The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-23
THE YELLOW FEVER AT NORFOLK AND PORTS


We copy the following from the Norfolk Beacon of Tues
day morning;
awe regret that Dr. Stone compelled to leave in
the three o'clock yesterday afternoon to take pas
Thursday lie has been engaged daily and nightly in visit
ing the sick in the city at the City Hospital and has paid
two visits TO the Naval Hospital. He promptly went
wherever he invited He has given all physicians
the benefit, OF his professional experience and observation
in yellow fever in New Orleans His visit and that
Of Drs Permission and Freeman have had most happy e
feet ON afflicted community, giving confidence
and alaying apprehension The disease pronounced
be Of less malignant type yesterday and the cases &c
yield readily TO treatment The weather has been
cooler for days the thermometer having fallen TWEEN
iy-scur degrees DIR. Permission will remain some days
longer.
ave regret that under present circumstances the c
zens OF Norfolk unable tender these gentlemen
some appreciation of their phlanthropic visit.
"Mss Andrews of Syracuse, who has been attending on
the sick at the hospital brought up from ulappi yes
erday by bis honor Mayor Woods and she attend
ing the sick family OF Capt Guy chief of police who
regret learn, Is quite i'll together with all bis family
The mayor and all others who have witnessed the
tons Miss A. speak in the very highest terms OF hei
phanthropic and interchangeable attention TO the sick bot
al the hospital and in the city,
REPORT or THE BOARD HEALTH.
NORFOLK, August 20, 1855
Report for the ght hours ending at o'clock
p.
Seldons points Mrs Friedman 90 Gains Hotel Eliza SUIT
tons child, Rheas lane; II. C. Barclay 40, Main stree
Mrs Samuel Drummond Bank street Miss Marah Hughes
Church street Miss Maone IL Church street servant al
Gains Hotel &C. servant of Thos II. Lee Bermuda street
Mr. Gbbonss child, O. Main street; Mrs. Souths child 3
Reds lane Miss Emeline Amand &c. Duke street negro
boy Alex 81 owned by b. b. Walters lane back of Church
street. Richard Galiress, l2T Water street; Mrs j. g.
Haton 80 Fen Church street Miss Eugenia lie Page 25
Main streets Thos Jennings 81 Charlotte street. white
man, name unknown about &c. Total, 10.
Two deaths in the hospital.
1t will be seen from the following from the Norfolk Her
aid the change in the weather has not had the bene
cia effect anticipated
"A thunderstorm Friday evening, followed by
heavy rains during the night aud the afternoon of Saur
day has caused remarkable change from the previously
excessive hot weather TO unusually cool temperature
The change appears have been unorabe to the sick
and the number OF deaths since the change Of weather has
considerably increased though as far as we have ascer
tanned there has been no increase Of sickness,
"The disease IL will he by obituary record IL
embracing wider field than heretofore and Of
estimabc citizens falling victims TO il, Six am
lies in Fen Church. between Holt and Main Streets have
been visited by H. and in Of them the destroyer has
claimed his victim, Mrs j. q H. IIattou,
awe are Panied 10 that Passed Mdshipmau Jones
United States navy who had been III Of the fever at tn,
Naval Hospital, died Sunday.
apr Schooheld and Mr. Jno. Emmerson Of Portsmouth
who III Of The fever al the Naval Hospital are both
pronounced 10 be couvalescentn
The subjoned Geographic despatch contains the --latest
intelligence from Norfolk and Portsmouth
"BALrfmoRE Aug 22--By private letters dated August
20 and 81, we learn the following facts;
Among the la Portsmouth are those Of DIR
Maupn, and Rev. Mr. Dcvlin, Catholic priest
Deaths In PorsmouthStepheu Janies of paralysis,
soldier of the war OF 1919 Of the fever lady from New
York residing in Mr. Coverts family, unknown
Nearly all Capt GUYS family arc down.
VIM. Inse Solomon Cherry, and Nm q. Whitehead
died al Waters Hotel, Norfolk
The infection fast spreading over hitherto healthy
parts OF the city
iloratio Moore is dead.
HThos T. Jennings Of Norfolk Of the firm Of g. W. Far
ant 4 Co. il Stad also, Mrs. J. g. n. Hatton.
III ala. .Ttl a l.
aThe letters give a most gloomy aspect One ritter
states that enough living win be len bury the
dead
eMr Briggs who Jeff Washington a frw days since
solicited and bis expense has entered upon his do
tics His stout heart almost fails at the desola-
ton around him.