Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-05
NEVIS DY FEE BAY.
Progress of the Epidemic in Norfolk and
Portsmouth.

Progress of the Epidemic in Norfolk and
Portsmouth.
We deeply regret to learn that reliable
Information was received in town Yesterday
evening to the effect that the Rev. Anthony
Dibrell, pastor of CRANKY Street Methodist
Church, Norfolk, who was taken down with
the fever on Monday, was much worse yes
terday morning.
We learn with feelings of sincere sorrow
the melancholy intelligence of the death, in
Portsmouth, on yesterday morning, of the
prevailing epidemic, of DIR. TRUeIEN, a Young,
skillful and successful physician of that city.
Although unknown to us except by reputa-
ton, his noble exertions for the relief of his
suffering fellow-citizens during the preva-
lence of the epidemic has won for him hosts
of friends everywhere, all of whom will deep
ly regret the untimely loss of one possessing
the attributes of a devoted, self-sacrifcing
physician, a warm, affectionater friend, and
a sincere and humble Christian. We learn
he was only about 26 years of age, and un-
married. He was an elder in the Presbyte-
rian Church in Portsmouth, and in him the
church of which he was a member as we'll as
that whole community have sustained an IT.
reparable loss.
d. D. Fiske, ESQ.,, the excellent Mayor
of Portsmouth we regret to learn, has also
been attacked with the fever.
The following information we gather from
the Argus of yesterday:
Deaths by the Fever for the a hours end
ing 18th at 2 P. M.-9.
This shows a considerable decrease in the
number of deaths, and we do hope we have
seen the worst of this terrible scourge. There
are very many new cases !; but the disease
must be of a milder form, or perhaps it is
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weather is cool, wind Northeast, With con-
siderable rain. What effect this NAV have
upon the fever, remains to be seen.
PoRTsMoUTH.-We failed to get the regular
report ofdeaths last evening but the number
did not exceed 5 for the "A hours, ending at
sunset. The number of new cases, however,
for 30 hours ending at the same time, was
alarming, being between 80 and 40.
ANOTHER MiNisTaR SIcK.-We regret to
announce that Rev. Mr.. WILLS, of the Cum
berland Street Methodist Church, has been
attacked with the fever. He was engaged
in the faithful and diligent discharge of his
pastoral labor among the sick until he was
compelled by sickness to retire from the
field. His esteemed lady has entirely recov-
cred. One or two of his servants are also
down,
A HAsTY ~SUMMARY.-The dreadful cpl
demlc Is still doing its work of death ; the
weather rainy, damp and unpleasant copi-
Gus showers OF rain physicians dashing in
every direction aid for the suffering still
coming IN very scanty supplies of fruit, veg
etables, &C., DC, in market; sad, gloomy and
thoughtful countenances to be seen wherever
a human face appears; good nurses for the
sick In great demand; immense focks oil
hungry pigeons in the streets and squares
IN search of food the hospital-wagons pas
sing slowly and frequently down to the cover
ed lighter, with the sick for the hospital; sew
en- Sundays in a week, at least in appear
ance no store seems to be opened, but there
are several; four or five who kept open las
week are now sick; the death of our excel
lent Mayor, the general conversational topic
on Sunday there were 81 persons in tn,
church in which there has heretofore beer
the largest congregation the hands in tn
Argus office thinned out alarmingly, but n,
death as yet. We could go on for hours
but other duties compel US to throw dow
our pen.
The Norfolk Argus of Both, announce,
the arrival in that city of DIR. Richard Blow
an eminent physician of Sussex county, VIII
has v~entured thither to aid in the relief O
the sufferers by the pestilence.
We are glad to learn that Rev. Mr.. Dibrel
was considered better yesterday morning.
We learn that Mr.. Allen, a Conductor o.
the Seaboard Rail road, who has been YER
low with the fever, was much improved ye
terday morning.
The mortality in Norfolk has not abate
in the least. There were 100 new cases O
Wednesday.
The deaths in Portsmouth for the "a hour
ending at sunset on Wednesday amounte
to IL. 1t was hoped, from the few death
the two preceding days, that the mortalit
in that city was ON the decrease, but tn
number of deaths on Wednesday do not su,
/ tain the hope.
:, During the seven days, up to this evenin
there have been 118 deaths in Portsmouth
> being an average of nearly II per da,
!. The whole number of deaths since the con
mencement of the fever in this CITY is 80
! including 10Y at the Naval hospital. Thel
I. is at present IS cases in the Naval Hospit
urder treatment, and all the new cases a.
considered more manageable and of a mild
form.