New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-09
THE YELLOW FEVER.
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.

following donatiors for the relief Of the sufferers by
yellow fever at Norfolk and Portsmouth:
Ha1 ss SD < s. ss Res b. c. So ohsf s. sRe
G r. 81 ffe second contrib Trinity Chach New
port r. L. the Rev A O. Mercer Pastor 10 az iition to 5SI
f snis Epi.c pal Church HcSoien 4 the Rev sae,
s8 II hePy esy Lodge cb N0 Trs a5a 81 So
Chris, Church Eizsbeh,o~n, N j., By the Rev E. A Hod
VIM q. MACY, Treasurer, Leather M.nuE Bank,
Oet. 9, 1855. No d "hiiam''t'
The Committee appointed make the Necessary
ents the Mass sympathy meeting behalf OF the Orphans
at Norfolk and Portsmouth, held the Metropolitan Theater
Saturday evening LAST desire acknowledge their obligations
eotors snd propnetor of the daily papers or Their gs
utous publications OF the call OF the meeting and their friendly
To Wilson G. Hunt Esq., fOE his kindness otc,ans as the
To the Rev n Mlbu late Chaplain Congress- the
Rev. Samuel osgood d: D. and James W. Gerard ESQ., for
To Hoysce Greeley and D. Meredith Reese NJ D. for their
The S,.sIs Olive! Brohsr Baker \ Goodwin, George F.
Nesbt Co, Pe,tingeI Grsy Hsl Cl,yten Co Frneis
npr eIS9 a Bady CO. Of the yery stable. c3raer Of
Fouh.1v and Eshtsenhs and to Chester Lamb Esq,
prietor coach deps ment Of the St Mich a HOTEL Ter
their offer OF carriages convey the speakers 10 and
To L. l. Lewis Esq., chief usher of the Metropolitan The
ater for his constant attention.
Committee would also record their approval of the fol-
cvirg unanimously adopted at the meeting VIZ;
nsefed 70 Mons Raehsei Felix for his prompt and cordial
rant gretutous this hal lighting OF the
In The general coId. cooperation Of al who were in
yited participate in he meeting to assist in the ranee
e Of the warn sympathy which citizens of the
metropolis resdy extend toward any Cs
cuatd for the relief their suffering brethren IN any seoh o
the Union. .,...;,, tia, ,bs
expected m the of the meeting areidy
apparent conrou'n volunteered in beea Of the ORPHAN
FyD 10 he present. time amounting 10 considerable sum
They sincerely hope this, this favorable beginning is Bag an
nk ing the further Of entere'e and would re-
tOUaf lOra
Pems com pops the Executive Committee appointed by
he msetinr VIZ: the don Fish the Hon Luther
BF,S Tn sqn d as No. soipSwsy will be
fully Z. csv.d and prompt acknowledged v.vr. Ca.
orrIeE ei No 20 i Oct 8, less
YELLOW FEVER IN LOUISIANA.
From The Her. Orie0n Delta Sept 3d.
The yellow fever is prevailing TO terrible extent al
Trinity and immediate aid is required by the sufferers
at that little village. correspondent informs Us that
on the night of the Esd there were seven Deaths and
tbirty..x cases under treatments large portion OF
which were hopeless, owing to the want of nurses
Several families have every member down with the
disease and 10 person present TO give them dose OF
mecic1e Three ply sicisns were in the place when
the fever commenced-one has since died, and the
other two are almost Frustrated by their constant
labors.
Trinity has population at the present time Of not
more than co or 10, and our correspondent says:
You can form idea from the population Of the mas
nifty Of the fever and the destitute condition Of s nhsbtants
The two ptycisn, who doing all they possibly for the
had the disease and of course may be taken
down at sLy moment; AID have among u who
have ever had the Iea experience perhaps have
case Of yellow fever The dstre here has been great a.
has bees sny time in Norfolk according to the extent Of
ne deaths at Nsohez from yellow fever for the week
ending the 25th inst number II.
We are informed by Capt. Eli Phelps OF the steamer
Planter that there is no fellow fever at Yazoo City,
and that the health of the place Is unusually good
At Alexandra, La the fever had become epidemic,
but was of q mild type.