The St. Mary banner., 1909-07-03
PLAYS DELIGHTFUL MUSIC

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Negotiations are under way by the
management of a fashionable New
York hotel for the purchase of what
is said 20 be a unique and remarkable
clock which the management hopes
to have in the hotel as surprise for
its patrons. The clock was made in
little Ohio town by crippled work
man who spent four years in its con-
struction, and whose only tools were
a scroll saw, a jack knife and a
file.
II have just returned from the
West, where l heard of the clock, and
after an inspection of it offered to
purchase or lease it. The offer met
with favorable consideration and ex'
pect to have it here soon," said the
Manager. It is twelve feet four inches
wide and twenty-nine inches deep.
One large dial gives the standard
time, while directly beneath it is
dial which shows the changes OF the
moon and gives the Government
weather indications fer twenty-four
hours in advance.
"By watching the clock one sees
handsome pictures of the ships in the
United States Navy pass behind a
glass. The History Of Christ Is shown
from the nativity to the ascension by
pictures painted by the maker.
can interesting feature of the clock
is a miniature Niagara falls, with
real water, the color Of which appears
to change. Just below is an electric
fountain and an arch which produce
beautiful effect Flags appear on
staffs in front of the dial and indicates
the kind of weather expected twenty
four hours in advance. The weather
reports are produced by thermome-
| ter. a barometer, hydroIneter, a
spirit level and compass arranged on
the front Of the clock. S..
The front of the clock is lighted by
fifty small electric lights, thirty-five
of which are arranged around the Nj
araga Falls and electric arch. The
history of the United States from the
landing of Columbus to the present
time is shown by ninety-six paintings
attached to a ribbon 10S feet long
which is moved by electricity. When
| the clock strikes the hour the figures
of Uncle Sam and the Goddess of Lib
erty past out of an electric elevator
on one side, down a stairway, around
| the base of the miniature cataract and
electric fountain to the other side,
where they ascend another stairway
and enter another elevator. A min
ute after the hour strikes fifty lights
appear around the dial and musical
attachment is brought into play, send
ing forth delightful airs. At the half
hour the cathedral gong strikes once
and the musical attachment is started
again.
IAN illuminated picture on one side
OF the dial shows Washington crossing
the Delaware with his army. Three
boats are portrayed with Washington
standing in the first one. This scene
is repeated every hour and forty min
utes. other Illuminated pictures, which
appear periodically, show the old bat
tleship Maine, both before and after
the explosion in Havana Harbor.
On the back Of the clock Is dis
played the Lords Prayer, inlaid with
312 pieces of wood. Pictures Of Amer
lean poets, musicians and the presi-
| dents also appear on the back. All
of these portraits are in motion and
travel at the rate Of twenty-five feet
a minute. Pictures of Presidents Lin
coin, Garfield and Mckinley are shown
and at the hour of their death a light
appears on the face Of the clock, while
a phonograph announces the occasion
The face of the clock contains
piece of wood from every State and
territory in the Union, including the
island possessions, and it took three
wars for the maker of the clock to
collect them.
"All the mechanism for running the
clock is in the base and includes 64o
feet of electric wire and 412 electrical
connections. The current Is obtained
from an ordinary electric light connec
ton"
The clock will be set up In the main
drawing room of the hotel.
GREAT TIMBER COUNTRY.