The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-05-13
The sirasburg Catbea,

The wonderful astronomical H.,
burg is thus fully described = Sio's 4;
the Ocean" sketches by Curt. = c. las
ly issued by Messrs. Lee > SI "a Ocid,
The great astronomical eloc, b''l'
curious and wonderful piece IA u as''
Fancy a structure twenty.f7e = ntcsa
in height, and twelve or 6f,o.U VI I'm
base, having on either side 'a tw"a I'si
of equal height. one being the : ro.. U.aera
of winding stairs. SURROUNDED iL'-'eol' H.. o
emblematical Corinthap nin.3! =! I've
other Gothic pillar, its psreIi1,- n
with figures. sai
Placed directly in front Of thai.
clock is celestial globe. which o'''
the clock-work, shows The M, nre.;,!. !! N'
equinoxes, solar and lunar so..o ['..o
calculating geocentric ascension t-'5a .-s
ton of the sun and moon at trra ~.
places. Then in the base jt,eISi.
after the Copernican system by =
mean tropical revolutiep n s,S
planets visible to the naked svs :;
Then comes an ecclesiastical cais,s
of perpetual almanac, indic.ling- i.
and fast days; above and ten g..
floor, and just beneath the cIock5;.
opening with. a platform in f,,.
which comes forth figures repressrs.
day of the week. as Apollo on T
Diana on Monday, &c. Thus ii
chariot representing the dav ann.
entrance il the morning, it bad rs,s
centre in fall view by noon II
! gradually ont Of sight at the Il
Cupids. the size Of a three year rl3 ll
holding a bell and hammer. with Il
strik es the hours and quarters ,,5e-
an hour-glass which it reverses al
| Above is another dial, with the So,
zodiac above that a figure Of 4.
showing its different uhascs. Al, :.
motion by the clock-work and er'
above this, two sets Of automs,-- !
which appear only at y O'Clock = =,
time there is always a crowd r,f.,
witness their performances.
We viewed this wondrous piecs n n,
ism for an hour. and witnessed ,l.fT
movements At a quarter past s.,.
Cupid near the dial struck one. tl-
one of the upper compartments rsr r.
figure of little child with wand -
passed he struck one bell. and IN =
! (Childhood, the first quarter.) ROM
the wheels of time, and the second J
chimes but this time it is a Y-rt
passes and taps the bell with bis sl.-i
staff twinsd with flowers. Again =:
the third quarter, and Manhood strils
mailed warrior, and smites the .21,,1-
ere he leaves the scene, three sounir,
with his treDcbant weapou-the thiri
ter, Once more the hands trenEs q
point of noon the fourth quarter &
/ Old Age, a feeble, bent figure. b0bB.
pauses wearily at the bell. raisss g
and taps four strokes and ta..sy sra
| Of sight-'last scene Of all. 'Eisa. az q
the skeleton figure Of Death, tsi,re
all the four have passed away, slowly
his baton, which the'spectstos Low il
to be a human bone, and soaurly
the hour of twelve upon the bell v,
is engaged in this act, set OF f.urs
him. representing the twelve sp9tIs
in procession before the Savior. vi,
each as they pause before him IN t1-
chanticleer, the size of life. Psrchsii
the pinnacle of one Of tie side s--
lifts up his voice in three rousins cr,z
outstretched neck and Tapping vilg
the Cupid on one side Of the dil. q
the hour glass for the sand to f9E b.
the other side strikes the hour With
and hammer"