The sun., 1897-12-12
THE B|SROPS1EAD CLOCKS.
A Score Of Clocks Keep Tab on
Time at BishopStead.
EACH ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE.
Every Clock Is Connected With Some
Incident in the Life of Bishop
Coleman.

beyond price.
Clocks which sound the hour with the
solemn note of q cathedral bell, clocks
whose silycry tones as the hours pass
| would not disturb the most nervous in
valid Clocks, which though dumb, yet
chronicle times flight with unvarying
exactness and others which 60 off in an
alarm which would wake the seven
>leepers.
From the ponderous Grandiather's
clock, which fills the hall with its in
sistent, dignitied 'tick-a-tock,' to the
little carriage timepiecc, whose main
object seems to be to get in as many
ticks to the second as possible, every one
| points to the same hour.
And each is connected with some in
| cident or story in the life OF their courtly
! owner.
For instance, the grandiathers clock,
! which stands in the hall was bought for
the bishop in 1861, while he was at
Bestleton, Pa, his first parish. 1t was
bought at auction through a Young man
! who was well acquainted with him. For
a long time the bishop never knew how
old the clock was. but some time ago a
friend knowing his interest in such mat
ters sen: him u copy OF volume on
clocks and clock makers containing the
names ol over 5000 clockmakcrs.
In the face OF the clock is set circular
brass plate bearing the name OF "Brnia-
min Lamb, London.' BY referring to
the book it was found that Benjamin
Lamb was Il clock maker in London be-
tween the years OF 1863 and l119 thus
fixing the age ii the time piece at not
less than i2O years. III spite OF its age
not Il clock in the collection can give
} glaniathcr points on telling the time.
In l>G4 the bishop removed to Will
mingtoll and in tine transit tlc bell OF the
clock Nu~ broken. Searching for one to
replace it Nr. Coleman wandered into
the old curiosity shop Of I'uclc Billy
Nuii which was then on Fourth sl!ctt
between Market and King. IIrrc he
found tie bell which Las sounded the
= hours ever since.
On the nantcI in the bishops "don'
stands It c'o,k which Was presented t.
/ linn by Il dam@htcr ii Asa Packer, the
/ millionaire founder Of tIc Icghigh Va.
+ ley Il. H., and lrhigh University. 1t was
a given to him when hr left the Naurl
t Chunk parish. oi which Mr.. Packer was
t. senior warden, in 1874.
Ii is il tWrUtN.unr day clock and ,r
t. vuilv> 10 attention except t. wind il
: once in three weeks,
o The clock which stands on til" library
: mNutrI, beautiful aIabaStrr affair cam,
! to the bishop A. Il result Of a curious Bit
I oitc'cpathy whether un his part or on th,
: part of the dunurhr does not Know iIt
| needed Il clock owing to SOM" changes
/ in the furnishing Of Il room, anI one day
while III Il street ear passing he shop .
:. Il jrWrl,r. who Wa- under obligations t
Il him, he thought to himself, "why dom
" YOU send Inc Il clock. you W"u'dn't mis-
: it, Not Il word was spoken aloud, but
" the clock was at the house when til,
= owner returned.
9 An eight day clock of French max,
!, used t. stand in enc "l the rooms on the
}, lower lloor which WAS for many year
d used in the family Of the late Alexis |
IL du pont, and which was given to Mrs
II Coleman after hrr wedding. 1t was re
markab'r for the beautiful sIvcrv bell
II but a- i, did not keep tine OF late
:, was bau~htd until it could br made t.
:" DO 50.
Il \ silent pighl-1ay wall clock hangs il
1t tn" uining-ruum which was made rSpcri
l. ally Inr him and presented tu him H.
l. Howard x Co.. who knew his iondncS
= i"r accurate tinrp,rrS,
# While in Germany. Mr.. Colrlnan's : at
t, n,ipn WH~ attracted to Il cuckoo cipr'
Dy the rcmarkab." resemblance ui III
t note t" hat Of the rpa! bird.
II He bought it and il now hang in tn
II upper hHII Of Hi~hup-,";ld. The clpcI
ct was made by thus" Wonderful Wurkuc1
1T in Tie hIHrE Forest, whose skill IN carI
/" ing and riork-naEiM@ i~ hereditary, TIA
l. beautiful carving Of oak Icayos, S,l
t.. moumcd by ~tHg'~ head, which o'na
It ulnm the ease could only hHvr beer
=, produced by III artist, Eor ortWcuty year
= it, musical call ha* rang in tIr bishop
residence.
= IN what is known u> the blu" room ar
- two clocks and u brass clock. which We
~ presented t. Mr.. Coleman, when Np
Y husband renewed from NHnch Chunk t
v. ToIv,o in 1874 The other is Il modrr
IT, alarm cock. which rivals it, oIdr
" brother in accuracy. An eight day cIor
re- which ii Ks away the hours in the pin
to room, was Il wedding gift to Mrs. Col,
l. II an, thirty--iy years ago, from &
:, uncle, Prof. Thomas Gurnry Smith, ,
H. Philadelphia.
Three in the Bishops room keep ia
on time. One is a brass carriage cucl
=. Ill L.