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Show Clock of Death Seems to Deserve Its Name By the stopping of the famous astronomical as-tronomical clock of Henry VIII at Hampton court palace, London, and the death within a few hours of one of the palace inmates the ancient legend surrounding the "clock of death" has once more been fulfilled. Tradition runs that the stopping of the clock portends the imminent death of a palace resident. These days, for the first time for many years, the clock stopped, anc1 the same night an elderly woman Miss Jane Cuppage, daughter of Gen Sir Burke Cuppage, who fought at Waterloo Wa-terloo was found dead in her apartments, apart-ments, says the Cincinnati Enquirer. An official of the palace said that twice within his personal knowledge some one had died a few hours after the clock stopped. Made in 1540, the clock registers the hour of the day, day of the month, position of the sun, number of days since the beginning of the year and high-water mark at London bridge. |