The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-26
The Epidemic In Norfolk and Portsmouth

One of the bright signs Of the times the alacry with
which the artisans Of this country respond TO the call.
charity II is but seldom that their good deeds to
tho knowledge Of the press when they do they should be
hcradcd.
Anew days since among, doubtless, many other Incl
dents OF the character the mechanics engaged at
the New York Locomotive Works, Messrs Breeze Knee
land Co.. Jersey City, contributed unsolicited, out
sufferers Of No Nav the goSa of Their heo ,s
increase with the good works Of their hands and their
locomotives which unsurpassed either in bea uty
power, speed durability, carry their to all the
quar- ers cf our land
MORE RELIEF FROM THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
The mechanics at the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday
deposited seventy dollars, to be applied to tho relief OF
the sufferers by yellow fever In Norfolk and Portsmou nth
Is amount t makes sum to,l q seventeen hundred
lyn for the same praiseworthy object
THE JERSEY CITY FUND.
The collections in Jersey City for the sufferers at Nor
folk and Portsmouth, Va. have now reached the amount
OF SEQ and Efforts are being made 10 raise 81 900
more In addition to the amount raised last Sabbath In
the churches, st. Matthew's church raised s52.
TO TIE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
In the wledgncnt OF the donations for the relief
Of The poor sufferers by the yellow fever pestience at
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va the name Of Gen. Michael
de iarmoaG who sent donation If slOO from Newport
II. l., misprinted win you please insert this notice
MS u correction r. MERRIAM,
scc'yGenera Relief Committee
LETTER FROM THE ACTING MAYOR OF NORFOLK.
NoRrohx, Sept. IS, 1855.
Our friends who bad means have all lett us and for.
gotten in deep distress, but God has raised up
friends for abroad the good Samartans abroad
have locked pcousy upon and placed ut the disposal
OF the Association than 500 900 up TO this time
and have thereby saved us from great deal Of suffering
without this aid must have persisted. The expenses
Of the Association must have been very grcaaveragng
81 $50 So 900 day The need of tho Association has
not ceased and cannot till the disease ceases We had
hoped that the fever for the last few days was the de-
crease but our hopes gone
The diseasc IL raging with equal violence horetoforc
not at the hospitals for will 90 there unless some
stranger who has no home But the suffering and misery
In private houses Is beyond description The
is looking into this condition Of things and will every
family and supply their wants, and relieve their suffering
Both editors OF the Beacon Cunning ham and Gates
wood dead. All hands az the Hcruid and Argus Offices
also N,,o and Courier down sick. Several Of our valuable
people have atey died VIM d. Delany Esq,, our late
worthy and csimablc Mayor, brcathed his last this
morning Hetwcen and frost, space OF 90 days at
the least unless hind Providence should nterpoe and
arrest the disease fear hat the greater part Of the
naming population, about 600 will be swept OF.
Norfolk Is the most complete wreck you ever saw or
could imagine 1000 or 800 of the people have be en-
snapped off, and whilst the obscene and progac that
filled our lanes and alleys have been removed like Au-
tumn leaves, the very stamina and bone Of society
the mechanics, merchants physicians. lawyers minis
tiers, all gone. And still they fall Drs Upsher and
Gordon II not dead, II Ia thought live These II
they die will mako nine of physicians about one
hnlfMr Jones, preacher at Butte African chu ch
reported 10 be dead daughter died Sunday evening
down with the fever Codogan Bagnal ron of W.
D. Bagnall, buried last evening" Richard his seconl son
ILL., Dr. Gait Postmaster, taken last night Cannot 70
into private house that II not like an hospal Glad
you are out Of this scene Of suffering
SIMON $. sruBBs.