The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-01-23
THE CLOCK OF CLOCKS.
A Pennsylvania OutdOes the
Work OF Habrecht, of
StraSburg.

In Mengers building is now on
exhibition in all probability the
most wonderful clock in the world.
It was built by Stephen D. Engie,
matchmaker. at Hazleton. He is
about forty live years of age. and
was about twenty years in perfect
ing the clock. Mr.. Reid paid Engle
$4,000 for it. Engle never saw the
Stransburg clock. In fact. he has
not travelled more than two hundred
miles from home at any time. This
clock stands eleven feet high. At
its base it is about four feet wide
and at the top about two. It is
about three feet deep at the base,
gradually less towards the top. It's
colors are brown and gold. The
Strasburg clock is thirty feet high,
yet its mechanism is not so intricate
nor has it "a many figures as the
Hazleton clock. The Stransburg
clsck's figures are about three feet
high and the American clock about
nine inches. Three minutes before
the hour pipe organ inside the
clock plays an anthem. 1t has five
tunes. Bells are then rurg. and
when the hour is struck double-doors
i'll an alcoVe open and figure OF
Jesus appears. Double-doors to
the left then open, and the apostles
appear slowly, one by Que, in pro
cession. As they appear and pass
Jesus they turn towards him. Je.
sus bows The apostle turns again
and proceeds through the double
doors in an a!cove onthe right. AS Je-
sus approaches, Satan looks out OF
window above aud tempts him. Five
times the devil appears, and when
Peter passes, denying Christ, the
cock flaps its wings ant 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 b til
sides. As the procession ha, passed
Judas and the three Marys sdIs&ppeal,
aud the doors are closed. The
scene caa be repeated seven times
in an hour il necessary. and the ma
tural motion of the clock produces
1t four times an hour, whereas The
SCransburg procession is made but
once day, at twelve o'clock. Below
the plaza is the main dial, about
thirteen inches in diameter. To it's
right is a figure OF Time with all
hour-glass. Above this is a window,
at which appear figures representing
youth, manhood and old age. To
the left OF the dial is a skeleton
representing Death. When the
hourhand approaches the first quar-
ter Time reverscs his hour-glass and
strikes one on a bell with his Soy the,
when another bell inside responds
thea Childhood appears instantly.
When the hvur-haId approaches the
second quarter or half hour there
are heard The stroks of two bells.
Then Youth appears, and the organ
plays a hymn. After this Time
strikes Two and reverses his hour
glass, when two bells respond in
side. One minute after this chime
Of bells is heard when n folding
door opens in the upper porch. and
one at the right Of the court, when
the Savior comes walking out. Then
The apostles appear in procession.
The clock also tells of the moons
changes, the tides. the seasons. days |
and day OF the month and year and
he signs OF The zodiac; and on top |
! soldier is constantly on guard.
back and forward. AS the
lours advance, Manhood. Old Age
md Death take part in the panora
Eagle.