The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05
Estimated

IN.
Lafayette Park Method It. 5000. ......... iv'"v
Lafayette Park baptist ...-............''' o'o's
Church OF the Unity ......-........ ''''' 1900
Mount Calvary Episcopal ...'...'s..'''' $500
Memorial German NJ T., .....-.-....'''' - 80"
Holy Cross. saxon +. ............ '.'' '-'v
Compton Hili Congregat iOnal., ....,..'.'' .",'
.. .sr,N' ~ ..,,,.,,. lOopD /
-. -. ,.a.,icai .. 10000 I
Trinity Lutheran ................... -.t't' 1880
st Nnccnts Catholic. .........,..-....'.' ~" I
50 Peter ana Paul .........'.....'.''''' ~"
ST Johns Episcopal .................. lo''p
Annunciation Catholic ....,..,,.... ..''', Nv"
over forty st. Louis churches were
smitten by the elements "Wednesday
night.
Rain poured into the unroofed build
inrs, flooded the b;lsemc nrs and ruined
the furniture.
Falling stecples added 20 the gen.
eral havoc.
Nearly every church near the desc
late districts that escaped damage Is
used for hospital and shelter pur-
poses.
The houses of worship around In
fayc.te park, all Of them OF the cost
Hest Kind, felt the blow more than the
others.
The presby terrain church at Missouri
and Albion was damaged. Rev. - Z.
Palmer is its pastor His home, at
the eastern front of the park, was de-
molishcd. The roof of the church
landed near the center OF Lafayette
mark. The church was of rough stone.
and its Sunday-school is, next to Wan
amuker's in Philadelphia, the largest
in the United States.
LAFAYETTE Park NJ T.. church. Rev.
s. c. Werlein. pastor, at Missouri ana
Lafayette. was partly ruined by the
falling stceple. The pink stone walls
Uttered the vacant lot on the north as
well as the auditorium. This church
isnoted for the socialibty of its yonng
people.
On the north side Of the park. corner
of Armstrong and Park, is the Church
of the Unity. This is a white stone
building. rather small, and Is on an
elevation The roof was lifted of anu
deposited in sections in the park.
Southeast Of the park IS the Barts'
church, at Lafayette and Mississippi, q
brick building, which sustained about
$1,000 damage. The Baptist Orphans
home. Immediately east, was partly
wrecked.
Southwest Of Lafayette park, NJ
Calvcry Episcopal church, Rev T.
Fauntleroy rector. at Jefferson and
Lafayette, was entirely wrecked
Part Of it is on the Union club and
tie rest OF il covers the street car
tracks.
Following jefferson avenue south
the Memorial NJ. f. church OF brick
corner Of Accomac, was levclcd.
Smaller churches and parochia
schools with damaged fronts. can oc
seen further south, and at MAN
street the old Saxon church OF th'
HOLY Cross j. heap OF ruins.
The Con .ordia scL.inary AMI the
furnishing house are well battered up
North and west from i.a.ayeu
park. St Kcvin's church, on lark an
Cardinal, escaped unscathcd. comp
ton Hill Congregational chnrch' Ia
fayette and Compton, had its cornic
nnd mart Of the roof shecting detached
Compton Heights Christian church. >
Vincent and California, lost man
bricks. and the Episcopal church. Z
Grand and Lafayette, suffered siigh,i
81. Nenry's church California an
Caroline, is wrecked.
Rumor has it that priest ana son
nuns are still under the ruins.
East Of Lafayette park there are
number Of German families that I"
lose thousands of dollars
At Ninth and Lafayette is 81 PAU
Evangelical church, Pastor Jac
...Lt.l, only .lhput Il. feet
wall remains The monster steer
crumblcd like dust.
Trinity Lutheran church, Eigh
and Lafayette. shared the iatc oi
high structures and collapsed. Pas'
Hansen lives next door and his fam
narrowly escaped dcstructon-
II Vincent's church, Ninth 2
park did not lose its steeple. thou
there are no trimmings thereon. !.
n lone sentinel it stands mute
ness to the general lcvcling " ma
handiworlS.
81. Peter and -. pauls Cath'
church, probably the wcai'hicst
man congreg cations in the city, = az
late compared with the grandeur !
the parslioners boosted Of before
tornado. :,
st. Johns Episcopal church at Il
ory and Do'man j. minus its steel
aud wing. Expenses OF repaii
will amount to $4,000.
The German school ut Eighth
Marion was Quilted.
The Annunciation parish at -
and La Sale is heavy loser.
stecplcs fell, and beside, crushing
adjoining row injured Father II
and Miss Head.
steamers Lost.
Thirty-ivc boats. intending -
naclxc,s. excursion, ferry, tow
.ther river era IL. were wrecked or s.
The total loss is roughly computed
$lO., 900
Comptroller Sturgeon says tha'
damage 10 buildings Of city institu'
is about $1,000 900.
Flooded with Newspaper CorrcsI
cnts.
ST. Louis Is flooded with ncwsp
correspondcnts. Four hundred u
paper representatives have sent
hundreds Of thousands OF words
scriptvc of the storms work.
~ ,h;u ,.uv the wild runOr