Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-01

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therefore, take great pleasure in making THU
direction, which is evidently due to the gen
t!eman implicated in the article enormously
ne Epidemic in Norfolk and Portsmouth
The yellow fever Is alarmingly on the in
rease In both Norfolk and Portsmouth. Ii
1orfolk, the utmost CONSERVATION prevails
and it is stated that there are no! more thar
| tfteea Hundred white people remaining in the
ity, and they are hourly leaving; and the en-.
ire depopuiation of the place appears to be
| Inevitable.
| The following deaths have occurred since
ur last report: sassp - 4.
| Mrs. Todd, Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs Capt
White, james House, Joseph Tatem, +. Tar.
ant, Miss Camp, Thos. Beveridge, Mr.. Scott
Irs. Beckley, Betsey Capps, child of William
brooks, child of Mrs. Foster, two children OF
dr. Swain, Thos. Presson, Miss Davis, DR.
hos. Nash, Daniel Handy, Miss A. Bang
| ohm w. Batkins, and six colored persons.
Correspondence of the Evening Starl
NORFOLK, August 81.
Yesterday was by far the most destructive
'ay of the scourge-39 deaths by fever in Nor
| DIT my patients to take a little fresh air
ave four of then. John Rogers and his mo-
her are doing well, but the servants are in a
| .ritical condition.
1 have just left the Office of the Howard As.
ISOLATION, 90 O'Clock, and find 81 deaths-foul
,ours more for reports to come in from the
doctors. The old City Hotel has been opened
IS a hospital, and about 40 sick were removed
there yesterday, of whom died there last
night
do not think it is prudent to have an hos
Iita In SO central place in the city; but it i:
very convenient. They are noble set of fell
'ows that compose the Howard Association-aIl
hat men can do they have done to relieve the
distressed victims of this fearful malady Sew.
raj of them belong to the Norfolk Blues
hey lost their first member this morning
John Andrews. There are very few die with
ne fever under Is years of age. T. 3.
The Howard Association have requested thai
no more physicians or nurses be sent, as they
are liable to be attacked with the epidemic
after few days. and, instead of rendering ser.
vice, have to be nursed by those who should
attend to others Persons from New Orleans
i'd the more southern climate are preferred
10th as physicians and nurses, from the fact
hat they are experienced and acclimated to
tie malaria which produces the disease.
The following persons have arrived at Nor.
folk, and rendered their services to the suf-
firing:
Z. Z. jackson, Mr.. and Mrs Parker, and a
:olored boy, from Charleston S. c.; DR.. Camp
bell, Capt. Ives, Treasurer of the Howard As
ISOLATION, and ten female nurses from New
Orleans; Drs. j. B. Read and r. j. Finn, also
land, and R. W. Skinner, medical students,
and VIM. Ebbs and John White, assistanIs,
from Savannah.
In Portsmouth, John L. Porter is recover
Ing; letter having been received from him
announcing this gratifying intelligence to his
f4mily (who are sojourning in this eity) and
many friends.
Correspondence Of the Evening Star]
SUFFOLK, August 80.
left this place, yesterday, for the water
tank, about four miles from Portsmouth, thence
10 Mrs. Armstead's, on Western Branch,
where part Of my family is staying. 1 left
Mrs. Armistead's, to-day, to get on the cars at
the water-tank, and procure the news from
Portsmouth of this date. shall return to
Portsmouth tonight.
One of the volunteer doctors came from
Portsmouth yesterday evening, on his way to
baltimore. He said he was just going back to
| nix up his business, and then return; that in
| sIme six or eight houses in Newtown he visit
el fifteen sick, and had on his list some sever :
ty patients, and there could not be less than
| six hundred sick. He said great deal more,
| bat did not believe he had run, nor that he
was frightened almost to death.
A great many reports have been in circula.
| ton in regard to j. Gustsvus Holiday, ESQ.
The truth of the matter is, that by his con-
g. ant endeavors to relieve the sick and desti.
tate, he Over-exerted himself, and went to the
Naval Hospital for day or two to recruit him.
self This is the whole truth of the matter.
The deaths of to-day, up to clock, have
been fourteeh-twclve in town and two at the
hospital. Below are some of the names Ma
or Samuel Forbes, Mrs. William Gwypn.
child of William Broughton, Bill, negro bow
belonging to John Cooke. A negro man be-
longing to Miss Bricquet was found dead this
morning in kitchen on Broad Rock Mrs.
Colonel Charles Cassell, Mrs. John b. Davis,
and Virginius Haynes, her son, were taken
with fever this morning. also Ned, a negro
b y belonging to j. W. Collins.
In Norfolk, Messrs. Pebworth and J. G. Ii.
Hatton have died.
DR.. Maupin and Col Winchester Watts
came out of the hospital this morning. John
Woodley is still very sick and restless, and is
occasionally delirious. Capt. Allen does not
improve.
There is an increase of fever over the past
three days. When this scourge will leave our
towns none can form the slightest idea.
There is so little communication between
Norfolk and Portsmouth that we hear but lit
tie from the former place.
[ have just learned that Miss Morriset
daughter OF Robert Morrisct, of Newtown, is
dead. Mrs. Mary Bohannon is also dead.
John. Emmerson is out, having recovered
His brother Arthur and Mrs. Armistead are
both well. W.B.C.
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company,
owning and running the splendid line to Nor
folk and Portsmouth, have manifested de.
gree of charity and magnanimity, during the
frightful pestilence, that merits warm place
for them in the public heart. The company
started the first subscription, and headed the
list with $500, and Mr.. Falls, the president,
with $50. Their steamers are now running at
dead expense, and carrying supplies to the
two CITIES free If cLoroo Haro =,