Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-14

,;riars who nolly came from abroad and boldly en-
tered The very inwt rt death. have lg,! the fever, nn'
seven u! them arc no" 1t the Naval Hospital. DR.
Smith. DIR. Bryant, DIR. Crow, DR.. HOWE. DIR. Ken
nciy are there.
Among the deaths which we have recorded m.
good and true mon. We MUS. commemorate join
Woody. Tn. writer Of this helped 10 close his ewes
and saw tl. las. Of him on earth. 4 more uoi;.
hearted. generous, kind, benevolent, and cxcmplar,
man we have seldom known. John ID. Cooper wa,
a sterling man, honest, industrious and firmly ndhe
rent TO principle. But We must pass on. The Mayor
Of Portsmouth, we are happy 10 tell our friends, "a de
cidcdly improvinc: the fccblcncss and pruslratiou un
der which he ha, been luboring for SOME dnys a,
giving place TO comparative strength, and with him
the fatal crisis has passed. We saw the Rev. MIR
Devlin on Wednesday. He had pa--cdt through ticdis
ease and was out again dong ms duty "hn men Oh III
way to visit u sick stranger who had sent for hiii', AZ,
who had come among IL 10 help us. We tfust tl:u'
oil Gnd wine will be poured in anu that his wounds
will be bound up. The fever continues rs n"i IT.
ever. Indeed, the number ol deaths '!ur'h- NC las
week has exceeded thit 1T any previous week. prs
Colbert, Webster, Walters, aud all ne harh III WORN
More physicians have been written for to supply, ti'
| place Of those sick, and To divide the labor, which /"
and hHs been too arduols for the few ciIsn-ch III III
charitable work.
In another article, speaking Of .he volunteer phy'
sic!ans, The snlnn paper says:
"Scvrn Of these noble men are now at the hospita
sick. Drs. Bryant, Asprill, Crow, Kennedy Iinwie
Marshall and Smith. We learned TINT DR.. Bryan
was i'll. but he was much better yesterday. The Key
Mr. Chisholm. OF 81. Johns Church. who has been So
energetic in the discharge of his duties among 'i'
sick and dying, we c"nvrrscd with yesterday morn
ins. lie was, apparently, NJ well ns the writerni tlls
IL. is now nm inmate of the hospital. J"ha w. Co!
linz, Esq, who was getting well, has relapsed, ahl
NAV not live out tn. day. The sun Is out III all his
glory and heat, and the roofs ARE drIpplng w!th tie
ni-lil's accumulation OF moisture"
The Transcript States that all persons abroad who
desire 70 contribute to the fund for the relief ~ Ports
mouth are requested 20 reini: direct 10 Portsmouth,. Ia
the Mayor, ID. ID. Fiske. Esq, or Holt Wilson, Esq,
treasurer of the fund. Portsmouth IL a separate "ni
distinct place from N~ortoik-anl delay and lnc"nvc-
nienc. may be thus obv:ated.
Among the contributions acknowledged III The
Transcript nrc $l7j from Lancasirr, Pa; SIS from
the Episcopal church nj Raleigh. y. g.: Sl,26I from
the White Sui phur Springs tf which S1hb 30 Is tor
Portsmouth, tho balance tor Norfolk: S!HO from
Hardy & Bro, Of Edcntru, y. C., and Sli1 from
Lew isburs. Va. The Transcript has an official list o;
deaths, since the 3iIfh ult., which We suhioln, although
We have heretofore published mrny OF the names:
August 3l.--Lu,hcr Barrot, VIM. Collins. George
Bowsrr, colorcd, john Mrsicy, Mrs. Davis, n"sr"
boy ut Crawlord's House, j. NJ. Drcwry, Michael
Nc.s' child, and twoa at the ho>pitnl-t"taI 10.
Sept. | Mrs. John Il. Davis, Mrs. Foster, son of
Wilson Williams, VIM. Bone, Ann Black. son OF
Ili"InaS l.. Johmson, Slmucl Brcw"r; VIM. 1. Owens
Mary, Il ire" negro, j. ID. Cooper, Thomas Ru!t, Sr.,
fanny Land, George Hope, Malachi Williams to-
;UI l..
sept. Mrs. Patrick, William Eav, Mrr. Cox.
Of VI. b.. Lnnglurnc. deed, child 0t Rich
irG Eastwood, Miss Sophia E!ngicy, negro woman Of
Miss Thompson, Patrick O'DonncIl, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs.
lacilin, Miss Findlrv, sister Of Mrs. Mucklln, Miss |
la.cIn, james Maiicii, Mrs. Cherry, wife Of Jeremiah
Ihrrry, Mrs. Davidson, Miss Williams, daughter Of
IA. late Patrick Williams, VIM. Ford, child oil Mrs;
Cherry, negro woman oi e.. y. Grlcc, child
II Mrs. Margaret Robbins, ncSr" woInan oi Captain
}cnIhli!, john Earl, Mrs. C"ckcilu, negro man, me-
:rn woman OF -. Scott, Jesse Oakley, and five a, the
Iospital-t"iul 81. ~
Sept. 3.-Ncgro woman OF Mr.. Gunter, William
child Of Mr.. Thompson, MISS Cihio. Colonel
,IIarlcs Cu--cll, Mrs. Charles Billsnly, Mrs. john
ash, negro woman of w. w. Davis, Mrs. Bullock,
.hili Of VIM. E,heridsc, negro child OF John Tee,
Michael O'Sullivan, negro of Hodsdeu, Mrs. John ID.
'uopcr, negro Of John Ba!lentine, negro man OF W IN.
Brooks, K. Cox, Mr. Bullock, Dr., and four ut the
lospi,ul-total ~.
Sept. i.-Caroline Williams. Miss Reed, Thomas
irccn, Joseph Bil;soly, son OF Chas. George Taylor,
Yrs. White, Robert Buchanon, Samuel Richardson's,
I"hn Land, Michael Burke, Mrs. Coleman, Mary
iafley. John McQuinn-tntal Is.
Sept. 5.-Washinston George, Mr.. TIeatlcy. john
Davis, child, Richard Williams, Mrs. Michael Lynch,
Or. Nicholson, Mr.. Foster, Mrs. Pullen, child at Jno.
Vest, Miss Buckncr, George Willis. Mrs. Pierce,
luke Perks, child Of Mrs. Parker, child VI Charles
simmons, Mrs. Ke;ton. a!id five c"!urei Total -!
Sept. G.-Child Of Robert y. Graves, Patrick Ne
in, Mr.. Fisher. Mr.. Coiirld and sou. john Bricc,
Tpoie, Mrs. WIN. Morncy, Mrs. ApplcwI,ilc,
hid ul +. DConner, james To,terdel!, child OF Jno.
Thitclurst, Mrs. Buchanoi, two colorcd, and four nj
he huspital-T"tal IL.
Sept. 7.-Mr. Wallec, child Of Josiah L. IloG-e,,
hlld ut Il. +. Scott, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson. clad.
wis CrHmmcr. Thomas M~nuntioy. two children ut
'rhm D.. Cooper, son OF VI. Spratt, Miss Reed. Jacob
l;!ier. chilli OF Mrs. Bu"IIannn, Mr.. llniInnl. Miss
'Irlniliion, Mrs. james Williams, and Two cn!urcd- =
'otai Is.
The wife of Charles Bilj-nly, Esq, is dead, and not
Irs. J"srpiI BiiisUiy as stated III some oI the papers.
Ter son Joseph If aiso dend.
Correspondence Of the Pctcr.bur: Expr"ss
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 9, lSJ5.
Dear Eyrrcss:-Onc Of our bees, men was buried
or!ay. | refer TO Dr.. VIM. Collins, President OF the
,.a',nar,i and Roanoke Kali Road Company. A. ali
ines he WIS one ri orr most efficient and valuable
1cu. No man has done more 20 build up and ad-
.ancc the interests ri our town. | cannot here at
cmpt Il Git tribute to him. Multitudrs far and wide
yil tond!y cherish his memory. He died yesterday
t the country sent of the late Gen. Jn". Hodges,
THE place, where he had located his tamily. Ills
brother, j. W. Collins, died yesterday.
Also, since Yesterday, among those who have dlrd'
name John Nush, tsllip carpenter,l Mrs. I; Ny,
us, Mrs. Gen. Topping. Mrs Jas. Totterdalc, and
)rs. llowie, Marshall aud Smith.
Robert I. Scott, who has had III charge inc ifovI'
ion Store, and has Deem very acIi'c, Is saiu' " u ma
lying condition.
.Th, Rev. Mr.. Hume OF the Baptist Church, and
he Rev. Mr.. Deylin Of the Catholic Church, ure tie
,nlr two Pastors in town today. They have been
engaged SINCE Inc lever Drokt oar, SdNc Il
hort period when they were successfully sick.
The Rev. Mr.. Ch.-hDim, alr"ady Repaired NJ the
.ospiiaI. il said TO be improving. The Key. '. Esk-
j., considered doing well.
Dir. Augustus BilisulIy, Il highly popular gentleman
MI widely known, ID dead.
Mr., Jnhn Jack has entirely recovered. and il rem
,eriur most efficient aid. His eslc"nlcd daughter was
rrv low with the fever IN SATURDAY,.
Mrs. John \. Foreman Is recovering, and Is ili"s@ht
% he ont Ot danger.
Mr.. Stephen I. face, Formerly u l e'''So"'S' "
,v.ry ". Williams is exceedingly il! with the te-
..r ,,II n,, expected Ia recover. He lost. lIi> wife
md Child about lively" days rlhce.
John l.. Porter, master ship carpenter IN the HnS-
,orr Navy Yard. j. sti!li improving.
d.. lanes ca: holm, of the Protestant Episcopal
.hurrh. na- been conveyed 20 the MAYA! Ho-pIt"i,
lick nt the fever.
ii. ruoiu. saturday afternoon upon the GrrIvG! OF the
; .nhu,rI and Roanoke train, aud carried 10 The M
,nI II,,pitai, sick with the fever.
Mr.. lanes Edward Wilson and two Of her chill
lrru. died on Saturday last.
Nil. Alice llayncs, daughter OF Mrs. John u. Da-
Il. i,crn.c,l. il now recovering, although the much
,r,.u,Ird black vonIit made its appearance during her
illness.
Mr. James Tott-rdale, died a few days since.
Nr. VIM. p. Birmingham, an excellent and valuable
itL.n of Norfolk county, and for many years the
uithful toll gatlrrcr 1T the Ferry between Portsmouth
md Norfolk, died on Saturday last.
Mr.. robert Tntcm, reported dead u few days since,
las recovered entirely.
Mr.. Whitney, an engineer in the employ Of the Coun-
y Ferry, is dead.
Nathaniel IL. Wilson, IN deaf mute for several
fears past engaged in the clerk office Il, Portsmouth
: down with the fever.
The Fever is aba;iug Mt Portsmouth,. The num-
her Of deaths yesterday amounted to II.
WELDON, Monday, Sept. I'D.
The Scaboard train is in, bringing distressing news
from the Fever District. ~
Mir. TIo-. Riddick son of kich'd Riddick, keeper
of the Hotel IL; Suffolk, Virginia, died AT max to"n
asriv this morning OF yellow Fever. lie h"h no'
been into either OF the infected cities since S'"e'
tim" anterior To the appearance Of the Fever.
The town has been overiowing with refugees ever
the appearance. OF the Fever in Norfolk aud
Portsmouth, and the death Of Mr.. K!dd'rk has I,1,o-
Llnl.d The mos. terrific confusion ana alarm. me