Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-21
The Yellow Fever Mt Norfolk and Ports


We gather the following information from the
Petersburg Express Of Saturday:
The following deaths are reported through the
Board of Health for the "a hours ending Thurs.
day, August 10th, at 2 o'clock, p. M: WIN. G.
Baton, aged 4O years, from Portsmouth; VIM.
Hodgen, aged 81, residence No 50 Main street
George Blilups, aged 10, Cumberland street, oc-
cupatlon IN the infected Districts; Columbus
Rhea, No. "a Rhea's Lane; DR.. Richard w.
sylvester, aged "a, residence CRANKY street; Mr..
Creston, No. 81 w Main street; Capt James
H. Henderson, No % Cumberland street--occu
patton in the infected district; Mrs. Curtain.
aged 81, residence N. Church street; Caroline
Phillips, aged %, Rhea' s Lane. Total 9.
Miss Annie nj. Andrews, of Syracuse, New
York, arrived at Norfolk on Thursday morning,
and rendered her services to his Honor, Mayor
Woods, as nurse in the hospital Miss Annie
is said to be very handsome young lady, whose
philanthropic spirit has prompted her to this no
BILE sacrifice of self. His Honor promptly accep-
ted her services, and as promptly escorted her
down to Julapi, where she was duly installed
Miss A. made handsome contribution to the
funds of the Howard Association
Three Sisters of Charity, from Baltimore, ar
rived also on Thursday morning
The Union Steamship Company, of Philadel-
phia, have sent to the Howard Association the
handsome sum of $500.
Since the above was written we have seen
letter to gentleman in this city, dated yesterday,
which states that the fever is increasing and the
deaths number from ten to twelve daily.
Mrs. John James is dead The family of
Simon 5. Stubs, late Mayor, including himself,
are down with the fever. Dr. Manning is sick
From Portsmouth. The accounts from Ports
mouth are ola truly melancholy character The
deaths number some twelve per day--and the
new yesterday were between twenty-five
and thirty, Notwithstanding at least four-ffths of
the population have left the city.
correspondent writes as follows:
Our town presents gloomy and sombre aspect
Their" is not magistrate or constable here; the
Council is without quorum; and nearly all the
town officers gone. Two of the police officers
are dead, and third is now sick. The stores and
banks are closed; the market is deserted; the pri
vate dwellings are tenantless, aud all the hotels
and boarding. houses are shut up. All our citi-
zens Except those who remain from a sense of
duty who could raise the means to get off have
left. There were twelve deaths yesterday, and
from twenty to thirty new cases Of fever.
The angel OF death is lowering us, and the
few left are falling like leaves in autumn
In Norfolk learn the fever is raging to a fear
full extent daughter of Com. Samuel Barron
has died since last reports.
The following notice appears in the Beacon of
Friday morning.
The public will be gratifed to know that the
steamer Princess Anne will connect with the
and Friday, for the purpose of bringing her
freight and passengers up to this city. We may
now be sure OF receiving regular supply of all
necessary stores and provisions.
Death Of DR.. Sytrester.-The death of this esti-
mable citizen and eminent physician, is thus re-
corded in the Herald:
1t is our melancholy duty to record the death
of DIR. X. w. Sylvester, one of our most emil
nent physicians, and member of the newly ap-
pointed Board of Health. He expired at eleven
O'Clock yesterday morning, after illness of six
days of the fever, aged 81 years.
DR.. Sylvester was formerly a resident of Nor
folk county, but has resided in this city for many
years past. He was one of the best of men in
every relation of life, and is great loss not only
to his family, but to our community.
From the Norfolk Beacon, of Saturday, we
have the report of the Board of Health for the
"a hours ending Friday, p m.
Oliver Alsworth Josephine Allen, Sarah
Pugh-infected District VIM. Sclater, aged %,
Fen Church street, from infected district; VIM.
Gregg, 80 Charlotte street; VIM. Banks, COLOR
ed) rs Hawk street; Alfred Trader, 16 Water
street. Total 7.
The Howard Association acknowledged the re-
ceipt of large lot of provisions from the citizens
of Baltimore, also check for 500, from Chubb
& Brothers of Washington, with the authority to
draw for 5000 more, and the promises of liberal
contributions from the citizens. From Jos. T..
Souter, 500; Blow & March, 500; Brown &
IL hosset, SOU; Benton u Bros, S20; Massie &
Walker, $50; Trueman & Co., 500; all of New
York.
The Fever I'm Norfolk and Portsmouth.
BALTIMORE, August Tsp. Mn addition 10
the deaths and new cases reported we add in
Norfolk:
DEATHs.--T. Keeling clerk 10 Vickery Il Crit
dlb,) Mrs. William V: Taylor, (wife OF the cashier
Of the Savings Rank) 7 Michigan, and Captain
Wood
NEw CAsEs.--Josiah Ship and r. C. Barclay
doth having tie black vomil. are considered hope.
les>;) the wife and several children OF S. s.
Stubbs, date Mayor, who is also down y DR..
Manning, Charles Constable. John Hayman
tprInter,) Mrs. DR.. Barnard, aud George Chambers.
The fever in Portsmouth continues undated
fast finding victims in the few persons who
remain. Nourshment and nurses are much
wanted.
violent thunder storm passed over the city
on Friday night. The ans-house was struck by
lightning, but not destroyed Two buildings. be-
longing respectively 10 s. March and Borum and
Mclean in the fair grounds were struck by
lightning, and burnt.