Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-22
The Epidemic in Norfolk and Portsmouth

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The Epidemic in Norfolk and Portsmouth
There is no abatement in the ravsges of the
yellow fever scourge either in Norfolk or Ports
mouth The number of deaths in Norfolk, on
Wednesday, are reported to have been thirty,
and about the same number up to IL m. on
Thursday. In Portsmouth, on Wednesday,
there were fourteen deaths, and eleven up to
IL M. on Thursday.
The following are the names of some of the
victims in Norfolk
Capt. c. Thicr, Newton Armstead, Joseph
G. AddingtOn's daughter, Capt. Armstrong,
Edward Hewlett and wife, Miss Olivia Briggs,
Benz. Warrington, Edward James, Horace
DeWry. WIN. Ems, (pilot,) Patsy Buskey, Mar
& rst DJwry, Ann L. Shuster, Mrs. Hurst, Mr..
kean, John Thomas Mrs Cane, Miss Marga-
ret Burcher, Martha Richardson, Mr.. John
Kean, Thomas Gibbs, VIM. Lovett, John III.
Watts, Mrs. Caleb Butt, and Martha Pan.
Col Ferguson, the very efficient President
Of the Howard Association, to whom all looked
up for guidance and direction, and who has
been most interchangeable and seif-sacrifcing in
his efforts to meliOrate the condition of his SUI.
fering fellow citizens, was seriously ill, and
the most painful approximations were enter
tanned that he would not recover. DR.. Cor
don's recovery is regarded hopeless.
Richard Il Tunstall, VIM. Seymour, Miss
Delany. VIM. Reed, Berj. Quick, Capt. Hicks,
Caleb Bonsal, and John ID. Gordon, are very
ill. Edward Delsny is out. Thos. White, Of
the city police, is eOnvsleseing, and will be
ont in few days. DR.. Capree and Miss W al
ward Delk, were attacked on Thursday. Drs.
Tuustall and Blow are extremely i'll the lat
ter has had the black vomit.
Several physicians and nurses, who have re.
Gently arrived from the North, have been sent
back. The authorities in Norfolk have sufi
cient sick on their hands, and they think it
impolitic to import fresh victims.
Thos. Corprew, Esq, who is himself scarcely
conealescent from a severe attack OF fever. is
rendering valuable assistance by assuming
some OF President Ferguson's duties.
The death of DR.. Geo. l.. Upshur, who was
one Of the main stays of the suffering people of
Norfolk, is a subject Of universal lamentation
and sorrow. He was young man, of fine
talent, and universally esteemed by all classes
of the community. He attended the first cases
in Barry's Row, and for seventy days labored
unremittingly in his profession until he him.
self fell a victim to the insatiate destroyer
His memory is enshrined in the hearts of many.
PORTSMOUTH.
The following deaths occurred in Portsmouth
on Wednesday:
Jesse M. Veale; James Britton's wife; Thos.
Cady; Thomas Stewart; child of VIM. L Tay-
lCr; JOS, Dudley; Edward Morris J. Hughes;
Mrs. Thomas Jordan A. Bilisoly, Jr.; Mrs.
Andrew Brice; Edward Gray's child; Mrs. NJ
Alwyne.
Robert W. Graves, Nelson C. Etheridee,
Alexander Etheridge and Henry Barrett are
i'll. DR.. Rizer is improving. DIR. Barry is
quite sick. DR.. Walters is sick DIR. JAS. L.
Hatton Zone of the resident physicians) who
has rendered good service from the beginning
of the epidemic, has been conveyed to the
Naval Hospital, sick of the fever. Doctors
Aspril and Hamil are again out, and the ems
terprising and accommodating little assistant
Postmaster, Whit Ashton, is again at his post.
The following is list Of those who died in
the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, from the LIST
to the 3lst Of August inclusive:
Boyd Flaherty, Hugh O'Rourke, Catherine
Cooke, Patrick Lyla, Mrs. 0'Shaughnessy,
Patrick Pallee, Joshua Grimes, child of Mr..
Duigan, Mary Herald, Sarah Flaherty, James
Alex. Sanders, Robert Ash Ann O'Rourke
John B. benson, Mrs. Eliza Goodwin, Anr
O'Neil. Ann DOnohoe, James Garrison, limo
thy Sullivan, Mrs Howell Patrick O'Donnell
Lewis Tarous, Patrick Majority, Nathaniel
Dorrity, Mary Ross, Catharine 0 Donald, Miss
McManus, Caroline Herald, VIM. Middleton,
Hannah, (black,) James Mays, Mr.. Curran,
Mr.. Reed, John Flaherty, Daniel Collins, Mrs
Garrison, Bio, tblack, Chas. Peterson, (boy J
Jamos Webster, NJ. Milligan, William Holden,
Mr.. Waters, Brii1iseet Mayhem, Francis Lewis,
Edward Hurst, MIR. Long, licH;yy greenfield,
Wilson Dobie, Thomas ames, Ferdinand Hon.
man, James Foley, Mr. Maher, Mary Hoffman,
4 bert Nelm, Thomas Bourke, Jno. N. Ash,
ton, ST., Charity Forehand, Henry Lewis,
(boyD Mrs. Purcell. Mrs Gray, Bridget o. Don.
nall, George w. Woodward, Patrick Maher,
P. G. Lis Breton, Mr.. Parker, Miles Cake, Mrs'
Smyth,, -. W Hopkins, Jno. Lees, Hardy Fore.
hand, Mr.. Nayior, Mr.. Lester, Thomas Lewis
John w. Forrest, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Bright
John Kelly, William Echard, child of Mr..
Bright, John Donovan, Thomas Smyth, Mrs
Covert, sr., James G. Bowling Mrs. Darden,
Edward Wilson, George Miller, j ohn Kennedy v
NJ. L. r. WOodson, Mrs. Francis Lewis, John
Moore, DR.. j W. II. Trugien, Mrs Ansel.