Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-09
FROM NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH,

lli" Fever has almost entirely disappeared from
Norfolk md Portsmouth, There WIS not u single
death in the Inter city during the II hours ending
with sunset Wednesday. There are several old case.
which may terminate fatally, but the disease has cea-c,
to exist as epidemic There wcr. only ii fvc death
in Norfolk for the ~ hours cndin. Wednesday even
ing. Among them were Miss Susan. daughter of thi
late Wright SUuthgatc, and RDbt. Darynplr. DR.
! Frrtlmnn WIS much wo:ac. The stores on Murk,.
Square open, and the town had begun To assn,
Il cheerful appearance.
! Mr.. Dubbs, the master gravc-digger, is dead. ana
Mr. Gully. engineer at the Cotton Factory was dying
! at last accounts.
DR.. Henry Scrlen died on Thursday at Hampton.
| Robert DaryInplc, stone nasou, and Il most isetu
and cncrprlslmg man, died Tuesday. His wife lies
| exceedingly i'll.
Mrs. +. busch, Mrs. Frntrcss Mrs. Phube Berry
Miss Susan Souihgate another Interesting daughter
D tho late Wright SOuthSatc, formerly cashier u the
Exchange Bank, Mis- Dclacy, Christine Il Sister o
Charity, John Richardson. ID. Johnson Thumu.
White, constable, aud half dozen colorcd per
SONS nave died since last week.
The dlscnSc has appeared in the estimabe family
of Lieut.. C. PondeXer L. S. ". about three miles
from the city. His lady and Il daughter are down
with the fever. They have not been to the city tor
several months.
to the east Of Norfolk. has the fever. lie no doub,
took 1t in Norfolk rs he has been there recently.
PoRrsMorrH, FA Oct. 3.
| There has not been n single death from any cause
in Portsmouth, for the ~ hours ending at sll-sct to-
day. There ure soae old cases on hand which will
probably terminate fatally but un epidemic, the
discnse has ceased To exist
NORFOLK, Oct. 4, lSlJ.
have the following names to swell the long list of
the departed
Miss Kennedy; son of Mrs. Botlits daughter of
WIN. Clcgg; William Loring; Miss C"nnally Mr..
ScIlesinger Sam'l Rains; and several servants be-
longing to j. II. Wilkinson, Geo. OF, K. ID. Barker
AMI others
Several Of the above died two days ago, but did
not report them.
William Hawkins, the Keeper Of the City Aims
House, and several of the inmates OF the establish
mcnt are down with the fever
The occupants, learn, arc to be removed to tho
Julnpp Hospital, four miles from the city.
! regret to inform you that DR.. ID. NJ. Wright is
quite i'll Oft the fever He has been constantly going
since the commencement Of the fever and has u, last
yielded like the rest to the power of the disease
DR.. Il. Is. Tunstal is OUT again, and will soon be
fully abo to enter upon tho discharge of his profess
snnnl vsitations.
Dr. llargrovc, of Richmond, is also down again.
John Williams clerk of tho court, and his assist.
ant, Mr.. Thomas, aru both well enough 10 DO out
again, giving good evidence Of fierce conflict with
the fearful disease.
Dulton Wheeler is recovering from his RELAPSE nf.
ter abandoning all hopes Of recovery.
Jas. A. Saunders, W. r. Nimmu, +. T. Summers,
+. a. Barnes DIR. Whitehead, w. F. Tyler, DR..
N;lsh, DR.. Frcdeman, and f. Guy nrc out, and rap.
idly recovering from the effects Of the fever.
PORTSMOUTH,, Oct 4-yP.M.
From II p. VI. of the ID tn II p. NJ. of the 81
there was not u single death. Up TO =. VI. Tonight
there have been draths-all old cases. Ii Thought
by most of the Medical faculty nnd the citizens of
the town that this is very near tho winding up
hour OF the dreadful scourgc. We sincerely hope
that is We wish to hcnr no more the levercd
mannc's howl him leap from his bed of pain,
To fall corpse upon the floor inr many such
have occurred during the epidemic. The few that
arc now sick ntr residents of the outskirts.
DIR. IIunscriord, OF Baltimore, is i'll at the
Hospital.
DR.. Thomas, Of Cincinnati, still improves.
There remain but two we'll volunteer physi-
clans Drs. Covert and Rich of Charleston, =. e..
will name the deaths of to-day: John Richardson
negro boy uf DR.. Williamson child OF John .Jarvis
Mrs Sarah Lockens and child. child of Jas. Enlncr-
son. Of WIN. Ford and Mrs. WIN. Tart.
OCTOBER j., A. M.-l1ut one death during the
uight-a child Of Mr. Winters.