Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-12

from those cities.
The Baltimore American learns from DR..
Maud, who came passenger in the steamer
Louisiana, at that port, yesterday, that DR..
Morris, who was on Sunday reported as being
down with the fever, is doing well and will
probably recover.
The disease is represented as very fatal to
the negroes, Is they are what the doctors call
"bad patients, F" refusing in many instances to
take medicine when attacked, generally ex-
pressing wish to die, complaining of ''mis-
cry in the head, - or "misery in the shoulder"
The detail of suffering in individual cases
and in whole families is almost too narrowing
for publication. In some instances, the mas
ter, the mistress, and servants, are all sick at
q time, and on attempting to separate the lat
ter, they if possible seek their mistress sick
room, often hiding under the bed in order that
they shall not be discovered by the physician
or nurses; many of the slaves are heard beg
cling, as last request, to be inferred with their
master, or mistress, as the ease may be-all
being alike subject to attack and death.
j. Hardy Hendren, ESQ, the assistant City
Sergeant Of Norfolk, has recovered, and ar
rived in Baltimore yesterday. He bears strong
marks of his hard usage, the fever having
completely burnt the skin from his hands and
arms.
Among the deaths at Norfolk during the
twenty -four hours ending at noon on Monday
were the following:
DR.. Craycroft, of Philadelphia.
DR.. Smith, of Columbia, Pa.
DR.. John s. Marshall, of Baltimore.
Dr.-Fleass, German physician Of Bal
timorer
DIR. Gooch, promising physician of Rich
mond
DR.. Morse, of Richmoed.
DIR. Balfour, of Norfolk, died at the Springs.
The following are the names of the victims
of the fever at Norfolk:
h. S. Bernard, James Harris, Mr.. jackson,
Miss Woodward, Miss Whitehead, Mr.. Daud-
Ter, Mr.. Steaten, two Misses Hamburys, Miss
NJ. Hutchings, John Hammer, Barbara Sudde-
way, David Christopher, Jane Simpson, -
Lewis, John Saunders, wife of Rev. Leonidas
Smith, VIM. B. Sorey, U. s. Marshal, Jasper
Menser, Frederick johnson, Howard Associa-
ton; Miss Ghieslin, Miss Hetty Revell, son of
N. b Wilroy, Mrs. Baker, S Spratt, E. Bal
lance and of family, Mrs. B. B. Walters,
Mrs. J. Selden, Miss Y. Seldom, Alex. Ferret,
Richard Hall, Mr.. Wall, Master CRANBERRY,
Geo. Barnes, Nelson Meyer, A. Briggs, James
Chearnsy, James N. Myers, Susan Flanagan,
VIM. D. Dunbar, Joseph Barron, d. Wheeler,
Howard Association; Mrs. Aristides Smith, j.
Cherry, jr., VIM. Michigan, Mr.. Robinson, J.
Cranberry, Theodore Cunningham, Miss S.
Nimmo, Mrs. Adams, VIM. Doyle, Mrs. j. NJ
Smith, Theodore Owens, Mrs. H. Harwood,
Mrs. VIM. C. Whitehead, Mrs. Stikes, Thos
Fentress, Mrs. John Alanand.
Mr.. Solomon Cherry, of Norfolk has been
very ill, but is recovering, and looks exceed
ingly feeble. He was one of "mess'' Of
seven who determined to brave it out. Five
Of the mess' have "passed away" and the
remaining two are left very much enfeebled
in health and deeply depressed in spirits.
Miss Andrews, of Syracuse, is said to be
quite we'll.
The Rev. Mr.. Wills lost one of his children
day or two ago.
Mrs Anthony Dibrell, wife of the Rev. An
thony Dibrell, and her two sons, who have
been ill with the fever, have so far recovered
as to be able to travel. They arrived in Pc
tersburg on Monday. A father and son fell
victims to the fever at Norfolk.
William Walters is able to walk about. Rev.
Mr.. O'Keefe, of the Catholic Church, and the
Rev. Mr.. Willis, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, are doing we'll.
William B. Sorey, deputy United States
marshal, and Frederick Johnston, halter, wife
and child, are also numbered with the dead.
Mr.. McEwen, foreman of the Herald, has
returned well and hearty; but Mr.. Webb, an
other printer, is down with the fever.
1t is said many of the slaves who have been
left by their owners are sickening and dying
for want Of attention.
All the surviving members of the family of
Ignatius Higgins, deceased, are said to be
down with fever.
A. Il. Leonard, Esq, of the Norfolk Argus,
is out every day, but he has four servants
down with the fever.
The widow of VIM. P. Burnham, deceased,
is dead; also a son. Mr.. b. fell a victim to
the fever but few days previous to the death
Of his wife and son.
The atmosphere of Norfolk is close, humid
and suffocating, with an average temperature
of so deg. No peculiar stenches are observa-
Bile; nor do the streets possess that filthy
character which is almost a necessary conse
quence of the utter neglect that follows the
outbreak of an epidemic The proximity of
stretch of marshy ground is believed to be an
melting cause of the malady.
A popularity Of the fever has been especial
ly remarked Soon after the attack, the
skin of the sohite patients takes on yellowish
tinge, similar to that of a lemon or orange.
Black patients undergo a similar metamor-
phosis-their hue changing to bronze. In all
cases, the progress of the fever is very rapid
and very often fatal.
The following was the whereabouts of the
following physicians at Portsmouth ON Sunday
last DR.. Gelbardt, dead DR.. Mierson, of
Philadelphia, gone home; DR.. Cole, do, gone
home; DR.. Rizier, do, went home with the
fever, but returned on Saturday; DR.. Aspill,
do, ill at hospital DR.. Handicrib, do, i'll !;
DR.. Bryant, do, dead; DR.. Kennedy, do, ILL.,;
DR.. Marshall, of Baltimore, dead; Drs Web
ster and Walters, of Baltimore, still up; DIR.
Howle, Of Richmond, dead; DR.. Mcdowell,
do, still up; DR.. Crow, do, better
FROM PORTSMOUTH.
From the Richmond Dispatch and the Peters
burg Express, both of which papers have a
number of correspondents in Norfolk and
Portsmouth, We make the following extracts:
Among the deaths are John T. Nash, Mrs.
G. T. Myers, Mrs. Geo Topping. Mrs. James
Totterdale, and Drs. Howie, Marshall and
Smith.
Robert T. Scott, who has had in charge the
provision store, and has been very active, is
said to be in dying condition.
The Rev. Mr. Hume, of the Baptist Church,
and the Rev. Mr.. Devlin, of the Catholic
Church, are the only two pastors in town TO-
day. They have been constantly engaged
since the fever broke out-save short period
when they were successfully sick.