How did the liberty bell get cracked?

Question

Im an Aussie, and im not exactly fluent with yank history, so yeh, and I was interested how it got the crack thingo, so yeh, if someone could inform me, that'd be tops!!!

Answer 1

Most of these answers are for sport; but some are close to the truth. The bell was originally cast in England, buy very poorly. It didn't crack the first time it was peeled (as someone stated). But it did crack within a few years. It was partially recast in a job that was little better than the first casting, and finally split for the last time in 1835 at the funeral of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (John Marshall).

Answer 2

This is a debated subject. The original Bell received by the Whitechapel Foundry in 1752 cracked upon its very first strike. But, when the Liberty Bell, as we know it today, cracked is a much debated question...and a story with many renditions! There is no document that definitely dates when the Liberty Bell cracked, however, we do know that it cracked sometime between 1817 and 1846. Some facts and legends: A) One of the earliest dates of the Liberty Bell's cracking was reported in September 1824 during the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to Philadelphia. The newspaper accounts of this visit do not mention the ringing of the State House Bell which would have occurred to announce the arrival of the guest to the city. B) Others claimed the Bell cracked while sounding for a fire during the winter of 1824-1825; however, this cannot be verified by contemporary newspaper articles. C) In 1828, there was much discussion by the Philadelphia City Councils of the new clock bell and steeple in the Old State House (Independence Hall). None of the documents from these meetings indicated that the Liberty Bell was damaged or unusable. D) The Liberty Bell was rung to announce the news of the passage of the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1828 in Great Britain. John Sartain in his book, Reminiscences of a Very Old Man, claims the Bell was cracked during this announcement: "The final passage of the Emancipation Act by the British Parliament is linked to a bit of Philadelphia history. On receipt of the news in Philadelphia the Liberty Bell in the tower of the State House was rung, and cracked in the ringing. When I was up in the tower in 1830, two years after, viewing the cracked bell for the first time, Downing, who was then the custodian of Independence Hall, told me of it and remarked that the bell refused to ring for a British Act, even when the Act was a good one."

Answer 3

The Liberty Bell was made in England in 1752 and was recast in 1753 in Philadelphia. The bell was rung each year until 1835, when it cracked while being rung during the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall.

Answer 4

It was cracked in 1835 when it was rung during the funeral of Cheif Justice John Marshall.

Answer 5

We cracked it on purpose just so people would pay money to come over and see and make up some cockamamie story about how it was shot up by the Brits...
You know us Americans..we are all about $$$$ and people pay good money to come and see it..(actually I think it is free).

Answer 6

NancyS is correct. So...I recommend the correct answer points go to her!

Bravo NancyS!

Answer 7

I was a bad casting. The first time they rang it, it cracked.

Answer 8

Prophet Mohammed and his followers struck it with their swords as it represents everything Islam is against such as freedom and liberty.

Answer 9

Bad workmanship mate, takes a bloody nip to show em how to build anything that will last. lf

Answer 10

i always heard it was dropped