The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-22
NORFOLK.
PROCEEDINGS o. THE BOARD or HEALTH OF
NORFOLK.

Tfrons the Norfolk Beacon, Aug. 90
August 18th, 165t.-lhe Mayor communicated 10 the
.oard Of Health etter from Miss Annie NJ Andrews
young lady Of SyracGse New York. rendering her serv
ces come on 10 Norfolk and nurse the SIGH in the hos
,tai free Of expense the moment she i. informed her
services are acceI ted-which having been read the
tetosiss resolution was moved AMI unanimously
resolved, That the thanks of The Board Of Health in
sehsf of tie city, &C rue 70 Miss Annie Andrews Of
syracuse N. " Tor Der benevolent and >eicsscrifcng
proposition, and thai ney will accept her preferred ser
vices shcrd circumstances render necessary that they
eate the purely phllan hrorc spirit which prompted
Miss Andrews to made tender Of services so ardnous
n a rsriiSr; ,t IN eeaai q sS ~ Err, h~msn
handed 10 the Mayor with request that he will forward
August Is.A similar resolution Of thanks 1, the SIS
tiers on Charity Of -. atricks church in th- city
knowsesgment Of ,hei- benevolent oer service to
oss1er or rr BD yl ~ rAISa a"gus. IS 1855 '
report OF deaths for the ~ hours ending this day, at
M:.sliss Lizzie Barron, daughter Of Commander sa-
mues Barron aged 10, CRANKY street thronght from
Navy inrdD Mrs. Taylor, wife OF w. " TAYLOR, % in
Quesa street josiah hip So Newcastle street. George
faai ~ Fast Water street; Iios Feeling, g: Gambler
land Teet. VIM. Hcas IS, Fast Main street; Mrs Talon
% Main street Nrs Jskeman, &c, Doods lane; Philip,
fmslao,D ~, on Free Mason street; Mrs. Hughes SO
sh;:rca stree.-rofsll.
No deaths in hospital.
liir Beacon of the Goth inst publishes III. following
sdiitionai items
Contributions are pouring in from III, quarters 10 the
Howard Association, who are doing everything possible
Tor the relief Of the scs and poor The city We are
unable rrccly to-day The differ emit new ccu,ribuors
havr derc heretofore hut will make Il v,;nt 20
do 80 in future If possible
s,noe writing the above, the Howssd Association ac-
knowledge tho receipt from Chubb Brothers of Wash
iDgon, OF $3.50 Of which smoun &25 deposited by
krnse.'s Opera troupe, so so by the Ccmpiroii
osice. and 1928 30 " The Navy department icerss and
The Howard Association las opened the warehouse
Of me Baltimore steam Packet Company Of Wide
All tho.e who arc in distress viii please make applca
ticn et the cfce Of tho association Noah walkers
clothing store, corner Of Main and Talbot streets
JAMES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
iercns requiring soup for the sick he supplied Nv
sypy at the restaurant Of sir Robertson corner of
tses and Market y gsss Of s Howard
The amount OF money collected in Petersburg up TO
wednesday, at noon, for The Norfolk and Portsmouth
From the Petersburg Journal Aug 1871
The ne. cases In Norfolk greatly reduced in nun-
bec and confined exclusively understand to po-
s,l'yey manifest Of yellow fever. Other Of
ana were not reported We understand il the intcn-
on q the Board of Health, after to-day 20 report none
g oeans which - the only certain means BY which
w on the disease can be correctly a.cerained
me right appears usual 10 be greater than there
!. any necessity for Acarrect list o. deaths BY yellow
49, ON Us commencement, the 10th of Iuy. has
oern ssPt up BY a physician and mp 10 Saturday The
nunvsi Vas t~sns cut % about sixty cases showing
The publication Of tho NorioA Bslisio has been ans
ptnaeo ios ne present. ~ consequences the hands be-
coming frightened at tne fever deseyt;no The one
The Norfolk Argus conf. M the announecr,s,, IL, ~
muncaon with Banarc has been resam ss' ond
sdds.- W"
The ferry committee have determined to run The pin
cess Ann as tender TO the points ed by the ~ ho.a
This can be done without interfering with the ul ts,ns
TO the Navy Yard Passengers and light freight. ~
thus he received and delivered with convenience ana
puncsuaity. Indeed, IL high tune a resumption
Of Communication, for supplies among have got TO 10
scarce Some Of retail merchants had to Tie
conslason 70 close doors they unable receive
articles for their customer
Lne howard Association Of Norfolk. have already
contributions 20 The amount Of about 5000
me 11goon speaking q ,ho patients al the United States
NAva' says lhese patients have the skill and
unrcm.tns attention Of m Minor the surgeon of the
Losp,N ana DIS assistsns, Passed Assistant surgeon
harrison ana Assistant econ steele az the Navy
lhree o. the Sisters Of Charity from 81. Josephs, Nd
IRE alsc in attendance on the sick rendering their valuable
3 a In the cause Of humanity ~
The Petersburg Dmordt referring 10 the cause M The
sIidemc In Norfolk and Portsmouth, says In No,,oIl
md Portsmouth they have had scarcely any rain f ~,
Alhs past and the boiling heat Of verna sun has
prepared these Giles for the disease, making II literally
Nofbed Cor the pesence In both these places bu, a.
igy Ia the former, there Is large quantity made
+ sat--,ha Is ground rescued from the sea. This |
ground !. fotmed ~ throwing logs Of wool into the mud
~ 80 erd = r"'lne thcm With earth TN an ccva-
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