Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-20
The Yellow Fewer.

The Yellow Fever.
There il no abatement in the number sfnsw
cases from the fever in Norfolk or Portsmouth,
though the disease appears 10 be Of a milder
type, and the more readily yields to proper
medical treatment.
For the twenty.four hours ending on the 18th,
at 2 p. m, there were seven deaths in Norfolk.
The following are to be added to the list Of
deaths Oliver Ailsworth, Josephine Allen,
Sarah Pugh, VIM. Slater, VIM. Gregg, VIM.
Banks, (colored,) Alfred Trader, VIM. Baton,
Mr.. Hodges, George BiIlups, @. Rhea, Mr..
Christian, Mrs Curtin, Caroline Philips, Lizzie
Barron, Sarah Taylor, Thomas e. Michigan,
Josiah Ship, Mary Maser, Thomas Keeling,
VIM. Hess, Mrs. Fallon, Mrs. Jakeman.
Mr.. Samuel r. Borum heretofore reported
as dead is convalescent; William II. Brough-
ton, Elias Guy, Com. Barron, and Henry Har-
wood are improving
In Portsmouth, private letters and other &C.
counts represent no abatement in the number
of cases.
The Portsmouth Transcript of Friday says
Notwithstanding the decrease in our pop
ulation, probably not more than /, 500 to 1000
whites remaining in town, the fever continues
with little If any abatement. About an equal
number of new cases occur daily, and the
deaths average from seven to ten, as will be
seen by the list below. DR.. Maupin, whose
practice is extensive, informs us that the sick
ness seems to be changing, and the fever, he
thinks, is more of an Intermittent character
than it has been. The panic in the community
has subsidized to considerable extent, and the
|. few now left seem disposed to remain and abide
the consequences; indeed il is matter of me-
eessity. There appears to be no alternative,
as we are almost wholly cut off from all COM
munlcation and association with "the rest of
mankind" But while the doors of our sister
towns and cities are closed against us, the
hearts OF many are open to our distresses
Liberal contributions have been forwarded for
the relief of the poor and suffering in our
midst, and our hearts are filled with gratitude
to those who forgot US not In the time of our
trials. /"
The Transcript furnishes the following list
of deaths in Portsmouth and at the hospital
since the Sth instant:
August 9.-George Dill, Miss Dill, Bridget
Galligan, Mrs. Francis Herbert, Mrs. Baker,
and two at hospital-total-7.
August l0.-Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Allen Mrs
YouDgman, Mrs. O'Brien, DIR. r. Ii. Parker,
MIS- OSler, MIS-. beacnam, Hatrlck MCQualde,
and two at hospital-total 10.
August Ii JAS. Z. Wilson, Mr.. Kemp, Mrs.
Dill. three colored persons, and three at hos
pital-tOtal g.
August l2.-MiSs Emily Wilson, Thos. Her
bert, James Foster, Mrs Allmond-total f.
August 13.-John B. Davis, one negro wo-
man, and two at hospital-total 4.
August 14.-Michael Lynch, Col Jno. Har-
vey, Matilda WoOdhouse, Mrs. Donavan, Mrs.
Natl 81
pital-total T.
August Is Mrs. Hannah Perks, Mrs Dews,
IN. Shepherd, Charles Snead, Martha Hof-
man, Carroll Herald, (hospital) Michael Cur
ran, (hospital,) Patrick Williams, Michael
Higley, a son of S T. Burton, *B Church
well, u cOlOred woman at hospitai-total H.
August 16.-Miss Madeline Chic, Joseph
Whitehurst, VIM. Jones, Wiley Blizzard, b.
Gorhop, james Mayo, one colored man, and
one at hospital-total 9.
*Not OF the fever.
A correspondent writes from Portsmouth to-
the Petersburg Express as follows: u
"Our town presents a gloomy and sombre
aspect There is not q magistrate or consta-
bic here. The council is without q quorum,
and nearly all the town officers are gone.
Two of the police officers are dead and third
Is now sick. The stores and banks are closed,
and the market is deserted the private dwell
lngs are tenantless, and all the hotels md
clearinghouse are shut up. All our citi-
Gems, except those who remain from a sense of
duty, who could raise means to get off have
left There were twelve deaths Yesterday,
friday and from twenty to thirty new cases
Of fever"
Private letters mention the death Of Samuel
Middleton and Maria Jane Simmons; also, of q
large number of sick
The navy yard is still kept open, but there
are not more than three hundred men at work,
out Of upwards Of seventeen hundred before
the commencement of the fever.
DIR. Stone expresses the opinion that the
fever is not general epidemic in Norfolk. He
thinks that the patient should be covered with
a sheet and thin blanket, and that the treat
ment should not be too active
Com. Armstrong, q S. Navy, writes from
Richmond to Norfolk as follows:
have broken the blockade at City Point
and Petersburg, and have shamed them into
something like humanity, as the order is re.
yoked against our people landing at City
Point
- L am authorised to state by the presiding
physician that no further obstacles will be
placed In Jour way, and that you will be free
TO come and go. In truth the people here are
ashamed of the action of the authorities; at
least all those who have any souls, and / am
assured that the interdict lin Richmond) will
soon be taken off trust so, as, otherwise, a
laSttng, damning disgrace would be fixed ON
the fair capital of Virginia.