Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-07

Inc Epidemic in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
From Norfolk and Portsmouth we still have
gloomy accounts of the rayages of the yellow
fever-the letters from those places being
filled with recital of heart-rending scenes
witnessed by the writers.
The following names are to be added to the
list of dead:
MIR. KaytOn, Mrs. Luton, VIM. Johnson s
wife, Mr.. Dudley, Miss Lockwood, Reuben
Butler, SEN, T. c. Dixon, Mr.. Rogers. Mr.
Goodwin, Thos Cash, Mrs. Drayton, Mr..
Smiley, Mrs. Hallett, Go. Jones, Mrs. L.
Mallory, Mrs.. Hutchinson, Enoch Land A s.
W little, Ann w. Par,ons, wife Of John r. Ell
liot, Mrs. Nab5y Holden, Chas. Il. Williams,
Oiled in Richmond,) Mis-. Harmanson aDd
Miss Seal, tdied in BaitimOre,) John Cuthrell
MlIy White, Miss Jordan, Mr. Lester, Nancy
Nottingham, Mrs. Ostans, Mrs. Moreley, J. g.
Collins, Mrs. Gill, Mrs Burke, Florence Booth
by, Eugene BOothby, l.. p. Pollard, John T.
Hatton, VIM. j. MiIlcrsOu, JAS. i. Claig, Geo.
Humphries, John Dantler, w. g. Dunbar,
Bets.y Bradley, Thos. Eldridge, Nancy Sorey,
Lucy Griffin, Mrs. Parsons, Miss Mary Malo-
ney. Thomas Carson, Mr.. Woodin Mrs Gus
It's, Mr.. Decker, j. p. Howell, Fanny Smith,
James Ryan, W. U. Kleet, Wm. Martin, N.
Pumphrey, Anthony LOve!t, Mary Boyle,
DR.. Leon Gelbardt, oS Richmond, who left
Norfolk on Sunday last, and was seized with
yellow fever en- arriving at Petersburg, died
there on Wednesday. lie was a native Ct
Warsaw, Poland. Another martyr to the
cause Of human suffering.
Among those said to be i'll. are Purser Fitz-
gerald, ofthc navy, VIM. b. Webb, the mother
Of John ). Lovett son of VIM. Stevens, Mr.
kirkpatrick, Rev. J. Hendren, and tho whole
of Mr.. Bates family.
The number of deaths in Norfolk during The
twenty -four hours ending at noon, on the 4th
instant, is yariOusly stated at from fifty to
sixty. The demand for collins at the depot OF
the Howard Association is the best criterion Of
tho extent Of the mortality, and two or three
may DO seen there at all hours Of the day
measuring and picking out such as will suit
tie tenants they have ready to occupy them
Largo as the supply of collins has been from
Baltimore and Richmond, it has scarcely
equallei the demand, which is incesSant at all
times, frequently exhausting the supply
The Commandment Of the Navy Yard has or
dcrcd all the carpenters in the yard to work
| making boxes and collins for the numerous I'M
buried dead.
A Norfolk letter in the Baltimore Patriot
| says:
There Is no peculiar treatment adopted by
| tho Southern physicians to arrest the disease
| Some give turpontine and hydrocyanic acid
others infusion of Verbena, Othors different
| things. Dr.. Morris, Of Baltimore, adopts tn,
| erpscsGM course, and SO far with the most de
cided success. Out OF some forty GASES, be ha
| lost but ono and that was complicated will
| another disease.
A Norfolk letter in the baltimore Sun, datet
the 9th, says:
! The accounts from the sick arc not so favor
! able to-day. Sister Bernard, Of the Catholic
| Orphan Asylum, was seized with the prevail
| ing epidemic yesterday She has been mos
| devoted in her service and has the sympathie
and prayers of every good heart in the com
| munity.
One of the horrible incidents that sometime
| characterize yisitatiOns such as that which
| has fallen upon this city was revealed thi
| morning. A corpse that had lain unburieC
for eight days was discovered surrounded b,
the sick and dying. 1t may seem strange tina
such an event could happen, but it is no un
frequent occurrence to see whole families dow,
| and not q soul near them to give glass O
| water or even extend word of comfort o
| sympathy. Persons are often found dead, no
| soul having witnessed their illness or las
agony.
| An unpleasant circumstance transpired las
| evening" which has caused great deal of ex
element aud comment. A person from New
Orleans, who has been acting prominent par
here, and who was appointed, on account o
| his activity, superintendent of the hospital
| was arrested and lodged in prison on tn
| charge Of stealing one thousand dollars wortl
| of jeweiry from the house of Mr. Lewis. dur
ing the illness Of the family. What will b
| the result of this matter, eannot, at this mo
ment be OWNED. A resort TO q EeneTabl
gentleman called Judge Lynch, is limited q
in various circles.
FROM PORTSMOUTH.
| There is one gratifying fact in the account
from this Inflated town-Mayor Fiske is no
| dead Although very i'll when last hear
from, land it was represented to US BY promi