The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-03-08
THE CLOCK OF CLOCKS.
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From the Reading Eagle.
In Meugel's building is now on
exhibition, in all probability, the
most wonderful clock in the world.
1t was built by Stephen d. Eng'e, a
matchmaker at Hazleton. He was
about twenty years in perlecting
the clock. Mr.. Reid paid Engle
$4,000 Tor it. Enge never saw the
Sirasburg clock. In fact, he has
not Travelled more than two hum
drcd miles from homo at any time.
This clock stahds eleven feet high.
At its base il is about four feet
wide and at the top about two. 1t
is about three feet deep at the base
gradually less toward the top. It's
colors are brown and gold. The
Slrasburg clock is thirty feet high,
yet its mechanism is not so intri-
cate, 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 a pipe organ inside the
clock pays an anthem. 1t has five
tunes. Bells are then rung, and,
when the hour is struck, double
doors in the alcovo open and a fig
ure of Jesus appears. Double doors
to The lett then open, and the apos-
ties appear slowly, one by one, in
procession as they appear aud pass
Jesus, they turn toward 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
window above and tempts him.
Five times the devil appears, and
when Peter passes, denying Christ,
the cock flaps his wings and crows.
When Judas appears, Satan comes
Gown from his window, and follows
Judas out in the procession, aid
then goes back up o his place, to
watch Judas, appearing on both
sides. As the procession has passed
Judas and the three Marys disap'
pear, and the doors are closed!
The scene can be repeated seven
times in an hour, Unnecessary and
the natural motion Of the clock pro-
duces it four times per hour, whereas
the Strasburg PROCESSION is made
but once day, at Il o'clock. Below
the piazza is the main dial, about
thirteen inches in diameter. To
its right is a 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 a skeleton, rep
resenting Death. When the hours
hand approaches the first quarter
Time reverses his hour>glass and
strikes one bell with his sythe,
when another bell inside responds.
Then Childhood appears instantly.
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 reverses his hour
glass, when TWO bells respond in
side. 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 walk
Ing out. Then the apostles appear
in procession. Tie clock also tells
Of the moons changes, the tides, the
days, and day of the month
md ' ear, and the signs of the zodiac ;
md on top a soldier is constantly
on gaurd, walking backward and
As the hours advance
Manhood, Old age, and Death take
part of the panOra ma.
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