Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-29

"As experienced thy readiness the province
all occasions desire may be o this additional
trouble from thy assured friends ISsAC NORRIS, THOMAS
LEACH, EDWARD WARNER"
Charles gave the order for the casting Of the
bell to Lester Ct Of White Chapel London and arrived safely
i seemed tie BEN MAS destined for an eyentfu career While
being tested the State house yard ut cracked by the eappe
the early history of the bell tells This but the first of the
bells misfones 1t twice recast before assumed its pres
After The first cracking by unusual stroke decided
to send the bell back to England for repairs but Philadelphia
work and given them They recommended to the com
copper to each pound Of the metal they and
made casting But this failed to the bell When
hung and tested 1853 found to have lost its reson
Too much copper had been put the metal by he cast
ers the objects Of much chatting from the citizens
sion was given the third present Liberty Bell being the
They paid for this casting go pounds 10 shlngs
The bell was with ceremonies and raised
the State house steepo June 53 where i remained unt
the State house tower where hung until s46 SINCE that time 1t
country independence hall, to the present time
The bell has made trips in all the journey to the Pana
been AdncT @ New oea s8 cRgo 1893 B
falo l9O Charleston 1902 Boston 1908 and st Louis 1904
soLEMNLY ToLLED WHEN ROYAL SHIP ARRIVES AT
PHILADELPHIA WITH TAX STAMPS FOR COLONlSTS
On August a. 1853 the bell first sounded officially when it
called together the meeting Of the Assembly After that rang
numberess and purposes For
than eighty years rang calling and the Assembly to-
geher announcing the arrival or the departure OF noabes the
accession Of kings procamaon Of and treaties Of
"Its reverberatons" writes Wed Jordan, curator Of In
dependence Hail. often augh with sounds Of prophecy
woe for example when it muled for funeral
drge soemny toed when the ship Royal Charlotte bearing
stamps for Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware reached
Philadelphia Its ringing inspired gathering citizens IN their
against the Stamp and the day the put
into operation the bell again mued and oed mourning the
death of Liberty thought months later freed of its mped
men its joyful cadence esounded through the city baspeang
the King and Parliament which repealed this act Of
tyranny Thus did the bell proclaim and herald almost every
important step towards the goal liberty feveberatng with
pugnaeiou pea the of determined citizens the arg
political meeting held that time the State house yard
that none Of the ship Poys deestabe tea that had Just hee
should funneed
pariaments duty mixed with it."
"As the conflict with England approached continues Jor
the bell rung and more became Of
course; its appeals nspationa when April 90 775
after the reports Philadelphia Of the battle Of ex
ngton it rang wildly assemble eight thousand people the
State house and inspire their souls resolution pedgng
their all to the of Liberty Possibly the times that try
mems souls the strain its spirit that began t. Increase
the original flaw in its being.
ut rang assemble the Continental Congress daily
finally browning achievement which than anything
else gives the Of the Liberty bell occurred JUL 7G
the Fourth often incorrectly stated when Pha
dephs listened breahessy to the proclamation Of the Dccaa
ton of Independence first introduced by Richard Henry Lee
June Z, 177G 10 his famous resolution
TAKEN TO ALLENTOWN WHEN CITY CT QUAKERs
is EVACUATED BY FORCES OF THE REVOLUTION
not the largest the meetings the bell had summoned
Not hundred intrepid
souls gathered pledge their fortunes independence
and hang together all hang separately
One Of the first prominent persons for whAD' he % was