Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-09-12
yellow Fever at Norfolk and Portsmouth.


Distressing Details Of the, ,Pestilence
We gather the following items from the Richmond
Dispatch of a late date; and also give below from
the Petersburg Express the latest intelligence from
the afflicted Cities:
"Our informant, who left Norfolk Saturday, says
that the state of things there is truly appalling
While walking one of the principal Streets he saw
man lying on cellar cap, in almost the agony of
death, with no in sight of him. A little further
on he saw a young child rush, screaming, from
house. and upon going in, found that of her pa
rents had just died, and the other was lying on a
bed of death.
Among the last new cases is VIM. E. Cunningham,
the senior editor of the Beacon Of the whole force
Of that office, Mr. Gatewood is the only left in
health From pressmen to journeymen from jour-
neymen to apprentices, from apprentices to the edi
:or all have been taken down by the disease. lam
happy to add however, that deaths have occurred
or are likely to occur among them, and several are
well that you need not be surprised in few days
to see the old Beacon again among your exchanges
DR.. Freeman l can never forget No reward that
man could give would be sufficient compensation
for his noble conduct. He in attendance upon
little Mary Eliza Starke. to whom he showed de-
votiOn equal to that of mother for her first born.
The child as she drew near her end seemed inspired
by the good angel lowering over her to carry her
spirit to the God who gave it. She spoke as never
child spoke before. Her thoughts altogether Of
heavenand DR.. F. was fully capable of sympathsing
and responding to them. She named prayer she
wished him to pray for her-he prayed it,-he read
to her from the holy Bible he unfolded to her the
true piety of his noble heart, and physician
to both her body and mind, performed his duty most
skifuly, most faithfully. God bless himi But
alas! the Almighty fiat had gone forth. The beau
tul child followed her father through the region of
death, her mother commenced her eternal journey
last night her aunt and little sisters will all prob
ability have commenced theirs ere write you again.
Great God! Thus whole families swept off by
the fell destroyer leaving not a trace behind.
Ricardo, of New Orleans, and his gallant party of
doctors and nurses, are doing noble service They
are an unique organization, and cannot help tell
ing you of popularity of Ricardo, who, as you
know, is a whole-souled Southerner He calls his
nurses the French Artillery" and has them in as
good discipline as you ever saw military company.
They sit together at the hospital at the old City Ho
TEL and the instant he calls for one he she rises
and answers, and Immediately bundles up and trav-
els to the place designated. | never saw such sys-
tenn. Pity that we had it not before"
A correspondent of the Petersburg Express speaks
of the great difficulty Of obtaining physicians and
good nurses-of the want of good hospitals-of the
nine hundred sick in Norfolk out of $500 persons,
and states that the deaths in Norfolk up to the 1st
amounted to bvU:
Especial Correspondence of the Express.
LATER FROM NORFOLK
The Sa66ath-san,e erery day-CcJins must bG
made-Dirine seruicc-Slin Gatherings-Siies
Brightening-Dont be too hopeful-Robert S.
Bernard dOacn-Dr. Cdmpcs sick-Dr Halsqn
Dead-OBrine Dead-W. Henry Gornett de.ld
--latest Deaths-4rrical Of CeJfias---Nartial
lao about to be Proclaimed.
NORFOLK, Sunday, Sept. 3D. 3, p. NJ.
DEAR EXPRESS To-day is the Sabbath of our
Lord" Six days shalt thou labor and do all
of work. but on the seventh day thou shalt rest for
~ r IL l l.
difficult it is to follow out the divine commandment
literally in these distressing times! Every day
seems Sunday, quiet calm, free from
every kind of labor, save One-and that must be
pursued with as much activity on the Sabbath on
more worldly days. Yes collins must be made and
the dead buried! And there is rest for the doc
tors, the nurses and the undertakers!
This morning divine service was held in the di!
ferent churches, but if the congregations of all
gathered together in one church, they would
not make in numbers respectable meeting In
Christ Church. usually so well attended, we could
only count thirty members present, and among
them few, very few ladies. So it with the other
places of worshp-owing partly to the paucy of
church going population, partly to the general
fear of exposure to the sum- and more to sickness,
which detans many, very many at home.
Since yesterday, while the number of deaths has
increased, the number of new of fever, has
somewhat decreased ard are not without hope
that the dread destroyer its fury and that
brighter day is commencing to dawn upon poor
Norfolk" However, must not indulge too much
in hopes that may prove false and iusive-for yell
low fever is most treacherous antagonist to deal
with, and while it may hold out symptoms OF abate-
ment to-day, tomorrow it may change its mind"
with vengeance, and resume its deadly work with
renewed, and remorselcss activity! On several oc
casions it has pursued this course in Portsmouth,
and we trembe with apprehension for the future,
while we observe its wavcring march for the pres
ent.
Mr.. John Clark's father wife, and daughter
were taken down this morning; also Robt. Bernard,
the popular Druggist; DR.. Campos is sick with the
fever; John Williams Clerk of the Court, is better
Among the deaths to day, we regret to announce
that Of DR.. Geo. j. Halson Dr. VIM. Sylvester, son
of the late DR.. Sylvester; Mr.. A. Ferrett, book.
keeper of the Exchange Bank; and VIM. Henry
Garnett, an active officer of the Howard Associa-
ton. Mr. O'Bren of the firm of OBrien & Quick
died this morning; Robt and Jack Balance died
within a few minutes of each other; DIR. VIM. Sell
den is better; Pax Pollard is very low.
The following are the latest deaths: Sally Pctree,
Peppers Lane; slave owned by John Croel; Mrs
Jones' Magazine Lane; Mary Kavanagh, Queen
street. Rosanna Pettet; white child, Bouch street;
Peter Holland child of Mr. Murdcn, Addington's
Lane; Mrs. Landram, housekeeper at Gains Hotel
0his was a very singular case she complained of
no pain, but went to bed, and sank rapidly for 10
hours, when she expired); VIM. Henry Garnett ;
w. Silvester Robt Balance; Zach Balance ;
Thomas Foreman; A. Ferrctt; DR.. Geo j. Halson !;
Mr. Wright of the firm of Webster & Wright; Mr..
DAILY and his wife Mrs. Burke, Boush street; Lett
tia Bradford, Gree cold); Foy, (save) owned by N.
Parker; Frank Fitzgerald, the Purser's sony; j.
NJ Brooks, grocer Mr. Lepage's grandson; o.
Brien of the firm of O'Bren Quick; negroes
total 81. -
VIM. E. Cunningham, Esq editor of the Beacon,
was severely attacked last night; also two sons of