Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-03
correspondenee Of the south-side pemocrat.

with him in relation to the season of terror.in that
unfortunate city, Es.
citation, a Director also, and has been in the City
I throughout the entire summer and gives decidedly
the most interesting and authentic account of the
times. that have seen OF heard. For time, and
especially after the death of the lamented Mayor
Woodis the city you will remember pretty
much altogether in the hands, and under the
troll of the Howard Association, and hence Mr.. Rey-
nold's sources of information indsputable.
Our young friend Edmund James, was the first
person visited by Mr.. r. with the fever on him he
warned and expostulated WITH but Mr.. j. was
his friend and he went to him. He found him
parching as it were, with fever. Every expedient
that could be thought of to produce perspration
tried on him in vain, and the next day he died.
The noble Woods used every exerton on the first
appearance of the disease to induce the occupants
of "Barry's Row " to leave, but they became
FILTERED against him and would not CO. He then
applied to several persons and among others Mr.. r.
himself to go with him, saying to the latter " in
tend to remove those people because believe the
disease will thereby be checked but they don't like
me, and l simply wish you to walk down with me,
and if you like you can go on the opposite side of
the street." No had sufficient fancy for :" Bar
RVS Row to 60 and he determined to go alone, and
did go and had every removed on the very night
he made the application to Mr.. Reynolds to so with
him. Others did great deal afterwards and per-
haps much Mr.. Woods, but he began he set
the example and noble one it was. He worked
nobly and faithfully, but nov, all that remains of
Hunter Woods, is fresh green spot in the hearts
of all his countrymen.
Mr.. r. informs that when the Post Office was
removed up to the Academy" about one hundred
persons usually congregated around it every MORN
ing. The number rapidly diminished down to tace1o-
ty, then to sic and each would name the
deaths in his ward vicinity during the past night
the others would be called upon to for friends
they had seen up and well but day two before
During that particular time when there such
an urgent demand for cofins a poor woman among
many Others applied for order the undertake
ers for coffin for her dead husband. She was told
that she could get an order, but there were twenty
ahead of her that morning, and it uncertain
when she could get the coffin, many of the work
men being sick She appeared to be in the greatest
agony, saying her husband had been dead day and
half and it was impossible to keep him longer out
of the grave An order given, when she de-
parted to the undertakes, and it is believed got
box to bury her husband in.
The last request of VIM. D. Roberts, Jr., late del
egate elect from Norfolk City that he might be
buried in a metallic There not coffin Of
any Kind in the City! After waiting a while some
were received from Richmond, and from the
Der metallic case was selected in which Mr. R. was
buried He bequeathed Mr.. Solomon Cherry (who
particular friend and nurscd him in his i'll
ness) large warehouse worth several thousand dol
lars
At one time -thirty-t0o bodies were deposited in
~efe grGre, and taocnty-oigAt in another it
When they could, ministers remained at the burial
grounds, a hearsc would t10t up with one body
and deposite it. t'ot off for another, offer up brief
and simple prayers over the deceased members of
their flock and these were kept constantly employed.
Rev. Mr.. Armstrong, Presbyterian, urged to
leave Norfolk ''No," said he, it is time for
minister to leave his people. The post of duty is
and here mean-to stay" Of his family con-
sisting of himself, wife, sister, and children,
none now remain but himself and children. Every
member of the family in which Rev. Mr.. Dibrell
boarded died
Numbers frightened to death while others
we have heretofore known died for want Of pro-
per care and attention, it being utterly impossible
to beStOW it.
Of he white mi about eoro7 Lnfh he had
fever, and third died, of the blacks the proper
ton considerably less
Mr.. j. d. Marks (who you will remember in
nectior with robbery his arrival from New
Orleans very philanthropically declared that he
wanted no pay, and when he entered Mr.. Lewiss
dwelling, where every person in the house, save one
was down with the fever, he directed his footsteps
to the chamber of the beautiful young lady a0ho aods
aging. Satisfying himself of her condition. he pro-
ceedcd to her bureau and took out her jewelry and
went off, unfortunately for him, however, he
seen by the only indiv iual who up in the house,
this happened to be little son of Mr. Lewis, Just
large enough to be able TO describe the circumstances
of the Marks arrested and put in jail,
but upon consultation the Howard Association con-
cludcd that they had enough do without stopping
to hold court they offered the fellow his liberty
if he would give up the property which as you know
he did, and then left for parts unknown-where it
is to be hoped he will stay till the hangman is ready
for him.
Those who had the fever in July and August and
recovered fortunate, for all who took it in the
early part of September died.
Speaking of the appearance of the place simply
saying that it "appeared though one eternal Sab
bath were reignng there does not picture it ALL
for on Sabbath-at ordinary timcs-little crowds
could always be at street corners and walking
the streets, but then nothing could be SEEM nothing
heard but Doctors vehicles, and hearses rafting
over the deserted pavements. Everything seemed
sad, SILENT and forsaken.
A gentleman who has been absent at the Springs
all the summer, customary, sent down his servant
few days since. Shortly after his arrival he
sent down to open the Book Store of Mr.. c. Hall
which had been closed all the "Season." He per-
formed the service and three days afterwards died
Only six new cases were reported to the Howard |
Association this week. but there is report here that
there nine yesterday.
Persons are running great risk to go to Norfolk |
or Portsmouth Mr.. r. says he breads the fog
gy Indian summer days of November nor does he
wish to any of his friends in Norfolk till after
good freeze.
hear that thieves entered the house of Rev. Mr.
Cheatham, q believe) and actually commenced TAX
ing down his bedsteads. It cannot be told what |
amount of property has been stolen till every fami-
ly returns, and perhaps not even then.
few stores opening and business seems slow
ly resuming.
But must close this long letter, regretting that
cannot make it interesting to your readers the
conversation from which derived the facts was to
me- S.
The BAY LINE-ARRIvAL THE LOUISIANA
This fine steamer arrived here on Sunday morning