Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-29
fever, on the Eastern Shore. Purser John De Brco

fever, on the Eastern Shore. Purser John De Brce,
u. S. n, is said 10 be sick
Marsden Smith, ESQ, was taken down this morn
ing; his sister is suffering with the same disease.
L. A. McIaue, attorney at law was taken last night,
and DR.. Moore this morning
The weather is intensely hot aud sutry, the
thermometer ranging as high as % degrees IN the
shade
The number of sick increases 50 fast that great
inconvenience is beginning TO be felt on account
OF the want OF room 10 accommodate them New
quarters will have 10 be put up speedily.
While cases die of, the new ones seem TO be
more manageable, and yield more readily TO medi-
cine. Nearly all of the recent new cases are get.
ting along as well as could be expected.
1t seems to make difference, however, about
the locality where the person contracts the disease
Although the epidemic is general and wide spread
il is more malignant in some places than in others
and those who take fever down town, on Main and
Water streets, are attacked much more violently
than those in the northern portions Of the city.
The Express says that Mayor Woods was
lawyer Of considerable ability. He leaves a wife
and four little children, all of whom are absent in
Georgetown, having repaired thither upon the first
appearance OF the epidemic, at his earnest solic
tation.
Dr. Stone, of New Orleans, says that the vel
low lever Is SenciuHy slAty uuys III TthcuiuS itr
highest mortality, and that after that time it grad
ually and sometimes suddenly disappears. In
Portsmouth they are looking anxiously to the first
of September, which terminates the sixty days
since its commencement there, to see if the doc
tors saying will be fulfilled. The disease has to
run at Norfolk until the 10th of next month be
fore il reaches sixty days, and in that time what
an amount of desolation and death may be sowr
broadcast through that city!
We take the following from the Express Nor
folk .ctter of Saturday
Among the list of deaths we report ed yesterday
without comment will be found that of the wife
aud child of Mr.. Thomas Martin. The case of this
gentleman is particularly affecting and has ELECTED
the sympathy of the whole community.
Mr.. Martin has been conspicuous for his sell. sac
rifcing devotion to the sick, and his unweared at
tention in promoting their welfare. He has shroud
ed the dead when the friends of the deceased fed
and mounted wagon and drove frequently the
humble patient to the hospital But few days
since, while his poor wife and child lay sick and
dying with only himself to nurse Them broken
down in mind and body from excessive fatigue
and with tears in his eyes, he told the writer Of
this that he had hoped that his services in the
cause of suffering humanity would throw a wal
of protection around his family, and shield his
household from impending pestilence and death
but alas, God saw fit to ordain otherwise, and
struck down at one fell swoop" the partner o.
his bosom and the darling child Of his heart
FROM PORTSMOUTH,.
The accounts from Portsmouth are terrible
There were "a deaths there on Saturday, about &c
on Sunday, and "a during the last five days. Since
the 9th instant 2l2 have died. A correspondent
of the Express says:
Since Wednesday last, the following (amone
w. Williams Miss Mary Jane Williams Mrs
James L. Williams and child Mrs. Sarah Potts
Charles T. Myers John II. Myers, This brother J
Miss Bctsey Herbert, Elijah Jarvis, Miss Margaret
Manning, Mrs. Frances Fowler, Mrs Howard Ia
TEN, Samuel Brewers child Alice, and Mr.. Brewer
is very low, but is to-day somewhat better, and
there is some hope of his recovery. There are at
least three hundred cases OF fever in town.
Among the faithful shepherds who have remain
ed to take care of their focks is the Rev. James
Chrisholm st. Johns Episcopal Church. He has
labored not only among his own congregation, but
with all the sick and suffering who have called fol
his services early and late
OF the regular practising physicians all have had
the fever, except Drs. Hatton and Hodges
In response to our appeals we have already
some ten physicians from abroad who have taken
their lives in their hands, and without expectation
of any pecuniary reward, volunteered their servi.
ces to our afflicted people. All praise and honor
to profession that afford such examples Of
moral heroism.
In burying the dead there is very little ceremo.
ny before the poor sufferer has breathed his last
his coffin is spoken for, and arrangements are
made for his interment Within an hour or two
after the breath has left his body, ii is placed in
rude stained coffin, deposited in a hearse, and
driven Of by negro TO the graveyard without
lin almost every instance) single relative or
friend to see it deposited in the grave No rcli.
gious services are performed, and unhonored and
unsung, and ! had almost said, unwept, they are
put out Of our sight forever. Is not this truly
melancholy
Our undertakers have not been able to supply
the demand for collins, and we have been compel.
ed to ask assistance from the Navy Yard. Every
day wagon loads are sent US from there and to-
day, though the Sabbath Of our Lord, the men
have been at work at this sad task.
letter written on Monday says
Every family in the place has some one or
more members down sick. The negroes have the
disease generally in a very slight form-not ono
tenth of those attacked die.
T. S.-Mrs George Hope has died. Also, Lewis
w. Boutwell, Zone Of the very best citizens OF the
town. and Mrs. James A. Atkinson, connexion
of the Hon. Archibald Atkinson, of Smthfeld.