Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-22
DIR. f. D. FENNER.

DR. E. D. FENNER.
This eminent physician. and warm hearted gen.
tleman, who has recently spent some three or four
weeks in the Howard Infrmary,' at Norfolk, is
in this city, sojourning for few days with his
friend DR.. John Bragg
As is known, perhaps to nearly all our readers,
Dr. F. is resident of New Orleans, but upon hear
ing Of the epidemic in Norfolk, very kindly volun-
teered his services the deeply stricken people OF
that afflicted city. We had the pleasure of an in
terriew with DR.. F. yesterday, and were much in
terested i'm his conversation concerning the Fever,
not only in Norfolk, butal in New Orleans, where
he has for the last fifteen years been familiar wiCh
he epidemic. The DR.. thinks the idea of the pre-
vailing epidemic being African fever, indeed any
other than Yellow Fever, only in very malignant
FORM to be simply ridiculous. He informed that
in New Orleans the Yellow Fever has frequently
ragged with the most intense malignity, almost who'll
ly failing yield TO the ordinary course of treat
ment, as for Instance in '53; while the succeeding
summer it would appear in very mild form, and
readily succumb to the treatment usually adopted
He says the same is the case, with regard to many
other fevers and cited Scarlet Fever particularly
In regard to the atmosphere being infected with
anmaicuse, which is inhaled into the system, thus
producing the disease, opinion which believe
is generally entertained, DR.. Fenner expresses some
doubt lie says that the atmosphere in Yellow Fe-
districts is precisely the same to all appearances,
as that inhaled the tops of the Alleghanes. You
nothing, smell nothing, and taste nothing, any
more than when inhaling the pureSt atmosphere
that is breathed. The most experienced chemists
nent part, that is not found in the atmosphere of
districts where Yellow Fever has never been known.
DIR. f. thinks, however, there is certainly cause
for the disease-it must have an orlgin-and he
thinks the State and Federal Governments, should
appropriate sufficient amount of money to COM
pensate experimental and scientific Medical Board,
who could thus devote their whole time and atten
ton to the matter. We most cordially concur
with the DR.. The disease has assumed most
alarming aspect-its ravages heretofore confined to
southern cities and towns, is graduly extending its
way northward, destroying human life, gripping
the business prospects of hourishng cities and pro-
ducng state Of things truly appalling in every
light that we may view it. The subject deem
one of paramount importance-indeed mere dollars
and cents snh: into utter insignfcance when com
pared to Tive think the Government should take
the subject into consideration Immediately, and it
can be prevented, millions of dollars would not be
TOO much to eNpend in accomplishing the object
The Doctor in the course of his remarks, alluded
to many Of the prominent citizens OF Norfolk that
he had with the disease on them, and cited
many instances where the subject had the final
summons with more than heroic hrmnesS. The
death of VIM. Z. CrNNINGHAM, Esq, editor o the
Norfolk Beacon, is represented as being one OF eX-
uaordnary calmnesS and compoSure. The third day
after the fever made its appearance, and when the
crisis arrived the fever was entirely subdned but
left the system very much Frustrated Stimulants
were administered and every effort made to revive
gradually sunk, like lamp the oil of which has
run out, and finally brcathed his last, without a
struggle groan, "a sweet smile playing
has countenance even in death.
Dr. Fcnner has very kindly furnished US with the
following statement, which we insert with more than
ordinary chccflness, from the fact, that of our
Norfolk correspondents (now alas no more,) fur
niShrd us with paragraph or two early in the pre-
seat mouth, which well calculated to disparaSe
the professional reputation of Dr. f. and his noble
coinpeers at the lntirmary
H,Iort az tie He3c " 10 YARD LNEIRH4Rl" |
%f N"u@th, from 4ug"St 29th, @hen it ocas FIRST
olehed, to Friiay last, September IA:
Whole number of admissions 1913 of which 143 |
were whites and 30 blacks.
Whole number of deaths SO.
Total of discharges IS.
Number remaining in the house 46, of VIII CHI 81 |
are whites and Is blacks.
The rate OF mortality So per cent, or 1 in
, 50 of the admissions.
This MORTALITY will compare most favorabiy with
my lato'c Fcccr Hospital that ever opened in
any part Of the world and when it is considered |
nat patients admitted in all stages of the dis
'aSc; that some of them actually "torib"nd,
md that nearkY ha!J' the der hs "ccurred orithim !
hTY i'"rS Grter admission, the general result VIII
ppear still more satisactory.-Psts. Express.