The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-27

the fever Lad greatly abaed the merchants had com
menced 10 their various business which assure
vou uas not Business in Portsmouth, Of ell descrip
tons Is almost entirely suspended there are bu,
two stores that open at ALL and those only few hours
in ic day and most Of the citizens now there
pendent upon the general provision depot as furnished
| by The humane people at large.
The efforts OF your generous people will ever be recm-
bered by the citizens Of Norfolk and Portsmouth-yo on
| in your noble work.
Ilearn this morning by worthy citizen direct from
Portsmouth that there not than eight hundred
whites In Portsmouth and believed there was ut least
four hundred yesterday nineteen deaths TO his
knowledge. Amongst the fallen yesterday was Can't Geo
Chambers. Chief Of Fire Department. A gcnteman-a
[From the Norfolk Beacon, August 24J
THE CITY HOSPITAL.
The arrangements for the accommodation Of the sick
have been completed at the city hospital at Lambors
Point, and they made comfortable is pos sibe
under the circumstances. Or. VIM. NJ Wilson who has
much experience such and has been to tho West
Indies and to California has the hospital in his charge
and everything that skill and ndefatgabe attention
effect viii be done for the sufferers.
The Howard Association constantly occupied in The
performance of their humane and phanthropic Offices
Much suffering is allevated and great good is accom-
piished By their unccasng efforts.
The following Ia list Of the officers Of the Howard Az
sociation:-
William b. Ferguson, President.
James l. Boodgood, Vice President.
Robert b. Bowden, Treasurer
James A. Saunders Secretary.
Iulion Wheeler, Assistant Secretary.
William NJ. Wilson, Resident Physician
w. II. Freeman, Thomas Permission, and De Castro
Robert ". Rose, Francis T. Higgins and George L. Up
shnr, visiting physicians.
VIM II. Garrett, Aug. Is. Cooke--the former engaged
ny the Association and the latter by the Beard of Health
las assistants to the Mayor in removing the sick the
hospital
Thomas NJ. Martin and Thomas II. Beverdge, conduc-
tors.
ia. Kirkpatrick, W. A. Graves A. Dorney, Richard
LAKEWOOD Jr and Marshall OFT receivers &c. Of orders
for provisions &c.
Nnrses--Captain Boyd, II Dodds Caroline Hnson, Ju-
Weaver, Margaret A. stewart Caroline Henderson, David
swindle r. Brumley Miss Lucy f. Andrews and six Sis
tiers of Charity.
VIM Hinchman, driver Of provision wagon
John Cavanagh, captain OF sick lighter.
Trainer, waterman al the hospital.
W: D. Seymour, T. and John Delany, r. woodward J.
Hodges Elliott and several others, keepers Of provi
sion store
The above as nearly correct as il is possible now to
report Nurses are hourly reporting, and in few days
there viii he no lack OF them.
OFFICE or TIRE BOARD or HrAtra
NoRFoIR, August 81 1855.
Report of deaths by fever for the "a hours Guiding this
William scatb aged 40, Red's lane; Indiana Scott 30
Church street; James Gibbons co. Union street; Mr..
Stone 49, Holt street; Caroline udlcstone 90 Brewer
street William Inse 40, Main street. child Of john Fish
cr, Concord street; negro Church street. Edmund,
(slave) SO, Happers stables Henry Archer, %. Duke
street; Robert Hurst 49, Cumberland street; William
Christian II, Marsh street; John Jones (nulatto 25
Kings lane Henry (negro), T. Main street Lucy Smith
Grce negro, So Addingtons lane; Mrs Bailey, 90,
Church street Total, IL. One death in hospital
BURIAL OF THE DEAD.
The in which the dead buried in the Elm
wood Cemetery calls for the severest reprobaon we
are informed, on the most reliable authority, that the
coins not than ak inches below the surface of
the earth Such neglect must not be allowed. There IL
plenty Of able bodied who deprived of their usual
employment would be glad earn their daily bread BY
digging graves II is the duty Of the keeper Of the Aims
house to employ SUCH and to that the graves dug
sufficiently deep.
CUSTOM HOUSE REMOVED.
In the height OF the present panic Collector Sawyer
moved the Custom House 10 his residence Freemason
street and in few days after es iasetsi hay
ing sopcd without notice TO parts unknown the ghost OF
yellow jack pressing close on his heels.
His whereabouts is not yet located with certainty In
and hpeputy Collector lett 70 his own discre,n dess
mines to the archives and deposites Hamuton
The Custom House Tor the ports Norfolk and Ports.
mouth TO be removed 20 town out Of the district fcar
certainly does make men perform singular autics
1T times, but We venture to say that such this
vas never seen before.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore SUM
NoEFofg Aug. IS 1856
u i still cloudy, damp and sni,ry, and Il i thought
among ,hc reported this morning & Dr. r. H.
higgins, one Of our most prominent ply sioans, AMI
whose practice during the present season has been So
cond 10 that Of none Of his city contemporaries. Many
suffering patient viii miss his attendance to-day DR.
Feniston Of New Orleans, Immediately callei in %
be 1t i beyond H. shl of mortals yet TO predict.
A. r Leonard -, the eti'o, Of the A.oss, who has
district Is also Sick not Of the fever however, but too
unwel to pe out The editors Of the Beacon the only
ct the s 70 at post s the M
the Ne,cs having left the city
Yesterday afternoon Captain +. b Ferguson, President
of the Howard Association, took along with him 10
visit the hospital at Julappi. is but four miles from
the city, excellent road leads TO it, and the change
from the gloom and dcsoation Of the city to the pure
air Of the country with its waving forests and corn
helds glittcring in the sunlight, truly exarating
Ere arriving there the broad expanse Of our noble road
stead breaks upon the view aud the fresh sea breeze
fans the brow with it's fragrant aud health giving
breath.
We 10 he VIII, nr NJ W
resident, and saw cases of the fever in every
stage. The upper story Of the clubhouse, form.
or 10 in width, IL filed with cots in two rows, for
tie accommodation Of the sick. The lower story
alley is ao occupied by the sick, and affords them
very comfortable quarters. DR.. w. gave list Of 80
sick and AZ convalescenss under his charge Besides
these there 20 children. Indeed would think
arriving there that he was in village. The great ma
iory Of the patients doing well, and with the
ception Of whose removal from the city was deferred
TOO long will doubtless recover. My attention wsg called
to one OF the patients, Miss Ihnrton very respectable
S1a Psey s wnSe eanes for
had been twice ordered.-Her's Is genuine yellow fever
case she Is as yellow saffron, but the fever has lett
her and she considered out Of danger There only
two other cases like hers the rest OF the patients s1
presoi wing their natural color.
attendance, are delighted with their situation. The
freshness and quiet calm Of the country doubtless
soca'ed "a their minds with days Of yore, when happy
children they played among the green leaves and chased
the butterfly through the sunlit fields with the days
when their hearts icd with the love Of parents
relations before they dedicated themselves
oi the Great Father Of us ALL They ndefayabie in
the crformance IL their duties and less sku than
interchangeable administering we'll to the bodies tho
mental wants of the patients God only knows ~hat
would have become Of the poor wretehcs but for them
All the arrangs mert for the accommodation OF the sick
mot yet completed More will soon be required
how much who teiig And every effort Il be-
ing made by the president OF the Howard Association 90
meet any emergency, in that respect that may hrse.
BY tomorrow Of the large stables will he in rtaii-
TO receive the blacks, many of whom having been
left mt home by their refugee have suffered great
y for wnn u proper attendance In other respects. the
wants of the patients literally and jndcionsy sap
piled by tho Association and since tho appointment of
Dr. Wiisop the resident and police Of the hospital
been entirely re-ornanized.
The sisters have eomfofa quarters In The dwelling
housefoimesy the club house Of the Juiappi cIabln
which AFRO the store rooms, while mr. Wiiron has tho
houfe OF Mr Parker about quarter OF a mile distant
While was at the Hospital, Ir. Gooch, Of Richmond
came down 90 and learn something % fever Quite
a nber Of have broken In ,is city among
Who fed lrnru loaunrt aud