Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14
The Yellow Fever I'm Norfolk and Ports
mouth.

The report of the Norfolk Sanitary Committee,
for the twenty -four hours ending Thursday, at 9
p. m, shows that there were during that time
seven new cases in the city, and two deaths-all
except one from the heretofore infected district
In the hospital there were four cases and one
death.
On Thursday night, ''Barrys Row." the in
fective district, fired and burned. N8at-
tempt was made to stop the flames. The Rich
mond Dispatch says:
No official report could BIO obtained from the
Portsmouth Sanitary Committee. Dr. j. N.
Schoolfeld, chairman of the committee-errone-
ously reported dead day or tive snce--s lying
dangerously ILL., There are number Of cases
among the servants.
In Portsmouth on Wednesday religious services
were held in the Baptist and Methodist churches
Rev. Thos. Hume oficiated in the former, and
Rev. w. H. Wheelwright, assisted by Rev JAS
Chisholm, Episcopalian minister, oficiated in the
latter. The last named gentleman, our inform
ant says delivered an eloquent and impressive
prayer, beseeching the Great Ruler to stay the
ravages of the terrible scourge Considering the
depoPulation Of the town, the attendance was
large. There were forty cases of fever in the
Naval Hospital land some Of the patients dying
The fever in Portsmouth was increasing. Messrs
r. FL. Parker and VIM. b. Collins, reported
dead, were still alive Among the sick was the
correspondent of the Petersburg Express, who
has heretofore furnished that paper.wth a list of
the dead.
Among the sick in Norfolk, was a son of W.
n. Reid, late candidate for mayor of that city
From passenger who came up on Friday, we
learn that when the Coffee touched at Portsmouth,
there was not soul on the wharf, save d little
negro boy. The town looked deserted.
When the Curtis Peck arrived from Norfolk at
City Point gentleman came out on the wharf
and hosting a red flag, warned them off with
the alternative, if they would land, of having to
leave Petersburg by halfpast 5 o'clock on Satur-
day morning, which would be enforced by the
authorities of that place.
Three cases of fever are reported to have oc-
CURED at Hampton
The Curtis Peck was crowded with passengers,
some 400 in number, who were permitted to land
after the health officer had done his duty Many
ofthem, in consequence of the crowded state of
the hotels, went through by the cars going
North. Passengers say that all who could leave
Norfolk were leaving.
In addition to the list of dead published, we
add the names of Master William Edward Camp,
aged Is, and Miss Amelia Lewis, aged Is
The steamboats, suspended their trips between
Norfolk and Richmond on Saturday. The cti-
zens of Richmond were taking up collections in
aid of the sick at Norfolk and Portsmouth.
The Portsmouth Transcript which had been
suspended for several days, reappeared on Satur-
day. 1t says:
''The number of deaths by fever since Monday
have been follows: Tuesday 9, Wednesday s,
Thursday 7, Friday Z. The number of new cases
are not quite numerous as they have been,
and we understand they. seem to be of milder
form, yielding readily to the treatment of the
physicians. large portion of the population
have left town, and others going. Great ex-
element prevails in consequence of the refusal Of
the authorities at Old Point to permit our citizens
to land there, to provide for the safety of them
selves and families and if they persist in the course
they have adopted, destruction to public property
has been threatened. Great Indignation exists on
account of rumor that some of our citizens at
Magnolia Springs have organized themselves into
a board OF health to prevent others from stopping
there. IL is with great difficulty that persons can
now get away, as some of the usual modes Of
communication have been cut off, and many
towns have taken measures to prohibit persons
from our community to come among them. The
end of all this We arc enabled to predict