The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
THE CLOCK OF CLOCKs.-.A PENNSYLVANIA
oUTD0Es THE WORK OF HABRECHT,
OF STRASBURG

oUTD0Es THE WORK OF HABRECHT,
OF sTRAsBURG.
In Mengers building is now on exhibi-
tion in all probability the most wonderful
clcck in the world. 1t ~ns built by Stephen
ID. Engle, matchmaker, at Hazlcton. He
is about forty-6ve years of age, and was
about twelve years in perfecting the clock.
Mr.. Reid paid Engle 5000 for it. Engle
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
.yS It is about shEss feet deep at the
s5IOrsM arc are aS1E s. brown " ,aSa s5ia! FSs slfss;
burg clock is thirty feet high, yet its me.
chanlsm is not 50 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 alcovc on
7 the right. AS Peter approaches Satan
looks out of window above and tempts
him. Five times the devil appears, and
ssEhap kstss fasses.. denying Christ, the cock
flaps ~ 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 Ju-
das, appearing On both sides. AS the pro-
cession has passed, Judas and the three
!Marys disappear and the doors arc 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 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 a
skeleton representing Death. WheD the
ha,tn Aea ad 4 -.
Ereverses his 'hoursglass and strikes ono on q
bell with his scythc, when another bell in.
side responds then Childhood appears in.
stantly. When the hour-hand approaches
the second quarter or half hour, there arc
heard the strokes of two bells. Then
Youth appears and the organ plays hymn.
After this, Time strikes two and rcverscs
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.
mhcn the Apostles appear in procession
Tho 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.-Rcad
ing (Pa) Eagle.