Article on Yellow Fever Epidemic, part 1, 1855 - Norfolk Co. VA Yellow Fever Epidemic Deaths, Portsmouth, Virginia, Part 1. __________________________ [Richmond] Daily Dispatch, 21 September 1855 Virginia [page 1] Progress of the Fever. The Petersburg Intelligencer has two letters dated from Norfolk 18th one of which announces the fever on the decrease, and the other states that a number of new cases have occurred. Among the new deaths are Mr. Francis Green, John R. Wyatt - for 20 years wood measurer of Norfolk; a child of J. W. Hopkins, Mrs. Catharine Crosby, a child of Mr. Luten, Miss Matchlever, Mrs. B. White, a child of Mr. Godfrey, Miss Susan Selden daughter of the late Dr. Selden, James McCormick a nurse from Richmond. Mrs. Edward aged 50 at the cotton factory, Mrs. Lovett church street, Mrs. Aleda Sayfrville, a New Orleans nurse, Wm. Juge, Dr. Galt, the Postmaster, father of Galt, the sculptor, is down with the fever. Dr. Briggs is certainly dead. From the correspondence of the Petersburg Express we learn that - Capt. George Guy, chief of police, has suffered a relapse; L. Stosser, a confectioner, has died in Baltimore, where he had fled to escape the scourge. Among the new deaths are Jesse N. Veale; wife of J. Britton, and Robert A. Graves. The following is a list of those who died in the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, from the 1st to the 31st of August inclusive: Boyd Fisherty Hugh O’Rourke Catarine Cooke Patrick Lyle Mrs. OShaughnesy Patrick Gaillee Joshua Grimmes child of Mr. Dulgan Mary Herald Sarah Fisherty James Fortune Michael Dulgan Mrs. Sullivan Mrs. Alex Saunders Robert Ash Ann O’Rourke Jno. B. Denson Mrs. Eliza Godwin Ann O’Neil Ann Donohoe James Garrison Timothy Sullivan Mrs. Howell Patrick O’Donnell Lewis Tarous Patrick Majorlty Nathaniel Dorrity Mary Ross Catharine O’Donald Miss McManhs Caroline Herald Wm. Middleton Hannah (black) James Mays Mr. Curran Mr. Reed John Fisherty Daniel Cullins Mrs. Garrison Bilo (black) Charles Peterson (boy) James Webster M. Milligan Wm. Holden Mr. Waters Bridget Mayhew Francis Lewis Edward Hurst Mr. Long Henry Greenfield Wilson Doble Thomas James Ferdinand Hoffman James Foley Mr. Maher Mary Hoffman Robert Nelome Thomas Bourke John N. Ashton, Sr. Charity Forehand Henry Lewis (boy) Mrs. Purcell Mrs. Gray Bridget O’Donnell Geo. W. Woodward Patrick Maher P. G. LeBreton Mr. Parker Miles Cake Mrs. Smyth J. W. Hopkins John Lees Hardy Forehand Mr. Naylor Mr. Lester Thomas Lewis John W. Forrest Mrs. Moore Mrs. Bright John Kelly Wm. Echard Child of Mr. Bright John Donovan Thomas Smyth Mrs. Covert, Sr. James C. Dowling Mrs. Sarden Edward Wilson George Miller John Kennedy Mr. L. R. Woodson Mrs. Frances Lewis John Moore Dr. J. W. H. Truglen Mrs. Ansel >From the 1st to the 31st August two hundred and seventy-one persons were admitted from Portsmouth, of which ninety-five have died. Of those who died, fifty were admitted in a hopeless condition, and sixteen of them were either unconscious on admission or with a few hours after, and one of them died at the door of the Hospital. Submitted by Gwen Hurst **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************