Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-02-22
A Wonderful Clock,


We copy the following from tho Lump.
hin (Ga) Telegraph We would much
rather sec II than road Of IT,
"a German Of Cincinnati has invented
n clock, though much smaller than the
celebrated one NJ Strnusbourg, is IRON lis
description, much more complicated. We
sec, in.a glass case, n lhrCc-story, steeple.
shared clock, four feet wide ut the first
story, on -four delicate columns within
which swings the pendulum. The second
story consists of two tower-llke pieces,
on the doors of which aio two pictures
that represent boyhood and early man
hood. A tower crowns, as third story, the
ingenious structure. A cock as symbol
of watchful ness stands on the top directly
over the portal. When the clock marks
the first quarter TIE door Of the left piece
of the second story opens, and n child Is
sues from the back ground, comes Tor
ward to bell, gives it one blow and dis
appears. At the second quarter, youth
appears, strikes the bell twice, and dlsap
pears. At the third there comes II man in
his prime; at the fourth we have totter'
ing old man, leaning on 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, ana
Death ns skeleton, scythe in hand, APP
pears and marks the hour by striking a
bell. But il is at the twelfth hour that
we have the grand spectacle In the repre-
scntation 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 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 trumpcts in their right hands TN
the left they hold swords,) and blow a
blast towards each Of the four quarters oil
the earth. At the last blast the door OF
tho tower opens, and the resurrected
children of earth appear, while the des-
troying angel sinks cut of sight. Then
suddenly Christ descends, surrounded by
angels.
On his left there is nm angel who holds
the scales Of justice, on his right another
carries the Book Of life, which opens TO
show the alpha and omega-the begin-
ming and the end. Christ waves his hand,
and instantly the good among the resur'
rected 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 fc ldish delight he
can hardly wait for the 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 threatening mien, and the
accursed sink down to the realms of his
Satanic majesty. Then Christ blessed the
chosen few, they being near to him.. r.
nally we hear cheerful chime of bells
during which Christ rises, surrounded by
his angels, until he disappers and poria
closes.
A complete drama is here represented
without the aid of human hand. The
movements are steady, calm and noiseless
with the exception of threatening gestures
of the figure of Christ and the movements
of Lucifer, who darts acruss the scent
with light.