Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-10-31
Scenes in Virginia.
THE VICTIMS.

Only half has been told, in relation to
the fearful scenes in Norfolk and Ports>
mouth. The ltchmond Wing which
came to hand a day or two ago, contains
Two obituary notices-one of Mrs. Eliza
B. WhLtlc, wife OF Commodore Whittle,
OF the U. 5. Navy, aged Al, the other of
Arthur S. WhittIe, the eldest son, aged
81. 1t apoars that the mother had made
arrangements to leave the city accompa>
MED by her children. But she was at
tackled on the night before her expected
departure, and soon was Frustrated in
death. The eldest son Arthur, being in
formed of the said event, exclaimed,
Now | am ready to de-" and soon af-
ter expired. The Rev. Dr.. Armstrong,
of Norfolk, has written glowing letter
descriptive Of some of the incidents Of the
pestience, a portion Of which we subioin
" Let US stop first in this house near
the main street of the citv. A widowed
mother and two Of her children have been
buried from this home within the last ten
days, aud the three remaining children,
all recovering. have been removed to the
residence of an uncle, in another part Of
the town. In the upper story, there is il
maiden lady with the three orphan chill
dren OF a deceased sister living, or rather
they were living yesterday, but ali down
with the fever and the lady, Miss E. f.
H., apparently near her end. Can any
thing be done for them to>day Let us
enter and see. The children are all bet
ter but the aunt is breathing her last-the
physical agony of death is passed and life
is going out like the tlickcring candle in
It's socket. A sister has stolen away from
her own sick son and daughter that she
may close her eyes and nurse sent BY
our kind nclghborS Of Charleston is there
also. All we can do here is to 90 and
secure her coffin. She told me ycster-
day that she should die; but death had
no tcrrors for her.
Now that we have gotten the coffin,
let us enter another door, not far from
our church. Here too there are two fa>
miles living, but all of both families have
the fever. ~ kind physician from Savan~
nah has been doctor and nurse both, and
the mother in each family is now SO far
recovered as to help the other little
Provisions sent from Baltimore, have
supplied them. Can we do anything for
them All seem to be on the mend !;
and what is most needed, is some soup
for those who are beginning to feel like
eating again. But how shall it be got
for them the soup house OF the Howard
Association is in Market Square, and not
one here can so. An elder Of the Church
took their pitcher and brought the soup
to them yesterday, but he is by the bed
side of his dying brother now. Their
pastor will bring it for them to>day.
The hour for morning service has
arrived. Two of, churches are open
open to>day. One of the Episcopal chur>
CheS and my own. A mere handful have
come up to the Lords house and vet,
blessed be God, enough to claim the Mas
tcr's presence on his own terms, "Whcre
two or three are gathered in my name,
there am in the midst OF Them The
congregation all come forward and &C.
cupy some eight or nine pews, immedi~
ately in front of the pulpit and l stand in
their midst. Our sick and afflicted ones
are remembered in our prayers-our alb
sent ones are not forgotten and it is
pleasant to think that many fervent
prayer is offered by them in our behalf
A congregation of twenty seven persons
in one of the three largest Presbyterian
churches in Virginia, and this, when there
is but one other church open in the CITY
And yet, in so far as l know, all our own
people were there who could be; those
in the city who were not there, were Ell
Their sick or with the sick. Amere hand
full we we're but it was good to be .here.l'
Posr OFF1cE AFFAIRS. Isaac Carder
has been appointed postmaster at Fetter-
man. Taylor county, vice David G. Nor
ris, resigned.