The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-26
Opening Of The KieI Canal.
Gates of the Free City Opened
to Germany's Royalty
SQuadrons Of Many
Countries Assem-
bled There.

event of to-day was the arrival of the
Kaiser and the imperial family. From
uoon to within a half hour of the ar
rival. the streets were filed with car
riages and cavalcades taking the royal
guests to receive their imperial chief.
The King of Wurremburg the Prince
Regent of Bavaria and the Graud Duke
of Baden with their STATS aud minis
ters. took their places on the platform
a; ouce. while toe streets outside were
crowded with tarougs of people, all
eager to see the Kaiser.
All vshicular traffic was stopped in
the princ:pa! streets this evening. lm-
mense crowds Of people traversed the
taoroughfares. but there was no dis
order. An elaborate luncheon was
given in the Thiergarten this evening,
which was partaken Of by l20 guests,
Including the King of Bavaria aud
many other royal and priucely person
ages, Chancellor Hohenlohe and num-
Der of ministers and senator's. After
luncheon, the guests entered carriages
and at lis .. m drove to the Elbe.
where they embarked on steamer aud
made round of the harbor They
we're loudly cbeered. The party re-
turned at 2:S0 p. u. to await the arrl-
val of the Emperor The Kaiser arri-
we'd at 4:15 at the Demthor station, ac-
companied by numerous ret;pue. A
company Of Hamburg regiment, with
band aud banners, rendered military
honors at the station. where also the
entire senate and burgouiasters of the
republic and the city of Hamburg were
iu attendance After the reception a:
the station. the company was driven in
open state carriages through the prin-
cipal streets of Hamburg All Of the
German rulers with the exception OF
the Kaiser, drove through ;he principal
streets to the harbor. where they
viewed the assembled warships. They
were continuously cheered by people
who were on the route.
The Emperor in the uniform of al
rasslers aud wearing the orange RIB
bons aud the decoration Of the Black
Eagle, drove through the city in an
open carriage without riders The i'm
perisl carriage was preceded by a Sec
ton OF the Wandsbeck Hussars. the re-
mainder of which followed second
carriage containing the princes. Fol-
loving these carriages were number
Of vehicles 10 which rode the Emperor's
suite His Majesty was greeted with
tremendous cheers. The German
kings did not follow the Emperor, but
drove to their respective quarters after
visiting the harbor At about half pas;
6 o'clock banquet commenced In the
ban lueting hall.
At the banquet, after the to- is the
Burgomaster, Dr.. Lehman. attlred 10
black gown with white rufiles, arose
aud addressed the Emperor and the
other sovereigus. He made long, de,
liberate speech, keeping the Emperor
aud the kings standing with their
glasses 10 their hands. He wound up
by declaring that the canal was the
greatest German enterprise, aud that
occasion of its opening the most notable
event in the history of Hamburg. The
city had never before seen an lllustrlous
time as now.
lie then drank to the German Em-
peror and the German princes.
The Emperor returned thanks IN an
uucommouly guarded manner. His re-
ply was mild and careful and of COM
parative shortpcss. He said he did not
presume to accept the welcome which
it was patent was not artificial, but
spontaneous, for himself, but which
was for all the German sovereigns sur
rounding him. The canal was great
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