The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-23
SECTION SWEPT
BY SEVERE GALE
Considerable Damage in Peters
burg-House Partially
Wrecked.
FUNERAL OF GEO. S. BERNARD
Citizens Will Consider Question
Of Erection of Y. NJ. c. A.
Building.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
Q Bollingbrook. Street.
Tcicphons IaS5

petersburg, Va, February 22.
The severe gale which for several
hours last night swept over this Sec
ton caused considerable damage In
small way in this city. Trees were
blown down or limbs torn off; fences
were blown down, and in the business
streets signs were torn from their fast
enings and showcases were damaged.
a tombstone in the old section of
Blandford Cemetery was toppled over.
tree in front o; the residence of
Mrs. ]. B. Harrison. on North Jeffer-
son Street, fell under the force of the
wind and crashed against the side OF
tho house, doing much damage outside
and inside. a limb OF the tree penc-
trated Into room occupied by Mrs.
Harrison and children. Knocking down
the plastcring and breaking the win
dows. The inmates were greatly
frightened. Of course but fortunately
not injured. The resld ence OF r. f.
Chambers. on Halifax Street, was also
slightly damaged By the fall of a tree
as also were several other buildings
In the oity. The gale was prec.de BY
heavy downpour Of rain. and the
wind at times wes driven with ssich
forco as TO shake dwellings and cause
uneasinesa
Funeral of George o, bernard.
Tho funsral OF tho late George s.
Bernard took place this afternoon from
ST Paul's Episcopal Church and was
very largely attended. The Impressive
Bervices were conducted By the rectop
tho Raw. 2. p. cambridge. A. p. Hill
Camp of Confederate Veterans, OF
which the deceased was past command
or and since it's organization II mem
Der. attended in body. az did also
the Bar Association of Petersburg, OF
which hs was the president. The hon
orary pall-bearers, selected from the
camp and the association, were the
following: Captain John r. Patteson.
Richard B. Davis, William B. Nell
waine, George Mason, Judge J. If. Null
len, David "a Lyon. PtNnam Stith, Cen
eral stith Boiling, T. s. Beckwith. Dr.
W. e. HARDWOOD. Alexander Hamilton,
w. X. Mckinney. John D. Watkins.
Robert Gillian, Sr and Sidney NJ
Green. q
Active. NJ. Townsend. Charles Hail
Davis, Bernard Mann. DR.. John Mann.
Herbert Rogers. Bartlett Roper, Jr.,
w. a. Worth and A. D. Hamilton.
At the cemetery TAPS" was sound.<
over the grave of as brave a soldier
as Virginia ever sent to the field and
as knishtly and courtly a son as Vir-
ginia ever claimed.
Y. NJ. G. A. Homo.
A banquet. at which representative
citizens OF Petersburg will be guests,
VIII be given next Thursday night at
the Stratford Hotel. The banquet Will
be provided by the board of directors
OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, with tha view OF having q full
discussion of the movement to build
and equip a modern Young Mems Chris
tian Association home in this city. and
plans for raising the funds for that
purpose. The board has obligated 1t |
self to the young men of the commu
nifty to endeavor TO raise the ecessary +,
funds for modern building. but in !
this endeavor the directors have been |
embarrassed on account OF the fail !
uer to secure two or more large mi !
tial subscriptions, which seem neces- /
sary for the successful prosecution OF
a financial campaign.
Two eminent speakers will address
the assemblage at the banquet-Dr. !
Charles z. Barker. private physician /
to President Taft, and a. D. 5uther-
land, of Nova Scotia, an expert in as