St. Peter's church fire, Pt Pleasant, 1901
New Jersey Courier 17 Jan 1901:
ST PETER'S CHURCH AT PT PLEASANT BURNED
Point Pleasant, Tuesday --St. Peter's Catholic Church and rectory were destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon last, at about five o'clock. The fire started in the rectory, but it's cause was unknown.
The pastor is Rev. Daniel Lutz, a professor in the Catholic college of St. Francis at Trenton. As usual he held the services there on Sunday and also held early mass at 7:45 a.m. on Monday morning, returning to Trenton on the 8:45 train. After that hour it is not known that any one was in the building. When the fire was discovered its distance from the engine house precluded all possibility of saving the buildings with the chemical engine.
The church was a large one, seating 400 people, and had recently been rebuilt, with new stained glass memorial windows, new seats, etc. The loss is placed at $12,000 to $13,000 and it was insured for $10,000. It contained much fine statuary and altar furnishings. It is hoped to rebuild nearer to the village.
ST PETER'S CHURCH AT PT PLEASANT BURNED
Point Pleasant, Tuesday --St. Peter's Catholic Church and rectory were destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon last, at about five o'clock. The fire started in the rectory, but it's cause was unknown.
The pastor is Rev. Daniel Lutz, a professor in the Catholic college of St. Francis at Trenton. As usual he held the services there on Sunday and also held early mass at 7:45 a.m. on Monday morning, returning to Trenton on the 8:45 train. After that hour it is not known that any one was in the building. When the fire was discovered its distance from the engine house precluded all possibility of saving the buildings with the chemical engine.
The church was a large one, seating 400 people, and had recently been rebuilt, with new stained glass memorial windows, new seats, etc. The loss is placed at $12,000 to $13,000 and it was insured for $10,000. It contained much fine statuary and altar furnishings. It is hoped to rebuild nearer to the village.
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