Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-06-04

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Cnuptan He.Ehts CHRISTIAN ...-....--.-.. rosn
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Artuttv Lutheran .----. ...... l. -
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- John Episcopal ----.-... ---------. tsssg
Aanu1ciAtion. CaEholhc ---..-.---.-. = 81
Over forty - Louis churches were
smitten by the elements "Wednesday
night
Rain poured into the unroofed build
ings. ioo.iesi the basens uts aud ruined
the furniture
Falling steepls. added 70 the gsa-
sral havoc
Nearly every church near the desc
late districts that escaped damage 70
used for hospital and shelter pur-
poses
The houses Of worship around La
fayette park. all Of them Of the cost
licst kind felt the blow more than the
Others.
The Rreshyterlan church a. Missouri
and Albion was damaged Rev. :. e
Palmer i it. pastor His home. at
the eastern front u the park. was de-
molishe,i The roof 90 the church
landed near the center % Lafayette
park The church was % rough stone
and its >unday-seho5l i. next 10 Wan
anaker's n Pkiladelp phia. the largest
IN the Ritesi States.
Lafayette Park VI r church. Rev
: g Werlein, pastor. at Missouri and
Lafayette was partly ruined by the
falling steeple- The pink stone walls
Uttered the vacant lot On the north. A.
well as the auditorium This church
Is noted for the sosialibityof its young
people.
On the north side Of the park. corner
Of Armstrong and Park. i the Church
Of the Unity This Is a white stone
building. rather small. aud Is oH an
elevation The roof was lifted Of and
deposited in sections in the park
Southeast Of the park Is the Baptist
church, az Lafayette and Mississippi, n
brick building which sustained about
5000 damage The Baptist Orphans
home, Immediately east. was partly
wrecked
Southwest Of Lafayette PARK Mt.
Calvery Episcopal church, Res p
Fauntleroy rector. at JeEersou aud
Lafayette. was entirely wrecked
Part Of It u On tn. Eniou club and
the rest Of II covers the street car
tracks.
Following Jefferson avenue south.
thu Memorial VI z church Of brick.
corner of Accomac. was ieveIsd-
Smaller churches and paroehiaI
schools. with damaged fronts. can he
seen further south. and at Miami
street the old Saxon church Of the
Holy Cross Is heap of ruins
The Con .orlia seminary and the
publishing house are well battered up.
North and west from Lafayette
park. - kexin's church. on Park and
Cardinal. escaped uns.athed- Comp
ton Hill Congregational church La
fayette and Compton. had is eornice
and part Of the roof sheeting detached; /;
Compton, Heights Christian church. -.
Vincent and California. lost many
bricks. aud the Episcopal church. oa
Grand aud Lafayette, suffered slightly.
81 Hearys church, California aud
Caroline. i wrecked
Rumor has il that priest and SONS
Runs are stiI under the ruins
East % Lafayette park there are a
number - German families that VIII
lose thousands q dollars
Al Ninth and Lafayette i 81 Pauls
Evangelical church. Pastor Jacob
Irons. of which only about = fee; of
wall remains The monster steeple
erumbIed like dust.
Trinity Lutheran church. Eighth
and Lafayette, shared the fate OF all
high structures and collapsed Pastor
Hanssr lives next door and his family :
narrowly escaped destructlon-
>t- Vineeut's church. Ninth and
Park did not lose its steeple, though
there are no trimmings thereon Like
a lone sentinel it stands a mute wit
ness - the general leveling Of man ;
haudiworh-
~ Peter and - PauFs Catholic
church. probably the vsalthiest Ger
man congregations in the city. is de>o-
late compared with the grandeur that
the parishioners boastssl Of before the
tornado.
- Johns Episcopal church at Hick-
ory and Dolman i minus is steeples
and n wing. Expenses of repairing
will amount 70 $4,000.
The German school ~ Eighth and
Marion was guttei-
The Annuneiation parish at sixth
and Ia sale i a heavy loser The
steeples fell. and besides crushing the
adjoining row injured Father Head
and Miss Head.