The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-08-14

It has population of about 10000 and
is strongly fortified. The Cathedral
with it wonderful astronomical clock, is
the principal attraction of the city and
is we'll worth visit 1t was commenced
in 1915 and the structure as it stands OF
the present completed in 1889. The
original plan contemplated the building,
of twin spires similar to those since
erected on the Cologne cathedral; but
only one was built thus detracting much
from the appearance of the facade. 1t is
31O feet in length $50 feet less than the
structure at Cologne) with nave 100
feet in height and tower which is often
incorrectly stated to be the loftiest in
Europe, it being 465 feet high, or 46
feet lower than the great spire of Cologne.
The astronomical clock is built on the
floor in the South transept, and is one of
the most complicated pieces of mechanism
ever constructed. It is the result of
twenty years of labor, fifteen of which
were devoted to the plans and calcula-
tions and FIVE to the actual construction
of the machinery by the inventor. 1t is
only about fifty years old, having been
built to replace one which was destroyed.
Besides showing the hour of the day, the
day of the week, month, etc., it gives the
church festivals, the position Of the earth
and much other valuable astronomical
information, and is calculated to follow
the calendar correctly for 999 years. Its
display of puppets is one of its great
attractions, and they certainly show great
ingenuity on the part of the inventor.
The principal display takes place at noon,
when figures representing the twelve
apostles pass before an image Of Christ,
each bowling in turn, cock crows, fig
ure of Time turns an hour glass and va
rious other puppets and images take part
in the exhibition. The view from the
spire of the cathedral or from the plat
form on which the missing tower was to
have been built, is an admirable one, in
Guiding the city surrounded by a COM
plete circle of Notifications, with the vast
plains beyond. A large number Of
storks, being protected by the laws of the
city, build their nests on the tops OF the
chimneys of many of the houses, and
from the cathedral dozens of these awk-
ward birds may be seen.
The Falls of the Rhine was the next
point on our programme and were reach
ed by us from Strasburg by passing over
the Black Forest Railway, a road which
is regarded as one of the triumphs Of
modern engineering. 1t runs for many
miles over the densely wooded hills of
this romantic region, the dark green of
the forests and not any foul deeds Of
blood, furnishing the reason for giving it
the uncanny name which it bears. The
alleged falls, which are spoken of as "the
most imposing in Europe" are located at
Neuhausen, three miles west of Schaff-
hausen, and an American may be par.
doned should he indulge in quiet smile
at the doubtful majesty Of the affair. It
is a mere cascade, the river making
descent of about sixty feet, flowing over
the rocks on one side at an angle of
about As degrees and on the other at
about half that inclination. Of course
the water is dashed into foam as it is
hurled downward, and in the absence of
anyCnlDR UeLleT, tue iaiio u'Su Nv 10 to'
garded as every pretty" Nearly in the
centre of the fall rises steep, rocky is.
land which can be reached by boat
from below, and from the top the best
view is obtained. IF you can imagine
that the rock issabout to be washed away
by the rush of the waters you may be
able to arouse some enthusiasm over "tbe
most imposing falls of Europe"
From Neuhausen, short ride brings
us to Lake Constance, one of the largest,
but not the most beautiful of the Swiss
lakes. On the north and northeast its
shores are low and fiat, but farther south
the mountains rise around it and give it
some fine bits of scenery. We cross
from Constance to Friedrichshafen, on
The northeastern shore, and from thence
recross to Romanshorn, at which place
we again take the train for Zurich,
where, on the shore of the beautiful lake
of that name we spent "day of rest"
TRAVELLER,