New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
4 WONDERFUL CLOCK.
STRANGE THINGS THAT A GERMAN WATCH
MAKER HAS ACCOMPLISHED

From The London Telegraph
A poor German matchmaker has just achieved a
wonderful work Of ingenuity and art. consisting OF
years ago he was fired TO attempt the task by a
Strasburg Cathedral. He Immediately began to
execute his design 10 excel even this surprising
ali his time to the project Al one time, his means
being OF the scantest character he had no alterna.
spare, His wife. being extremely indignant at this
procedure. brought her complaints before the local
magistrate. He promised her his help being con-
vinced that a mans mind must be deranged who
COCK even surprising that of strasburg HIS men
tai activity ana financial and domestic troubles told
declared him insane. At the thought OF parting
from his clock he became mere exca 6 e sent "t5 9
a Iunatic asylum At length he managed TO regain
under police surveillance He found that his home
was no place for him so he 59urneyed 10 DaTisEqne %
In this town he obtained with the assistance OF
eraRent PT Industrial eShibtlon After stay Of
eighteen months he lost this place OF refuge afo
land In CarisrIihe he had been able make some
small savings and a few friends gave him assist
ance The German Emperor though his majesty
thought his task hopeless, sent him a sum OF
but the constructor had no funds for the case on
this occasion paFsh P PsIest ana G5n the pFoect as
Is is Claimed that this clock Is as wonderful for
its artistic beauty and nship for its in,
geuious mechari rical arrarsenents. IL Is lnCIosee
in glass that its every movement ,fh can De Dc
1t consists OF go Parts c G5 Wn5sh o9
bandIwork The clock indicates the seconds, min
utes hours dates. the DAYS Of the week months
5s Pd t6 Of 5 2oda 0[ the the sg moon @ and stars and
+ba Using and setting as well a the exact po-
sition of the celestial bodies It shows oesides
the moon phases all the eclpses OF the sun ana
It's calendar it is qrged vii aSI or hs
year II Axes 5v itself the statements OF the astro-
lasting caiendar as well as Easter. and the change
able festival days for the coming year. A gIass
ball representing the sphericA sIooS eSactIs, I3
shows the movements and positions OF the planets
Mercury Venus, earth and moon. Mars. Jupiter
Saturn and Uranus
Tha work is beautihed by over hundred nova
HE pictures and figures Every quarter OF an hour
the figure OF guardian anse! appears on me !eII
side of the principal field The striking OF the
second recess on the left while in the sixth recess
two figures at time. representing the TOUR ages
ej5a ~ the principal field the Angel Of Death ad
vances pointing with his scythe TO the rlaI P!a{e
When the full hour strikes the centre anger OF tIe
second recess appears. holding an hourSlass "hiie
tba angel on tn. right side above is sounding
trJr1pet Under the roof allesorical ngure rep
ree.uts syInbolcaIIy the right season OF me year
of the year appears. On the LETT Slde OF te cdolr'
stands d cock, which. nye minutes PetTre PEI I'll Ho,, 5
beats its wings. stoops It's neck opens It's 'A anu
crows three times. -. 49,, z
@ueH comes forth on the left side both calling
seven times. When the picture Autumn appears
bull lying at the feet OF me hTa1Ee.st5 iinn
Licb es close to St Mark raises its voice. Every
time the clock strikes Il Christ. bending his head
standing in the portal below. rings his Ave
The work contains also a SIiiI CIIIL't, "ttlCLt @
PLAYS five minutes after the striking OF an even ven
,,ir,i+e This work has twelve little bells, and on
the roller there 997 pins which ma ke tne music
task he has been unable to find any one TO buy 1t
from him.