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2001-53

Damage reported in Olympia churches

     Brian Sellers-Petersen, director of West Coast operations for Episcopal 
Relief & Development, reports the following damage to congregations in the 
Diocese of Olympia from the Ash Wednesday earthquake.

Diocesan House: chimney has extensive damage; still waiting for engineer 
feedback 

St. John, Olympia: damage to bell tower; broken processional cross 

St. Andrew, Aberdeen: three organ pipes shifted; no structural damage 

St Paul, Bremerton: some plaster down; cracks along stained glass, under 
beams, on outside of building 

St Elizabeth, Burien: stained glass window protectors damaged; otherwise 
okay 

St. John, Gig Harbor: building cracks, cosmetic damage; engineers have 
visited; building is safe 

Ascension, Seattle: no damage but Magnolia Bridge closed up to 6 months 

St. John the Baptist, Seattle: crack in chancel; organ pipes toppled, 
damaged 

St. Stephen, Seattle: organ pipe crushed 

Trinity, Seattle: extensive structural damage to tower, interior of 
sanctuary  

St. David, Shelton: existing crack extended 

Christ Church, Tacoma: plaster in stairwell to Fireplace Room 

St. Margaret, Bellevue: crack in wall of sanctuary; damaged organ 

St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle: organ damaged  

St. Stephen, Longview: some broken glass from fallen shelved items 

All Saints, Vancouver: cracks in sheet rock; mild cosmetic damage 

St. Paul, Seattle: cracked stained-glass windows; fallen-brick damage to 
rector's car; some bent organ pipes