Show bell too violent Vi vie lent clent shatters windows cincinnati for 45 years a giant bell has hung in the tower of st francis de sales church here but during that long period it nas has swung only once to summon an on worshipers the bell weighing pounds is reported to be the largest swinging bell in the united states and the second largest in the world theres good reason why it swing however when the bell was hung in 1893 it swung according to schedule the thunderous note of the bell shattered windows in the immediate neighborhood and parish priests ruled then it was to remain immobile thereafter |