ere suii unavoIanie.
TIE mortality there has exceeded thst on Tie soe te
| water py three or four daY-caused, douote'', ~
tie rsturn Of meoy persons whose ilnds did nol aoN
/ Of fhti- n usii II . away until irost.
The umber Of oises IL tlis cry no" unael lee'
| ufut will raace between &25 anf 20.
pr Store of New Orleans iefi Norfolk on MonlaY'
/ takng iie boat for BaltiDore- Df. "m. IL; Free
nan. DeuoDstraior Of Anatomy IN he Pau-deP'ii
Cole of Mec'cire arrived IN Noriols on Situr
csy s-d fe Sered biz services A. long - de-lr'.d na
h,,n A. sipr I'd 10 DUTY IL TIE city "lin Df. Moore
,Jss Apcrows Of Syracuse, who has oeei, A,lendin.
e sicl q Iuleppi Hospital, IS no~ i1e -ci
fsniIy Of Csps Guy, IN the CITY, Zhe HTs'd One