Who or what cracked the Liberty bell?

Answer 1

The Liberty Bell's crack was originally the result of poor casting.

It was recast by the original bell foundry--Pass & Stowe, in the Whitechapel district of London--and, I believe, also once on this side of the Atlantic.

It was last rung to acknowledge the passing of Chief Justice John Marshall.

By the way, the big crack that you see in the bell is NOT the crack that caused so much of a problem--it was made deliberately to keep the crack from worsening.

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

When did the Liberty Bell crack?

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:

http://www.libertybellmuseum.com/faqs.htm#cracj

Answer 4

History tells us that on the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall the Liberty Bell was being tolled and it cracked due to a defect in the bell itself.

Answer 5

At the news of the victory at Yorktown which was the final defeat of Britain, the city of Philadelphia celebrated by ringing a large bell for the occasion which cracked from all the enthusiastic ringing.

Answer 6

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