The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-01-03
THE CLOCK OF CLOCKS.
a PenDAyIvanian OufGaes the work Of
Eabrechf, of StraSburK

A PenDAyIvaniAn OutdSes the work of
HabrecIlt, Of SGrasburg.
In Mengeps building is now on exhibit
ton in all probability the most wonder
full clock in the world. It was built by
Stephen ID. EDgle, a matchmaker. at
Hazleton. He is about forty-ffve wears
OF age, and was about twenty wears in
pertecting the clock. Mr.. Reid paid
Engle $4,000 for it. Engle never saw
the Strasburg clock. In fact, he has not
travelled more than two hundred miles
from home at any time. This clock
stands eleven feet high. At it's base it is
about Jour feet wide and at the top about
two. 1t is about three feet deep at the
base, gradually less towards the top. Its
colors are brown and gold. The Stras.
burg clock is thirty feet high, vet it's
mechanism is not SO intricate nor has it
az many figures as the Hazleton clock.
The Strasburg clocks figures are about
three feet high and the American clock
ABOUT nine inches. Three minutes before
the hour a pipe organ inside the clock
plays an anthem. 1t has five tunes.
Bells are then rung, and when the hour
Is struck doubled doors in an aIcOya omen
ana Inquire OF Jesus appears. Double
doors to the left then open, and the AMOS
ties appear slowly, one by one, in process
sion. AS they appear and pass Jesus
they turn towards him. Jesus bows: the
apostle turns again and proceeds through
the double-doOrs in an alcove on the
right. AS Peter approaches, Satan looks
out OF a window above and tempts him.
Five times the devil appears, and when
Feter passes, denying Christ, the cock
Maps Its wings and crows. When Judas
appears, Satan comes down from his
window and follows Judas out in the
procession, and then goes back up to his
place to watch Judas, appearing on both
sides. AS the procession has passed
Judas and the three Marys disappear
and the doors are closed. The scene can
be repeated seven times in an hour if
necessary, and the natural motion of the
clock produces it four times an hour
whereas the Strasburg procession is made
but once day, at twelve o'clock. Below
the plaza Is the main dial, about thirteen
inches in diameter To its right ia a
figure of Time with an hour-glass. Above
this Is window, at which appear figures
representing youth, manhood and old
age To the left of the dial is skeleton
representing Death. When the hour
hand approaches the first quarter Time
reVerses his hour glass and strikes one on
pei Win MS scythe, when another bell
inside responds; then Childhood appears
instantly. When the hour-hand APP
proaches the second quarter, or half
hour, there are heard the strokes of two
bells Then Youth appears, and the
organ plays hymn. After this Time
strikes TIVE and reverses his hour-glass,
when two bells respond inside. One
minute after this a chime of bells is
heard when a folding-door opens in the
upper porch, and one at the right of the
court, when the Saviour comes walking
out. Then the apostles appear in pro-
cession. The clock also tells of the
moons changes, the tides, the seasons.
days. and day of the month and year and
the signs of the zodiac; and on ton a
soldier is constantly on guard, walking
back and forward. As the hours advance,
Manhood, Old Age and Death take part
in the panorama Reodiaq Eo0Le.