Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-14
YELLOW FEVER AT NORFOLK AND PORTS


YELLOW FEVER AT NORFOLK AND PORTS
MOUTH.
Passengers who came up TO this city, yesterday
evening in the steamer Curtis Peck report that there is
no abatement in the violence Of the yellow fever o.
Norfolk and Portsmouth. About the usual number
of deaths occur daily but there appears to be dim
uuton in the number of new cases.
DR.. Mcdowell of this city, returned last evening
bur We learn Intends again visiting the infected dis.
trict in few days. The proposition for removing
the orphan and suffering children, has not yet been
Carried ito effect, aud regret learn that there il
difference ot opinion amongst their friends tO
the most proper place TO send them-Baltiniore OF
| Richmond. the next steamer from Norfolk, how
ever, we understand, is expected to bring number
| to this city
Among tho deaths in Norfolk Monday were Thcu
durc Cunningham, Clerk of the Farmers Bank; Am
brOse DOrncy, au officer Of the Howard Association
Wm. Moore, son of lioratio Moore, Gcceased.
DR.. y. c. Whitehead, acting mayor OF Norfolk
made his will on Monday aud was considered hopeless
ly i'll at that time.
The last member Of the Shuster family in Norfolk
| died Monday.
A gentleman i'll Petersburg has received private
letter, giving information OF the illness ol Mrs. Gait
the cstlmabe lady Of Mr.. Alexander Gait, Postmaster
| 0! Norfolk. Another letter announces the death u
Miss Sarah Cntlnrre Manning ot Porsmouth; also
| her father, mother aud aunt Mrs. Potts.
The deaths in Norfolk, Monday, amounted to about
49, In Portsmouth, We learn from the same source
| they reached %.
by way OF telegraph from Petersburg, we are in.
formed Uf the death of aiA physicians in Norfolk who
We're from the North Our correspondent wis unable
! to ascertain their names. There were 81 dpaths in
Norfolk, and II in Portsmouth, Monday. In the lot.
ter place Robert L. Scott member Of the Common
Council, died Sunday night and Avery Williams
| breathed his last on Monday night.
| 4 Inter dispatch from Petersburg says that Mis-.
Saruh Catharine Manning, Richard E,krijge, aged
! Is, and John Pulen, are umong the dead i'll Ports
mouth.
Rev Vernon Eskri,lgc, Chaplain l.. s. Navy, wa
not expected to live through Monday. Rev Mr.
Chisholm WIS very low. GGU. +. Guy, prominent
citizen, down with the fever.
Mr.. j. H. Finch was buried in Blandford, near Po
tersburg, Tuesday evening
| Jumcs H. Finch, foreman of the Norfolk Southern
Argus, died III Petersburg yesterday morning, at two
| O'Clock. He attended III his last moments by
| Rev. L. G.. Keen of the Baptist church there.
Richard Eskridgc young man of rare promise
| aged about ~ years, and son OF the Rev. Vernon
| Eskrdge, Chaplain in the United States Navy, died
Monday night,
Mr. John Pulen Of Portsmouth, died Monday. Mr.
P. lost his wife with the fever but few days ago
The Baltimore American learns from DR.. Freeman
that Dr. Higgins OF Norfolk, who passed through
Baltimore last wrck, having just recovered from al
attack of the fever, OH his way 10 Philadelphia had q
rul.pse in hat city. accompanied by the black von
uud expired on Saturday last.
Jas. Mccormick of Richmond, hos reached Norfolk
nnl set in a nurse.
Thomas Watson better known Us the prototype
Bard" of Richmond arrived in Norfolk Monday.
lie was soldier in the English army III Janalca du'
rim, the great yellow fever year there and writes u
thar the mortality, in proportion to population, /:
much worse in Norfolk lie says that Walter Scot
of Richmond was buried by side Of d.. Thompson
Of Baltimore; and David Pike, also Of this city, wa
buried ut the foot OF Scott. The graves are marked
On Saturday. twenty-five employees from the Cos
port Navy Yard reached Philadelphia, hnying been
carried there according to the order of the President
They will be employed at that station until the lnn
| lady III Portsmouth disappears.
Mr. Woolman, proprietor Of the Mount Vernon
Hotel, at Cape Muy, has offered that spacious allt
elegant building for the reception of the orphan ehi
drcu Of Norfolk and Portsmouth. He places 1t al
their disposal as long rs it may be necessary.
Dr. Bolton of New Orleans, and formerly vf Rich
mond. arrived in Richulund Tuesday, en- route fol
Norfolk
Dr. VIM. II. Freeman of Philadelphia has return
ed to Norfolk aso DR.. DE Castro. During Dr.. Free
maus absence FROM home the position oI Professor
of Chemistry in the Wagner Institute Philadelphia
was conferred upon him.
| Dr. +. l.. B. Iintze and DR.. Moore OF Baltimore,
| have gone to Norfolk.
The following persons have left Philadelphia, du
| rim, the pnst few days. for Norfolk
DR. A Is Campbell, lately Chief Resident Physician
at BockI;y Alulshouse aud Hospital, aud who ac'
quired great experience in yellow fever in the I'm
ted Stutcs Military Hospitals ut Vera Cruz in lSi'
Thomus ID Beard, Mrs Olive Whittier, Miss I.eonora
| Patterson, DR. Steward Kennedy, DR. James Nc
| Gloskey, John O'Bricn, John w Grimes, Thomas
Whitten, Capt John Johnson, Vincent Jorves Jane,
Hennessey, Wm Hersen, all Of Ph!ladelphia, aud DR.
| X McCsy of Georgia.
The contributions. 80 far for Norfolk and Ports
mouth amount to about Sl0O,0UO, aud public meet
ings in behalf of the sufferers, becoming general
Saturday afternoon meeting was held in Washing
ton. which was addressed by Dr. j. \. Schop!ned .
Portsmouth, who is temporarily s' ourning III George
town, ID. Co. to recover from violent attacl; OF th'
| fever. Steps We're taken to raise money.
| meeting was also held in Warrenton, Fauquier
Monday night, aud call issued for one To a.
senble in Alexandria last night
The Schr. Emily, Capt. Rowe, arrived at Baltimore
Monday morning, from Antigua with cargo oi su
gar and nolssses. She originally sailed Tor Nortok
but the captain hearing of the prevalence oi tue e'
yer there went to that port, where she will dlschargr
| her cargo.
Correspondence OF the Dispatch.I
! NORFOLK HOWARD ASSOCIATIONS, {
September 10, I'D =. VI.
Editor Dspatch:-I am very surry to inform you
that our very efficient steward and head nurse, Mr.
Henry Myers of your city, has just been taken with
the yellow fever. he is now III fine perSplratlon
and so far doing very well: he will receive every
care aud attention that can be given and If skill! and
attention will do any thing, he will recover. He has
endpsrcd himself 10 ull by his kindness and fearless
he will soon regain the health he had when his kind
heart prompted him TO leave home, friends, and u
healthy city, TO come 10 desoate and Injected city
TO render aid the destitute sick and lying Today
Dr. Gooch of your city was buried. In him has an
other one of Gods noblenen been called 10 his long
home lie was buried with appropriate ceremonies,
as we'll as the sickness would admit. he was put III
metallic coffin and his grave marked, so that his re.
rnains can be removed by his friends. lie died III a
noble cause, fighting manuly for the poor and dest'
tute About two hours before death, he spoke quite
nationally, felt his own pulse, aud asked for some
s,imulants. His death was easy. lie wGs kindly at.
tended 10 in all his sickness.
To-day the following persons died at the Hospital:
E. J. Mallory, John Grumbey, Mr.. Morris, Johu
Keys Jos. White, Thos Briggs. May Little, -
quite large with us; but there were only five persons
admitted, namely: Mrs. Mahoney, jas. Ward, II. Ly-
man, J. Hudson, and slave of Mrs. Mallory. Most
of the patients here doing very well. Our Hos
pitu is not slaughter house some OF the letter
writers state. a great many persons ar. brought
Lsrs in n diving state Sometimes they die in les.
than an hour after being admitted. AS skilu! as our
Hu,pital physicians urc, do not expect them TO
cure d dying man. They felt hurt that they should
be termed butchers. They are gentlemen OF high
standing aud well established ability and skill. Ono
of them Dr. Read, Of Ausu.tn, WA last ycur public
y presented with silver set for hs great success
Out of some 39l cases lie lost only -, which was
sonethins extraordinary fvr a butcher. VIII write
tomorrow. a. Is. Cook, our superintendent is con-
yalescent.
Yours truly, ". n.
P.S.-Siucs writing the above, Augustus Chandler
has died
Correspondence Of the Dispatch.]
HAaPTuS, Sept l0, }
Q O'Clock, p. NJ.
Information from Norfolk, via Suffolk has just
this moment reached u.s. which is still more alarming
and heart rendng than any yet.
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