The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-01-10
THE CLOCK or CLOCKS.
a Pennsy i,anian Outd"es the Work Of
Hnbr-cIt, Of strAsburg.

In Mengel's building isnow on exhibi'
ton in all probability the most wonder
full clock in the world. II was built by
Stephen ID. Eugle, n matchmaker at
HazIetOn, lie IL about forty five years
OF age, and was about twenty years IN
perlecting the clock. Mr., Reid paid
Engle $4,000 for ii. EDgle 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 ia
about four feet wide and at the top about
Two. 1t is about three feet deep at the
base, gradually less towards the top. lt4
colon are brown and gold. The Stras
burg clock il thirty feet high, yet its
mechani'm Is not 10 intricate nor has it
~ many figures as the liazleton clock.
The Strasburg clocks figures are about
three feet high and the American clock
about nine inches. Three minutes before
the hour n pipe organ inside the clock
plays an anthem. II has five tunes.
Bells are then rung, and when the hour
IL struck d0uble.de0rs in al alcoye open
and a figure Of Jesus appears. Double.
doors 10 the left then open, and the apos-
tics appear slowly, one by enc, in process.
sion, Az they appear and pass Jesus
they turn towards him. Jesus bows; the
apostle turns again and proceeds through
the double.d00rs in an alcove on the
right. Az Peter approaches, Satan looks
out Of n window above and tempts him,
Five times the devil appears, and when
Peter passes, denying Christ, the cock
flaps its 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 Judas, appearing on both
sides. As the procession 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 an hour,
whereas the Strasburg procession is made
but once a day, at twelve o'clock. Below
the plaza is the main dial, about thirteen
inches in diameter, To its right il a
figure OF Time with an hour glass. Above
this IL a window, at which appear figures
representing youth, manhood and old
age To the left of the dial i- a skeleton
representing Death, When the hour
hand approaches the first quarter Time
reverses his hour.glasS and strikes one on
a bell wi h his scythe, when another bell
inside responds; then Childhood appears
Instantly. When the hour,hand ap.
proaches 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
str. kes two and rcverses his hour glass,
when two bells respond inside. One
minute after this a chime of bells il
heard when a tolding.door opens in the
upper porch, and n at the right of the
court, when the Saviour comes walking
out. Then the apostles appear in pro-
cession. The clock also tells of the
moons changes, the tides, the seasons,
days, and dag of the month and year and
the signs Of the zodiac; and on top a
soldier is constantly on guard, walking
back and forward. Az the hours advance,
Manhood, Old Age and Death take part
IN the panorama Rcading Eayte.