The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
THE CLOCK OF CLOCKs.--A PENNSYLvANIAN
0UTD0ES THE WORK OF HABRECHT,
OF STRASBURG,

Or oIhASbUhG.
In Mengel's building is now on exhibi-
tion in all probability the most wonderful
clcck in the world. 1t ~ns built by Stephen
ID. Engle, a matchmaker, at Hazlcton. He
is about forty-five years of age, and was
about twelve years in perfectng the clock
MIR. Reid paid Engle $4,000 for it. Englc
never saw the Strasburg clock In fact he
has not travelled more than two hundred
miles from home at any time The clock
stands eleven feet high, At its base it is
about four feet wide and at the top about
two. 1t is about three feet deep at the
ecsolors are are dark brown and and s gola. M stFss.
burg clock is thirty feet high, yet its me
chanism is not so intricate nor has it as
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 pipe organ inside the clock plays an
anthem. 1t has five tunes. Bells are then
rung, and when the hour is struck, double
doors in an alcove open and figure of
Jesus appears. Double doors to the left
then open and the apostles appear slowly,
one by one, in procession. AS they appear
and pass Jesus they turn towards him, Jesus
bows, the apostles turn again and proceed
through the double doors in an alcove on
she right. AS Peter approaches Satan
looks out Of window above and tcmpts
him. Five times the devil appears, and
> uwhSRts Peter passes, denying Christ, the cock
appears Satan comes down from his window
and follows Judas out in the procession, and
then goes back up to his place to watch Ju-
das, appearing on both sides. AS the pro-
cession 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
per hour, whereas the Strasburg procession
is made but once a day-at II o'clock.
Below the piazza is the main dial, about
thirteen inches in diameter TO its right
is figure of Time, with an hour GLASS;
Above this is a window at which appear
figures representing Youth, Manhood and
Old Age. To the left of the dial is n
skeleton representing Death. WheD the
ha.,n hend asesAA4la ,Gss. ,artar Ii,na
rreverses his lour-glass and strikes one on a
poli with MS scythc, when another bell in
side responds; ; then Childhood appears in
stantly. When the hour-hand approaches
the second quarter or half hour, there are
heard the strokes of two bells. Then
Youth appears and the organ plays a hymn.
After this, Time strikes two and rcvcrscs
his hour glass, when two bells respond in
side. One minute after this chime of
bells is heard, when folding door opens in
the upper porch and one at the right of the
court, when the Saviour comes walking out.
III 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 the signs of the zodiac,
and on top soldier in armor is constantly
on guard, walking back and forward. AS
the hours advance, Manhood, Old Age and
Death takes part in the panorama.--Rcael-
ing (Pa) Eagle.