Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-04
LATER FROM PORTSMOUTH,.

The Transcript was issued again ON Friday
last. and reached us by way Of Weldon on sat.
prday afternoon. 1t contains no deaths that VT
have not heretofore published in the letters FROM
faithful correspondents at that place.
The following paragraphs will be found of in
terest, and we transfer them to our columns
After paying just and handsome tribute TO the
worth of the lamcnted young DIR. TRUGlEN, the
Transcript says:
The number of patients visited in town on
Wedne sday, reached about five hundred, incla
ding new cases. On Tuesday the deaths mum
bered thirteen. And ON Wednesday eleven
died. These data the writer has collected from,
the reports of the attendant physicians. and an
allowance for those who failed to report. On
Thursday the number visited amounted to about
five hundred and fifty, including eighty-one new
cases. The deaths as reported by authority were
thirteen in town and four at the United States
Naval Hospital making total OF seventeen 1t
is the opinion of the profession that the disease
is assuming or has assumed milder type.
The statements just made exclude the cases
under treatment at u $. Naval Hospital We
were there on Sunday last, and have been there
daily with some exceptions, since There has
been Il elimination of cases sent there, and the
deaths also have been less during the week The
number of our people there approaches nearly
eighty. Every attention is bestowed upon them,
and Surgeon Minor. gentleman of ability and
enlarged experienced, with his talented assis-
tants Steele. Harrison and Wake ,areindefatiga-
BILE in their care and ministrations to those un-
der their charge.
Our interchangeable Mayor is yet down but we
trust will pass through the disease and be ena-
bled in due time to re-enter upon his duties. He
has been devoted to the service required of him,
and has nobly eo-operated in the charitable work
which demands the CO. operation of all of who re-
main.
Dr. Maupn ut the Hospital, is convaescent ;
and DR.. Scheduled is occasionally seen upon our
streets, but too enfeebed yet to resume his pro-
fessional duties We now have ample medical
attendance-the Macedonian cali having been
nobly responded to by our friends abroad.
Such is the present state of matters, and al
though the number of sick does not decrease, yet
we are perhaps in better condition to re-
spond to the necessities of the time, than We
have been heretofore.
The following list is of deaths in Portsmouth,:
Aug. Both MIR Cooke, Newtown, u negro
man of Mr.. Brckley, Mrs Mntus, Capt. Samuel
Forbes. Mrs. Frances Gwynn, Miss Bilisoly
negro child at Mr.. Bohannons, negro child at
DR. Peete's, VIM. Pebwofth, of Mr.. Brough-
ton, negro man (Bil) of John Cooke. Miss Nor
rsett Mary Jane Nosay, aud four at the lIospi-
tal-total Il.
A letter written at Magnolia Springs, ON tho
Seaborl Road dated Saturday, September lst,
says the mortality is still very great, but it must
soon cease, as victims cannot be found.
Mr. Selden W. p. Allen, the efficient and high
" esteemed conductor on the Seaboard Road,
was decidedly better CD Saturday morning and
his ply scians considered him out OF danger
We regret to hear that the Rev. Joseph Ash
wander, Catholic Minister,from Georgetown Col
lege, who went down to fill temporarily the place
of Rev. Mr. Deylin, (also sick,) has been car
red to the Hospital sick of the fever
Contributions are pouring in from all quarters.
The Transcript. contains nearly too columns of
acknowledgements of funds. medicines, assis-
tance etc. Among other things, ths citizens of
Philadelphia have sent Bay Rum Cologne wa
ter. Aromatic Vinegar, Quinine, Lemons, Ar
row Root, 'fapioca, Sage Pearl, Barley, Dat
Meal, and pure Ice Cream, from Delaware co.,,
for the convalescent. These articles are sent by
Express to Baltimore. and from thence, by way
of the Bay Line of steamers. go to Portsmouth.