The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-03
The Strasburg Clcck.


Within the ~trasburg Cafhs-lral J. ihe
famous Astronomical clock. the mo-i ole-
hrafe4i that ~evereXi>tel. II J. about rWen-
" is~t high. and wa pnrs-lel by another
Of m0n-rrOu- >iZe. OF which nothing ~
mains. The present clock AZ >trasburg
wa begun BY ConrIdus Da~ypcliu-. pro
fes>or II mathematics. IN 1871. and cr,m-
plsed In 1874: AMI il j. related that thu
original artisan III the clock for several
w0rkmen were employed on III became
blind before h hal completed hi, work /.
but. Notwithstanding. he fini>hed Il HIM
Self. nefn>ing - inform any ~ el- 81 the
design and prelerring % complete il. blind
a. h. waS.
In this curious piece Of mechanism tn
revolutions of the sun. the moon. and thu
planets an marked down with scientific
eNacrne~s: and the instruments II thee
motions are hid in the body II . pelican.
which j. portrayed under the giot- on
which the signs ar S-n. The eclipse
which are Ia b. seen for wears 10 come ar
marked on H. On Sunday thu sun j. drawn
about on hi- chariot till the iay i spent.
when he j. drawn into another place. AMI
~ he disappear, you have Mondav-fhaf
is. the moOn-and the hor-s 81 Mar
chariot show ing forth their heal. and 20
on for every day In the week. There l. a
dial for the minutes Of the hour. - that
you >ee every minute IaS-. Two beaufi-
ful figures az children Az Joined 70 either
side Of this. The n on the north >iAe
has a ~Cspier i'm hi hand. and when the
clock ~fI-ke- he tells every stroke The
other. ON the south side. holds an hour
glass IN hi hand. which runs exarfly with
The clock. and when the clock ha$ struck
h. turns his glass. There an al-o four
little bells. on which the quarters - an
hour arr struck. 1.-THE first quarter
forth a little boy. and strike the first isll
with Al apple and then go+S and -tay> ~
tn fourth bell until the mex quarter.
Then comes a youth. and be- with a dart
strikes two bells. and ~ucs~--i- into the
place Of the child. At the third quar-
ter cOmes q man-af-armS with = hal
beri I'm his hand who strikes thnee bells
and then h. Snorss-is to the place 81 tie
youth At the fourth quarter comes an
old man with a staff having a crook n tlse
end. and with much difficulty. being old
strike the foul bells. AMI stands Al the
fourth quarter till the next quarter. Inn
meliafely comes Death "a strike the cicck-
who l. in n room above the Others and
you must understand that NJ each quarter
he had come forth to carry away with him
each Of the former age. bat AZ the oppo-
lite end Il the room where h. j.
forth Christ. and drives him in but. when
the last quarter = heari. Christ giyes him
leave 10 90 ~ the hell. which j. in the
midst. and 20 h. strike- the proper hour
with his bone. and stands AT his bell tall
the next quarter At noon the twelve
apostles advance In succsSsiOn 10 bend
down before the figure 81 our SAVIOR. who
gives them the tenediction.
In A tower af the top q the clock there
are pleasant chimes. which sound AZ thrc.
seven and eleven O'Clock. each time in diff
f.renr tune : and M Christmas. Easter and
WhifSunfide they chime a Thanksgiving
unto Christ : and when this chime j. fin-
i~hed a cock which stands on the top 81
the tower. stretches out his wings. and
rows three time.
This j. said TO D. the most curious pie-e
81 clock-work in Europe. though there are
MANY wonderful old clocks In diff renf
parts Of thc Continent In the great cifies
and cafheirals.