Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-04
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.
An Astronomical aud Theological Curl
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Adolphus Haensle and Augustus Noll,
two Black Forest Germany clock
makers. have just finished the most
wonderful of all clocks, an astronomical
and Theological oddity that throws all
previous efforts Sin the shade" 1t shows
the seconds and strikes the hours, quar-
tiers and minutes, besides giving ealen-
dar of DAYS. weeks, months and years up
to the wear 10. 900. 1t also shows the
solar system, the phases of the moon, the
revolutions of the earth and the zodiac,
besides giving on its seventeen faces the
correct time for Berlin, Prague, Riga,
Vienna, Cairo, Tihis, Trieste, Rome,
Munich. Berne New York, Geneva,
Boston. Paris, Metz, London and, on
the large face in the center. the time at
the place where the clock is located.
At the right of the principal works
there is a calcndarium, at the left a
music box and at the front a globe with
its various movements correctly impaired
by simple peice of mechanism attached
to the clock. Above the movement the
second and minute hands are placed.
At the expiration of each minute an
angel strikes a bell, whereupon the hands
on each of the II faces simultaneously
move forward one minute The expira-
ton of the quarter hour is indicated by
the angel striking twice. In the course
of each hour the ages of man are rep
resented. At the end of the first quarter
a child appears, at the second a youth,
at the third a man in the prime of life
and at the fourth an aged grandsire.
The hour is struck by figure of Death,
by whose side stands an angel, who mods
at Death not to strike at the appearance
of the first three figures, but suffers him
to hit the bell when the old man appears
on the scene. At the left of the clock,
on a shelf on its side, stands Christ sur
rounded by the Twelve Apostles. AT
the time when Death strikes the hour
the Twelve bow before the Master, who
who goes through the act of blessing
them by bowling his head and raising
his hands At 6 o'clock, both morning
and evening, sexton rings bell and
the figures of three monks appear and
90 into a tiny church for prayer; as they
disappear through the door choral music
is played At 10 in the evening night
Waterman appears and blows his horn
hourly for the next four hours, or until
2 a. m. lat 3 a cock crows from window
in the upper left-hand corner of the
clock. At 10 o'clock, both noon and
midnight, the music box plays for five
minutes, and mt II midnight the calendar
changes, the following day and date APP
pearing, and at the end of the month,
whether it be one of 80 or 81 days, the
name of the next month appears in the
slot. Not even the leap years arc for
gotten. At the upper left-hand corner,
near the growing cocks window, is a
representation of the revolution of the
sun around the earth and a correct cal
endar of the seasons. On the other side
the moon is represented going through
her various phases.
Each season is represented symbol
ically; March 81 Spring appears as a
maiden with wreaths of flowers, a child
accompanying her; June 21 she appears
with a sheaf of wheat, the child carrying
the sickle; September II both carry
fruits; on December 81 the maiden is
sitting at spinning wheel and the child
is playing with spindle. On Decem-
Der % a lovely Christmas scene in the
chapel is presented, the music box play
ing appropriate tunes. On December
81, at 10 o'clock, trumpcter appears
and plays a solo, accompanied by an in
visible orchestra. This indicates the
beginning of the new year, and during
the musical treat all the numbers change,
so that everything is ready for the be-
ginning of another cycle of time.