Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-01-12
THE CLOCK OF CLOCKS.

a Pennsylvania outdoes the work
of Habrecht, of Strasburg. In Mepgels
building is now on exhibition in all
probability the most wonderful clock in
the world. 1t was built by Stephen ID.
Engle, a matchmaker, at Hazleton, Pa.
He is about 45 years OF age and was
about 20 years perfecting the clock.
Mr.. Reid paid Engle $4,000 for it. En-
Gle 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
its base it is about four feet wide and at
the top about two. 1t is about three
feet deep at the base, gradually less TO
wards the top. It's colors are dark
brown and gold. The Strasburg clock
is thirty feet high, yet its mechanism is
not so intricate, nor has it as many tig-
ures as the Hazleton clock. The Stras-
burg clocks figures are about three feet
high, and the American clock about 9
inches. Three minutes before the hour
a pipe organ inside the clock plays an
anthem. 1t has five tunes. Bells are
then ruug, 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 10y one, in process.
sion. AS they appear and pass Jesus
they turn towards him, Jesus bows, the
apostle turns again and proceeds through
Il 4 III Il III. lx
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 It's wings and crows. When Ju-
das appears Satan comes down from his
window and follows Judas out in tho
procession, and then goes back up 10
his place to watch Judas, appearing Oh
both sides. AS the procession has pass
ed, Judas and the three Mary's disap-
pear and the doors are closed. Tho
scene can be repeated seven times in an
hour if necessary, and the natural mo.
ton of the clock produces il four times
per houI, whereas the Strasburg process
sion is made but once a day, at twelve
o'clock Below the piazza is the main
dial, about 13 inches in diameter. To
its right is q figure of Time with an
hour glass About this is a window, at
which appear figures representing
Youth, Manhood and Old Age. To
the left of the Dial is a skeleton repre-
senting Death When the hour hand
approaches the first quarter Time re-
verses his hour-glass and strikes one on
bell with his scythe, when another
bell inside responds; then Childhood ap-
pears Instantly When the hour hand
approaches the second quarter or half
hour there are heard the stroke of two
bells. Then Youth appears and the or
gan plays hymn. After this Time
strikes two and reverses his hour glass.
when two bells respond inside. One
minute after this a chime of bells is
heard, when folding door opens in the
upper porch and one at the right OF tho
court, when the Saviour comes walking
out Then the apostles in procession.
The clock also tells of the Moons chan
ges, the tides, the seasons, days, the day
of the month aud year, aud the signs Of
the zodiac; aud on top a soldier in ar
NOR IS constantly on guard walking
back and forward. As the hours adj
vance Manhood, Old Age and Death
take part in the panorama.-Reading
(Pa.) Edgie.