Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-08

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The Epidemic a. Norfolk and Portsmouth.
| The epidemic is still on the decline In Nor
folk and Portsmouth. Several new cases were
reported in each place during Thursday and
Friday, owing to the inclement weather.
| In Norfolk, there were five deaths and eight
new cases on Thursday; and one death and
three new cases on Friday morning.
Among the victims are:
| Rev. DR. jackson, Mr.. Dubbs, Isaac Wilk-
erson, Mr.. Gully, VIM. Loring, Lucy Wilson,
| John Sullivan, Mrs. Lee.
DR.. Powell writes from Norfolk, on the 5th,
as follows:
The gradual improvement which has been
going on for week past continues. Every
| day increases the number Of stores which have
been opened. Most Of the Southern physi-
| clans and nurses have either left or made ar
rangements for leaving at an early day.
at is reported that seventeen Of the recent
cases in Norfolk and Portsmouth have been
persons who left those cities and imprudently
returned. This statement may be an exagger.
| alton, but erery physician with whom have
conversed expresses the opinion that those
who return now do it at an Imminent risk"
According to report from the Howard In
Urinary, Of the number of cases, cures, and
deaths, since its establishment to the Sd inst,
it appears that the rate of mortality among
the whites has been 81 30-10O per cent, and
8 33-l00 per cent. among the colored patients.
Rev. Mr.. jackson, of Norfolk, is dead, and
was buried on Thursday morning This is the
sirth minister Who has died Spd the second of
the Episcopal Church. He wss greatly boy
| loved, and the event has deeply afflicted the
people of Norfolk.
A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch,
| writing from Norfolk on the 4th instant, says:
VIM. Hawkins, the keeper of the City Aims
House, and several of the inmates of the es.
| adjustment are down with the fever.
The occupants, learn, are to be removed
to the Julappi Hospital, four miles from the
| city.
regret to inform you that DR.. D. NJ. Wright
| is quite Ill of the fever. He has been con.
| stantly going since the commencement Of the
fever, and has at last yielded like the rest to
| the power of the disease.
| Dr.. Robt. B. Tunstall is out again, and will
soon be fully able to enter upon the discharge
| of his professional visitations.
| DR.. Hargrove, of Richmond, Is also down
| again.
| John Williams, clerk of the court, and his
assistant, Mr.. Thomas, are both we'll enough
| to be out again, giving good evidence Of q
fierce conflict with the fearful disease. .
| Dulton Wheeler is recovering from his re-
lapse, after abandoning all hopes of recovery.
James A. Saunders w. T. Nimmo, e. T.
Summers, Z. A. Barnes, DR. Whitehead, W.
| F. Tyler, DR.. Nash, DR.. Friedman, and Z.
Guy are out, and rapidly recovering from the
effects Of the fever.
The weather continues cool, dry, and clear,
l but occasionally hear Of new cases; the dis
ease is still very malignant in its attacks, and
/ in many instances soon terminates in death.
A good frost, it is hoped, will pnt q anal end
! To Its eXisteaee ip our city, and enable Us to
| feel once more that ths work Of death has
ceased.
| Mr.. d. Dubbs, the sexton of -. ffotes'An'
burial grounds, died on Wednesday Mr.. D.
writes the correspondent of the Petersburg
Express) deserves more than passing notice
He had had the supsrintendence of burying
the dead in the three Protestant burying.
grounds Of the city, and most faithfully has he
performed his melancholy duties From the
| commencement Of the fever, he has been in
| cessantly engaged, and assisted during that
| time In consigning tsco thousand and three
hundred to the grave. About three days ago,
| his wife was inferred, when he was taken With
| the fever, and has now shared the fate of the
many hundreds who preceded him. He leaves
| several small children, who in less than one
week have been deprived of both father and
mother. .-
PORTSMOUTH. -
In Portsmouth, there were eight deaths and
Ave new cases on Thursday-the new cases
being caused by the too early return of ab.
ssntees, who are speedily attacked by the cpl
demic, which is very malignant and in q short
time carries of those whom it attacks, and
they are speedily consigned to the tomb.
| Young J. Whitcomb Ashton, (who is about
seventeen years of age,) the deputy postmas-
ter, has entirely recovered from his severe at.
tack of the fever. This young man, although
but an assistant in the Office at the commence
ment Of the epidemic, permitted family and
friends to leave him At his post, being determ-
ined that the people of that section should not
be deprived of their mail facilities and be de-
barred from hearing from their absent friends.
All left him, but he remained at his post, in
the performance Of the duties of which he was
stricken down by "Yellow Jack" and con-
vsyed to the United States Hospital After
his recovery he again went to his post, and
brsasted the pitilsss storm of the pestilence,
svincing a. brave heart and ~ arm con.