The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-01-17
a WONDERFUL CLOCK


T In MengeIs building Is aow on e1hibi-
..oa. ia al probability, the mos. wonder
I al clock Ia The world Il VAS b4iiI -
stephen ID. Euglc. matchmaker at LA
'Alr,on. lie j. about !as.y.lye years Of
age, and Was aboY; twenty years in per
fecling tho clock. Mr Reid paid Eagle
. - 600 f5F H. Kagle never saw the s,ras-
burg clock In fact, be has no, travelled
more than 10 miles from home 81 any
lime. This clock stands eleven ice, high.
F Al The bA.e q, !, about four Zee, wide. aud
AZ the top about lWo. Il Is about three
zee, deep a. the bss0, gradually less &c.
wards The Top, It's colors are dark brown
and gold. The S,rasturg clock is thirty
. Zee; hiEh, yet Us IN, chan.sm is noi 50 inlri-
cate nor has J. so many Ggures IS he Ha'
alc,on clock The slrasbufR cloek's fg-
urcs arc about three feet high. and the
American clock about ninc inches. Three
minutes before hour = pipe organ inside
. the cleck plays an anthem. Il has eve
tunes. Bells arc then ruug, and phen ihe
4 hour IS struck double doors in an alcovcI
Iopen. aud a 6ggre Of Jesus appears.
. Double doors TO the lett open and The
apostles appear slowly, one By one in pro,
ccssion. A. they sppear and pass Jesus
they turn towards him, Jesus bows, the
aposi turn, sEsiu and proceeds through
The double doors in an alo0ve onIhe right
As Peter approaches, Satan locks out Of a.
window above and ,cmpts him. Five
times the devil appears, and when Peter
passes denying ChrisL tie cock Gaps ia
wings and crows. When Judas appcart
Satan comes down from his window and
follows Judas cut IN the procession, and
then goes back up to bis place TO watch
Judas, appearing on both sides As the
procession has passed, Judas and tho ihIce
Marys disappear and the doors are closed 4
TIE scene can be repeated seven times IN
an hour u necessary, and the natuTa! mo-
ll0n Of clock produces IL four times per
hour, whereas tie SirasburE procession II
made but once day, a. twelve O'Clock. 4
below the plaza is the main dial, about
thirteen inches in diameter. To its right
is figure OF Time, with an hour al IS.
A boye this is a window, at which there
appear figures, representing youth, man
hood and old age. To the leii Of the dial
is skeleton representing Death. When
the hour hand approaches the brsi quarter
Time reycrscs his hour,E.ass aud strikes
one on a bel! with his scythe. when anoth'
bell inside responds then Childhood ap'
pears instantly. When tho 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
hymn After this Time strikes two and
roverses bis hour glass, when two bells re-
spond inside. One minute after this a
chime OF bells is heard, when a folding
door opens in the upper porch and one al
the right Of the court. when the Saviour
comes walking out. Then the apostles APP
pear in procession. The clock also tells
of the moons changes, the tides, the sea-
sons, days, and day Of the month and
year, aud the signs Of the zodiac and on
the top soldier in armor is constantly on
guard, walking backward and forward.
As the hours advance, Manhood, Old Age
and death take part in the panorama.