The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-15
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- II. yAcoss Of tAis city.
,rinc;pel superintendent Of ~. #ood's Hospital
Norfolk. ,,,.,s,a.r, Of
n, u,.,an III spital Norfolk, arrived 10 'nn o"S
...s.v ,,oru1pr. He leaves bis posi- Tor ie"
yos.o ,acover from the fasigues OF be severe
a', ~. =, n. Hospital His isbors have been Tor
''''e' -. ,,cessans, and completely broken
-. ha "a. unable to stand mp longer without
-. r.., aud for that be comes to spend lev
-. w,.h hi. family Mr.. J. hands ~ the following
c.,,,sesss. correcting ruu,or some person nao CIR
calsted: v.,v sen,. la. 1855
\, having bsen reported that DR. r. Z. aooca ols
not receive proper ss.en'TS Jacobs to state that
,.tile Ia attendance upon Dr. Goocn ne pef'"in'o"
bis duty most fsithiullv .yrnr1 Mn
EgDFENNER. NJ D
JaMEsB READ. NJ u, ,
WMs WALTERS, National Hotel.
AZ, Jacobs ok presses the decided opinion tnat
,be epidemic IL sbating. In place OIL sau
nav cases a day short time since, there are DO"
,r,,, ,yo tn three day received 10 the Woools
uosnitaI. We cannot expect the number oil dea'h'
m diminish 90 early az the number OF cases, az IL
from the ca.es of several days standing that the
da.,bs occur. With regard to the reports about pa
a;cs In Norfolk and Portsmouth, he says tney arc
utterly uniounded. Thepeopie In nehnsf Vi 'no'~
.,,,es can be startled and panic-stricken by any"
thing that may occur now. Iney are TOO "e'
Injured to death and desolstion for that Iney are
calm and resigned, though exertiug themselves
with al, their strength for the relief OF each otnef.
MIR. ]. says that the physicians In the Woooi'
Hospital, and indeed the physicians everywhere
are employing all their skill and sirsning all 'ne'F
might to check the disease. The few corpora'e
authorities remaining secoudtng their en'r'sss
much 80 II Is possible to do go, by police. Inc
Woods Hospital lie systemized and conducted &c.
cordius to regulations looking entirely to the CONS
for. and welfare of the sick Mr.. epesks In b'gn
tarms of the untiriug devotion of the members OF
| the Howard Association TO their humane duties
He speaks especially of Judge McNish DIN, OF Az
eusta, Ga, Secretary of the Howard Association
who ia ever striving to render aid to the sidlced:
| Mr., Jacobs renders great praise to DR.. J. l. HAIR
GROVE of city, who he says, is one OF me most
active, ss we'll as successful, of the phyeicans-
Called when he msy be, he 10 always prompt ana
| assiduous 10 his attentions TO bis patients
Henry Myers has the disease (we are glad TO
saw very mildly up to this time. He had won the
good opinion, nay the admiration. of everybody oy
his upisgging attentions to the sick.
We regret to learn that James Mccormick,
who went from this city to take place as nurse In
Norfolk, 10 sick with fever. He was attacked soon
after he arrived and Mr. Jacobs reports bis case az
very bad. He Is a very warm hearted and good
fellow. He 10 10 the Woods Hospital
VIM. Walters, who succeeds his lamented father
a. PROPRIETOR of the National, Is doing everything
he can to promote the comfort of every body
around him. The doctors all stay at the Nationals
and there Dr. Gooch died. Every attention posi-
bio was paid him. Mr.. Walters has entirely re.
covered from the effects of fever.
| Capt Cleck Mr.. &C obs considers a most impor.
tant man 10 Norfolk. He awards to him grea
credi, for the energy and efficiency with which he
has directed the police; by which he has greatly
aided In sbsting nuiaances aud putting the city In
better condition.
SONS days since. Mr.. Jacobs Uncovered ano
r,ck.d uu the body of a white man in The river
some forty yards from the U. s. ship Peunsyl
vauia, Ithad lain In the water for some time. Tn
Loft. arm was cut across the wrist and chord wa
lied around the legs at the knees. Nothing wa
found by which 1t could be identified but the IN
diyidual had evidently committed suicide. Capt
Clack ordered an Inquest and the body was pro-
perly disposed Of
When Mr.. Jacobs left on Thursday there were Il
The HotpitsI IS whites and 90 blacks. The fol.
lowing are the names of the whites:
Henry Myers, A Gibbs, Jas Sullivan, Mr. Kanut
Jas Mccormick. A Hates, II Layman, WIN Ashton
J King, Diffenburg, Norman Dorsey, Wal
land, WIN Collins. J Clarke Michsud, + Muir
Mr. Matthews Oppeil. Thiele, H Brockmyer
JWard. Mr. Vanclife, Dixon, Jos Courtney,
Mrs v Belfis, Mrs Mahoney, Mrs King, Mrs Fer
xuson, NJ Howard, Master VIM Davis, Msster "
Jarney, G Kszier, Beale