Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-08
A wonderful clock

The Lumpkin (Georgia) Telegraph
contains the following description of a
clock:
A German, of Cincinnati, has in
vented clock, though much smaller
than the celebrated one at Strasburg, is,
from its description, much more compli'
Gated. We see, in glass case, three
story, steeple.shaped clock, four feet
wide at the first story, on four delicate
columns, within which swings the pen
dulum. The second story consists of
two tower-like pieces, on the doors of
which are two pictures that represent
boyhood and early manhood. A tower
crowns, as third story, the ingenious
structure. A cock, as symbol of
watchfulness, stands on the top directly
over the portal. When the clock marks
the FIRST quarter the door of the left
piece of the second story opens, and a
child issues from the back ground, comes
forward to a bell, gives it one blow and
disappears. At the second quarter a
youth appears, strikes the bell twice and
disappears. At the third there comes a
man in his prime at the fourth we have
totterng old man, leaning upon a staff,
who strikes the bell four times. Each
time the door closes Of itself.
When the hours are full the door of
the right piece of the second story opens,
and Death as skeleton, scythe in hand,
appears and marks the hour by striking
bell. But it is at the twelfth hour that
we have the grand spectacle in the rep
resentation of the day of judgment.
Then when death has struck three blows
on the top OF the little bell, the cock on
the top of the tower suddenly flaps his
wings and crows in a shrill tone; and
after Death has marked the twelfth hour
with his hammer, the cock crows again
twice.
Immediately three angels, who stand
as guardians in central position, raise
their trumpets in their right hands lin
the left they hold swords), and blow a
blast towards each of the four quarters
Of the earth. At the last blast the door
Of the tower opens, and the resurrected
children of earth appear, while the de-
stroying angel sinks out of sight. Then
suddenly Christ descends, surrounded by
angels.
On his left there is an angel who holds
the scales of justice, on his right an
other carries the book of life, which
opens to show the alpha and omega
the beginning and the end. Christ
waves his hand, and instantly the good
among the resurrected are separated
from the wicked, the former going to
the right and the latter to the left.
The Archangel Michael salutes the
good, while on the other side stands the
devil; radiant With fendish delight, he
can hardly wait for final sentence of
those who fall to him, but in obedience
to the command of the central figure
he withdraws.
The figure of Christ raises Its hand
again, with q threatening mien, and the
accursed sink down to the realms of his
Satanic majesty. Then Christ blesses
the chosen few, they being near to him.
Finally we hear a cheerful chime of bells,
during which Christ rises, surrounded by
his angela, until he disappears and a
portal closes.
A complete drama is here represented,
without the aid of human hand. The
movements are steady, calm and noise
less, with the exception of threatening
gestures Of the figure Of Christ, and the
movements Of Lucifer, who darts across
the scene with light