What was destroyed in St. Patrick's Parish on July 30, 1916?
St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings:  The stained glass windows in the church were destroyed in the Black Tom explosion of 1916. Black Tom explosion: The Black Tom explosion on July 30, 1916, in Jersey City, New Jersey, was an act of sabotage by German agents to destroy American-made munitions that were to be supplied to the Allies in World War I.
stained glass windows