Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-21
,Tr NEWS BY THE MAILS.
:, the Petersburg Express of yesterday.
,,,, Fever al Norfolk L Portsmouth,
Eronl Npr6ik.-

FROM sOFJofh.
:, i..vc been unable to supply the place Of our
! Norfolk correspondent who taken
s as relapse on Monday, after having suffered
gan violent attack of Fever. Through the
avn! of friends, however, who receive private
sal. land we return them our sincere thanksl
fl@s !, IN our power this morning to give the
sd nav. ofdeaths in the i'll -fated city on Tuesday
panI ,ha names of many who have been summoned
aaa 'n ris 10 the untred realities OF eternity.
ie7 W." ',atad that the number of interments day
~. Yesterday ranged between thirty five and
@i" The precise number, our informant could
no aseo 49, the deaths is mentioned that of DR.. G..
aat",sbnr. a most excellent man, and able ply
j. o't His age was about 3S years, and he
siela"Y heart broken wife, and some two or three
t;ldren. too young TO realize their sad loss
seaI ' at the time of his death physician to
III = c Marine Hospital at Norfolk. His death
the - ;aeorrectly reported in yesterdays issue
Va, Wa al not die until the night of Tuesday.
If W. Jobn Tunis, highly prominent merchant
tTnrfolk, is also reported dead. Mr.. I. was
a,Ieman of large means; and member to the
S.nyention of 40 and so to revise the State Con-
,tution. , ,,.,...s ~s.u.
nnd President of the Virginia Bank, is re-
pored dead.
HaP' of Norfolk, well known for many years
c'N4," chief of Police, has suffered relapse, we
s.a, 70 hear. and is again down with the Fever
w., lost an interesting grand child on Tuesday
e ee1bt who died of the prevailing epidemic.
5Tno Miss Mckinders, sisters;and lovely young
i,l;a. are among the dead. They are relatives of
i na.sor De Bree of the U. S. Navy.
Wm Robinson, a we'll known shoe werohant
m,s tbonght to be dying night before last. Since
leard he was dead.
IsI Stossor. Almost extensive confectioner and
f.;, dealer. who fed to Baltimore TO escape the
sconrce. has died in that city.
VIM Reid. Esq, the opponent of Hunter Wood
:. Esq. for the Mayorality last June is exceed
| mgy ii. ,, =, -.
yarfoIk. and we'll known as "a wood measurer. is
| said to be dead.
Mrs Frances Green, we regret to hear is dead.
So also rs Mr. Charles ohuster, ana M oones Vi
| Fenchurch street.
DR. Robert II Gordon, Health Officer for the
! bart Of Norfolk was dying Tuesday evening; and
IOr Robert B. Tunstall was exceedingly Ill
&shonld these two last mentioned gentlemen die, 1T
ril make about nine resident physicians that
ave been carried to their graves by the Fever.
Mrs Mary Gait, wife of the Postmaster, Alex'r.
Ealt, ESQ.,, is convalescent.
considerable difficulty is experienced at the
Post office in consequence of the scarcity OF as
istants The mails are much delayed but
know our worthy p. NJ. does his best under the
circumstances.
Especial Correspondence of the Express.)
Treaty four Deaths in the Same Number Of
Hours In favorable Weather-List of Deaths
in NJ B,,1
bred Orders on the Relief Store in Three
Dys.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept l8, ?. NJ.
Dsar Express As supposed and So stated,
The damp weather has added largely to the
Ills Of mortality.
From sunset Yesterday to the same time to-
ay, there have been TWENTY-FOUR deaths,
acluding those in the Naval Hospital
As lar as | can, | send you the names of the
ctims:
MrJamps Dresser; Mrs Mary Magistrate for
nerly Powell; Mr. B Brady; Alexander Saun-
ers child Robert Munden's son. about 10
ears of age; James Snider; Levi Lane; Mrs
lara Rush Thomas Emmerson's child; Jo-
qph Manning Jesse Porch; Ralph Keeling
gorge pendeton, son of Henry Pendleton; Mrs
arah Craig; Henry Brinson; Mary Matthias ,
hamas, slave of Edward Wonycutt; Amos
uWdrus, jr; Jesse ~ ' edlti hoDtTl ~ oiuhee.
John Davis and son of Mrs E Wilson are
H.
John A Foreman. Mrs r Singleton, Mrs Par
band Mis- Gardner, are improving.
J. NJ. Iohnston's family; Alexander Ethridge's,
hls@ Mrs G G Webb and David Overby's are
early all sick
Yesterday, the orders on the Provision Relief
Ffo were II in number; to-day 1903; and on
saturday, 13O-making 40 orders for the three
Us and there were only twenty-one families
lo had more than one order during the three
avs.
The above will give you some idea of the
mount of desttution among us. We are doing
cry we'll now with the aid of our friends abroad,
Ut dread the winter, when fear these supplies
pill be cut Off
?. $. Sept. 49, G A. M.-Jesse n Neale and
rJames Britton's wife are both dead this morn
g.
Yours truly GOsPoRr.