The Lincoln County herald., 1871-04-27
The sssasisss cisek.

G.H9J Tho Sl1ASoat1 CIocki g-h.rf
The celebrated clock Of Strssburg ca.
,hedssl vss reported 10. have bssa Dc.
stroyed hy the bonbatdmsnt Of the citf
By The Germans. But The injury sus-
.taissd 'by Il vas exaggerated ssd II csd
b rssdily restsssd 10 ias pristine kloriss
The follovisg description Of which poe
sessss much Interest % THE juncture.
Tho great clock q Strasburg 70 one Of
the wonders Of tho world about which,
travellers sts very opt 70 romance .
little, making il more wonderful than il
really 10. But for all this it is % extra.
ordinary pieco Of mechanism, and itd
performances enti,ls it TO rank high ID
the records Of horoioey. The elook
stands in The cathedral, > its origin datisg
% f.s back % 1362, in which year it vss
put up under the patronage Of Berthold
Dc Buchek. then Bishop Of Strasburg.
II was divided into three different parts,
the 10 wer portsoa ex hibi,iug . uoiverssl
calendar. ssls The, middle pert wss ~
astrolsde, and 10 the upper division were
the figures Of three kings end the Virgin
carved 10 wood. A, the striking of each
hour the three kings bowed to the Virgin,
whilst . csrillon enrolled Q cheerful
tune. asd eoet crowsd and clapped his
wings. In the course Of time, however,
this clock got out Of order, and in l547
its repair was committed to tho charge Of
Dr.. Micnasl Herr, Chretsi Hetlin, and
Nicholas Prugnor, three mathematician
Of reputs. They died before their work
was 6niahed, Tut it was taken up By
Conrad Dasypodius, . pupil Of Herl,u,
who completed his task in four years.
The clock wont we'll ustil TIE yssr Of the
great revolution, when il stsusk for the
last time. Nearly City, years passed,
during which time the sroat clock grad.
ually fell into a very dilapidsted state.
It was theu resolved once more TO reetors
it to its former working condition, but
this wss found to be impossible, - the
works were eaten up With rust aud yer.
dieris. At length one Schwilgue, 40
artist and mathematician Of Strasburg,
offered to repair, modify, and reinstats
the clock, which task. il 10 recorded; be
commenced on June "a, 1885, aud 20.
ished in four years from that time. Tho
quarter chimes are struck by figures
representing the four secs Of mao, which
move in circle aroun nd skeleton mower.
The hour bell is stsuok by . genius, .
figure Of 40 angel At the, same moment
turning an hour glass, through the mar.
row neck Of which the sand 10 kept run.
ming year after year. Every day At noon
q procession Of the twelve apostles takes
place around the figure Of the Savior.
Each one 10 passing inolines towards the
central figures, which, when the circuit
has been made, extends its hands % 10
the act of blessing. During the proces.
sion cock dutters its winga, opens iti
beak, and crows three times. The clock
shows the month and the day Of tho
month, the sign Of the zodiac, the Domin.
ical letter, the sidereal time the Coperni.
can planetary system, and the procession
Of the equinoxss. Its amechsoism is 90
perfectly elaborated that it marked tho
29th day Of February 10 every leap year.
With this perfection Of detail no wonder
that the citizens Of Strssburg have been
proud Of their cathedral clock. .f.,