Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-13
A MARYEle@s CLOCK.

with cC'tsproad wings, assumes dcfenS-
Two positio,, SoMs tho philadelphia
I.cdGen wailc on tho right sido OF tho
clock face stands n full length figure OF
D woman. in classic :GtSirc, holding \
roll as $40 leans on tho s: - CT tho bcEcl.
To tho left aholhcr female figure stands
tn n cf1, liar position. car ring tho horn
Of plcnt.' on ono arm. Below tho clock
flco \ saioA, which Upon close inspcc-
zion IL seen to represent o section on
tho hCA of o vessel. su:nountS crossed
guns III r. cIct lied ~ :. laurel wreath.
On TIL s.!ield =; ;;n ;..lGc-i ption setting
fsrth that tho cIocl; Was presented to
tho cruiser Philadelphia ON boialf of
Tho citw>n3 OF PIf:.r.,u: a0ia. ~.
A Z. - forms :: "q'lar" around tho
CLICK ease, and in loops: It c;.ch of tho
Two UPPER corners :. fculcd anchor il
he'll. E"Hm a. her Gido CT Trio group
Erounl -" dial two urapcd American
sts.a .Grtls int cut gracefully. and be-
noata tto two female figures, which
bta.:l ON y Lind OF prcrIonito"y, arc
econ Cl' Pa waves borlcr"I with
G:roi ID :.:'rt tic word "Pnil"dclphia
b1anoto." y massive scroll at tho base
of t:lH eleS!i 10 .Ascribed I'll. s. S. phila-
Iopl.ia."
Tho g :,vcr dial bears flrnrca in gold
In rcNcf Of most beautiful and original
design. ">ic m;ausos arc divided by
raised, golden pegs, whilo tho ccntcr OF
tho faao beGr' an c:sluiJtto picco OF tho
jewelers. ;.rt, 1t is tho shield of tho
city's nr-1s- T::Ac plo%. in tho top Sec
tion of tho dovice, IL in roliof, a3 is tho
ship, w-,ii I'll her canvas on, which 10
In tho lover third. Tt.> whole plato is
EaoS3 dainty and correct in detail, AMI
n5ovo it, ;.lso in has relief, is tho arm of
Justice, WI tho balance. A rich,
golden serCG r.amcs tho arms on tho
facc, which. altogether, is pronounced
to DO not only exquisite buG unique.
Ts.i3 part Of tho ornamcntati0n IL IN
excellent spcc:acn OF the good on
gravcr'a art Considerable difficulty
was cnco"1tcrcd IL modelling the VOL:
IN gcttin3 "a coglo that would no suit.
ablo. F"lahy Eno specimen WAS
Ge"urod il Tho Academy OF Natural
Sciences. and it haI bncn faithfully re-
produced. Tho two.ft:aalo Il surrswcro
modGlcd from E.-c, aad arc fir repre-
scntations of graccf.!. and 1.-the fcmi-
otAe forms Thcy gro in q Gilt bronco,
which contrasts pleasantly with tho
dark bronco of their Surroundings. In
tho oriSir;l model TIC two figures were
in bao ra:'.of, bart tho SCULPTOR and
rightly, too, thought that Tho offcpL
could DO heightened by placing tho
ilgE%cS in full rclicf, as thoy arc now
seen.
TO give sono idea OF tho caro- DO.
slowed upon tho ti:nc-picc" it should bo
mont,onod that. in Nrdcr TO havo tho
CrAlh ard -" u .''. r...>." ''in in
tho design LruIllL', 80, - =. 81: :. y 10 the
Navy Department. and rcucivcd photo
graphs Of the old naa-of-war Constitu.
ton and OF tho noY-stylo ordnance. and
from these those soon i'll tho completed
work woro modelled.
Strictly G2o .kin :, tho movement OF
tho clock IL u na>..ical ono. 1t Is con
Etructcd with b;:ianco wheel or the
prtlciplo OF watch; consequently the
pitcht1g and tos3i.:J sea :"ill not affect
tho movement. Tho oScapoment ia q
domi-ohronomcter, jowolad in all its
principal parts, aad highly finished.
Instead OF tho hours, tho chino of
bcllS strikes in couplcts, in truo nautical
style, tho ships bells. When it l.
twolvo O'Clock eight bells arc struck,
instead OF twelve, as in other timo.
pieces; ct mac o'clock, two boll3, etc.
This has mover before boon accom-.
plishcd in q flno clock. Another foat-
uro which will DO appreciated by
nlarincrs, which il also an i'm.
proycmcnt. Is that Of making tho hour
hand FREQ Of its twin, tho minute hand,
IN regulating tho clock. This enables
Thorn to tu:n tho clock back or forward
m hour without disturbing tho rninuto
hand, 10 10 required to DO dono ovcry
day in crocoing tho various degrees OF
longitude during voyage.
Tho regulation Of tho hands and bolls
10 commanded by scries OF wheclj
hidden in raotal closet opening on oac
dido of tho case. An ingenious dovicc
has boon contrivcd to open tho bczel OF
tho clock, 60 Lhnt Tho r:1i,uto b,,d ron