Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-25

The Epidsmie at Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Accounts from Norfolk and Portsmouth con.
tinue TO be Of gloomy characteristics fever
still being on the increase. From the. last re.
port of deaths In Norfolk VIC have the follow.
ing: - +
VIM. South, Indiana Scott, James Gibbons,
Thomas Stone, Caroline Huddlestone, william
insell, child Of John visher, (oolored, Henry
arcner, kdmond, (slave,) Robert Hurst, Vim.
christian, John Jones, (mulatto, slave Henry,
Mrs. Bailey, Lucy Smith, free oolored :
The Portsmouth Transcript, published on
Thursday, gives the following list of deaths in
that pla,s since the 10th inst, rsmarking that
the names of those dying In the hospital win
be published hereafter: -, -7sss-
Aug. 17th-Mrs. Simmons, Charles Clark,
and at the hospital-total TO-
Aug. lsth-A negro man, child ofWilliam
Dobbs: child Of B. =. Rudd, Wn. Handy,
colOred, and 8 at the hospital--total H.
Aug. 19th-Mrs. O'Brien, Caroline Stacy,
Mr. Ross, Stephen James, Mrs. Covert, Mary
Ann Comerford-total 8.
Aug. 20-James Snyder, child of Thomas
8ooinson, colored child, and 10 at the hos
pital-total IL. .g ---f .I-..-l. L.
Aug. ala child Of Mr.. Aston, Mrs Mary
Ross, q daughter of Dick Gordon, solorsd, Jas.
9ahoney, Mrs, Brent, Betsy Hudiey, ooiored.
Patrick Williams, child Of DR.. v. BiIisoly,
Mary Newell, VIM. Woodley, George Cham.
bers, achild Of Vim. Waller, and at the hos
pital-total IL. So 4. -,
Aug. 22-Mrs. VIM. Gary, Mrs. Antoinetts
and Lewis Warrsnton Williams, wife aud
child of Mr.. James Williams, a child of Ma.
achi Williams, Mrs. Harrison, Mr.. King,
Irs. Elizabeth Pritehard, Mr.. Tdsnd, a enild
OF Mr. Potter, Mrs. Thomas Randolph, Mrs.
Il isha Rhodes, Mrs. Sarah Potts, MI. James
Harrison, John Gallilee, colored woman, and
at the hospital-total -.
Among the physicians honorahly mentioned
for their attention to the sick and dying ia
Norfolk are Drs. Upshur, Higgins, Tuastall,
Granisr, Wright, Freeman, Moore, Stone, and
Thos. G. Constable. The last named was on a
visit to the springs when the disease broke out
aao, to ms credit be it said, returned to hi:
post Of disease and daDger. In contrast to
this noble conduct, We have to record the alb.
s>nce of Dfs. Balfour and Fitz- Gibbons, who
eft the city after the disease commenced
The minister Of the Free Mason street Ban.
tist church (Rev. Tiberius Grscchus Jonss) il
Inc Only 0Rs who has proved recreant to his
duty and unfaithful to his flock Rev. T. q
Keen, the noble volunteer from Petersburs
kes charge, for the present, OF the congrega
ton Of Mr.. Jones, who, yet awhile, can I cen.
tire 10 return 10 Norfolk. Mr. Keen has ad
tae yell w fever, and Mr. Tiberius G. Jones
Las not.
The following persons who have been suf
forins with the fever in Norfolk are GONZALES
cent aud recovering: Mr.. II. Howard, Mr.
Hailett and his wife, Capt. Guy, his daughter
aud her three children 8 Stubs, ESQ wife
snd several children, Mrs. DR.. Barraud, Mrs
A. " Small, Mrs. Minis, George Drummond
Miss Martha Moore, Mr.. T. o. Young, Lieut.
Simms, of the Marine Corps, Mrs N c. Car
r;er, son of J. Michigan, daughter of Georgs
Miller.
Tie Transcript pays the following tribute
to the memory Of the few who have remained
in Portsmouth
We have few active men among US who
remain at their posts both Of public duty and
to minister to the wants Of the needy and dy.
ing one OF these, we are panied to record
was stricken down on Monday afternoon, after
brlei illness. This man among US was Cap.
tain George Chambers. Active, energetic
Benevolent, he had been engaged for days pre-.
viousiy, in experimenting the removal Of the
sick TO the Naval Hospital. He now lies in
the cold and silent grave. Peace be to him.
he was most useful public man, whose place
cannot easily be supplied. We cannot neg lee,
here to name two Of those who now remair
among Us, and who are actively engaged il
ininistering to the present necessities Of oul
people. Col. Winchester Watts, President Of
tho Council continues actively employed Ia
responding to various letter. from abroad, and
IN ministcring to the wants of tho needy.
James Il. Holiday, Esq, has been most use.
iui, citizen, thoroughly fearless and indsfatix
ac.e N his humane exsrtioDs. Others of oul
citissns might also be named, who have ID an.
fully stood to their posts In this hour Of tria
bat We pass them by for the present, reeervina
TO ourselves the privilege of future and more
spropriate oppo -tunity-uith one exception
We do not know what our community would
have done without uesskiah Stokes, forme,
Mayor of the town. He has been engaged in.
'essantly in meeting the exigsneies Of these
trying times. James w. Matthews, the Town
sergeant, has also been, in season and cut OF
season, actively engaged in the per formance o.
his accumulated and responsible duties
Meantime the fever RACES and is on the In.
crease.
The physicians Of Norfolk and Portsmouth
are well-nigh exhausted, and they are about
asEing cid of their medical brethren of Savan
Ifh. Charleston, and other Southern cities.
The following are down with the fever ir
\ rfolk:
Miss Margaret Kennedy, r. Dove, Johr
Be dry, VIM. Whitehead, Miss Fulg ham, Mrs
Mitchell John K Rudder, Mrs. James &
White, aud great many others. AItosethe
there are upwards Of three hundred Gases il
thac city. ~.
The disease IN Portsmouth does nc. seem Z,
abats either in the number of its victims Of
in the virulencs Of its attacks, as We learr
from the Transcript, which paper says:
"Our medical attendance La becoming pfeca
rious. Already two Of cur most pron.inen
physicians have been taken to the United
States Naval Eospital-whiie anotaer practi
toner has Ssen stricken down by tSe pesti
lsnco. BIT one out Of the three drux estab.
lishnents in Our midst, Ia Kept open-two nav.
IFS been closed, for want of soIae ons, We pre-,
sumo, to Attend al them-their Proprietor.
aay;ag left town"
Tsors are ave Sisters q Charity ir attend.
snce ut the Norfolk hospital; bat nurses are
still 10 demand in both places, and every effort
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