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'''Joseph''' (commonly known as '''Big Joe''') is a bronze [[Bell (instrument)|bell]] that hangs {{convert|125|ft}} into the bell tower of Neo-Gothic [[Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)|Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church]] in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]].<ref name=autogenerated4>http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/linkservid/54E4387F-09E9-F09C-596DE968C1F11E03/showMeta/0/ |
'''Joseph''' (commonly known as '''Big Joe''') is a bronze [[Bell (instrument)|bell]] that hangs {{convert|125|ft}} into the bell tower of Neo-Gothic [[Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)|Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church]] in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]].<ref name=autogenerated4>{{cite web |url=http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/linkservid/54E4387F-09E9-F09C-596DE968C1F11E03/showMeta/0/ |title=Woodburn Avenue NBD Historic District – Designation Report |author=Adrienne Cowden |access-date=2013-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409224905/http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/planning/linkservid/54E4387F-09E9-F09C-596DE968C1F11E03/showMeta/0/ |archive-date=2013-04-09 }}</ref><ref name=PA38/> The endearing moniker Big Joe is a combination of the names of Joseph T. Buddeke, the largest donor of the project, and [[Big Ben]], the great bell in the iconic [[Palace of Westminster]] clock tower in London.<ref name=autogenerated5>{{Cite web |url=http://thecatholicbeat.sacredheartradio.com/2012/03/20/treasures-st-francis-de-sales-bells/ |title=Treasures: St. Francis de Sales Bells |website=The Catholic Beat |access-date=2013-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705193929/http://thecatholicbeat.sacredheartradio.com/2012/03/20/treasures-st-francis-de-sales-bells/ |archive-date=2013-07-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>[http://saintfrancisdesalesparish.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SFDS_History1.pdf SFDS History] saintfrancisdesalesparish.org {{dead link|date=April 2024}}</ref> |
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Measuring {{convert|7|ft}} tall and with a diameter of {{convert|9|ft}}, the 17.5 ton bell is the largest swinging bell ever cast in the United States.<ref name=autogenerated5 /> It was cast on October 30, 1895 by the E. W. Van Duzen Company at their foundry on Second Street and Broadway.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>''Logansport Journal'' (Indiana), November 20, 1895, page 7</ref> The massive bell was hauled by 12 horses up Gilbert Avenue, then down Madison Road to St. |
Measuring {{convert|7|ft}} tall and with a diameter of {{convert|9|ft}}, the 17.5 ton bell is the largest swinging bell ever cast in the United States.<ref name=autogenerated5 /> It was cast on October 30, 1895 by the E. W. Van Duzen Company at their foundry on Second Street and Broadway.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>''Logansport Journal'' (Indiana), November 20, 1895, page 7</ref> The massive bell was hauled by 12 horses up Gilbert Avenue, then down Madison Road to St. Francis de Sales in the neighborhood of [[East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati|East Walnut Hills]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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When first swung in January 1896, its deafening peal startled the [[Walnut Hills, Cincinnati|Walnut Hills]] neighborhood and could be heard for {{convert|15|mi}}.<ref name=autogenerated5 /> |
When first swung in January 1896, its deafening peal startled the [[Walnut Hills, Cincinnati|Walnut Hills]] neighborhood and could be heard for {{convert|15|mi}}.<ref name=autogenerated5 /> According to some accounts, the resultant E{{music|flat}} produced vibrations which shook the houses and buildings below and shattered nearby windows.<ref name=autogenerated4 /> However, a modern-day bell expert at Cincinnati-based [[The Verdin Company]], foundry of the nearby and even larger [[World Peace Bell]] (which was cast in France), dismisses damage to window glass inflicted by Big Joe as a local legend with no historical basis. According to them, Big Joe was never swung again because of trembling in the bell tower and crumbing of mortar; the bell was simply too big for its tower.<ref name=PA38/><ref>[http://enquirer.com/columns/pulfer/1999/04/13/lp_will_newport_bell.html Will Newport bell rattle its neighbors?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Following the bell's inaugural ring, the parish priests decreed the bell shall "remain immobile forever".<ref name=PA38/> The {{convert|640|lb|kg|adj=on}} clapper was not used again; today the bell is rung only with an oversized foot hammer tapping its rim.<ref name=autogenerated5 /><ref name="ReadersDigest">{{cite book |editor1-first=Jim |editor1-last=Dwyer |title=Strange Stories, Amazing Facts of America's Past |year=1989 |publisher=[[The Reader's Digest Association]] |location=[[Pleasantville, New York]]/[[Montreal]] |isbn=0-89577-307-4 |page=12 |chapter=Once Was More Than Enough}}</ref> |
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| Weight: | 37,000 lb (16,818 kg) |
| Diameter: | 9 feet (2.7 m) |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Yoke: | unknown pounds (unknown kg) |
| Clapper: | 640 pounds[1] |
| Location: | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Casting Date: | 1895 |
| Musical note: | E♭ |
Joseph (commonly known as Big Joe) is a bronze bell that hangs 125 feet (38 m) into the bell tower of Neo-Gothic Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.[2][1] The endearing moniker Big Joe is a combination of the names of Joseph T. Buddeke, the largest donor of the project, and Big Ben, the great bell in the iconic Palace of Westminster clock tower in London.[3][4]
Measuring 7 feet (2.1 m) tall and with a diameter of 9 feet (2.7 m), the 17.5 ton bell is the largest swinging bell ever cast in the United States.[3] It was cast on October 30, 1895 by the E. W. Van Duzen Company at their foundry on Second Street and Broadway.[4][5] The massive bell was hauled by 12 horses up Gilbert Avenue, then down Madison Road to St. Francis de Sales in the neighborhood of East Walnut Hills.[4]
When first swung in January 1896, its deafening peal startled the Walnut Hills neighborhood and could be heard for 15 miles (24 km).[3] According to some accounts, the resultant E♭ produced vibrations which shook the houses and buildings below and shattered nearby windows.[2] However, a modern-day bell expert at Cincinnati-based The Verdin Company, foundry of the nearby and even larger World Peace Bell (which was cast in France), dismisses damage to window glass inflicted by Big Joe as a local legend with no historical basis. According to them, Big Joe was never swung again because of trembling in the bell tower and crumbing of mortar; the bell was simply too big for its tower.[1][6]
Following the bell's inaugural ring, the parish priests decreed the bell shall "remain immobile forever".[1] The 640-pound (290 kg) clapper was not used again; today the bell is rung only with an oversized foot hammer tapping its rim.[3][7]
Big Joe is struck thrice daily at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm for Angelus, followed by the chiming of four smaller bells, known as the "ladies in waiting", resting above it.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Tolling Bells". Cincinnati Magazine. December 1975 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Adrienne Cowden. "Woodburn Avenue NBD Historic District – Designation Report". Archived from the original on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e "Treasures: St. Francis de Sales Bells". The Catholic Beat. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ^ a b c d SFDS History saintfrancisdesalesparish.org [dead link]
- ^ Logansport Journal (Indiana), November 20, 1895, page 7
- ^ Will Newport bell rattle its neighbors?
- ^ Dwyer, Jim, ed. (1989). "Once Was More Than Enough". Strange Stories, Amazing Facts of America's Past. Pleasantville, New York/Montreal: The Reader's Digest Association. p. 12. ISBN 0-89577-307-4.
