The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-21
Opening OF baltic CANAL
The Great Water Way Is Dedicated
with Brilliant Ceremonies.
GRAND PARADE OF STEAMERS
Crowned Heads of Europe Among the
Passengcrs-An Ovation to tho EN-
peror OF Germany Order
OF Procession.

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| and North seas was opened to COM
merce today. The weather was perfect,
and the Inauguration ceremony was
highly successful, save in one particu-
| lar, the grounding in the canal of the
North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
| wilhelm II, one of the vessels that
| took part i'm the naval parade. She
took bottom near Levensau, near the
eastern extremity Of the canal, but she
got off without damage. At o'clock
this morning the dispatch boat Grille
entered the lock at Brunsbuttel, the
western extremity of the canal and
went through as a scout examining the
banks and locks, and taking sound
| ingS in order to prevent, If possible, the
occurrence of an accident when the
great parade navigated the canal to
Kiel.
Long before the hour set for the
starting of the parade every available
space along the river front was packed
by eager crowds, all anxious to see the
emperor, the German princes and the
other royal personages, than which a
larger gathering has never been seen
in this part of the empire.
| The scene as the emperor and four Of
his eldest sons drove along the river
| front last evening to embark on the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern. was one
to be long remembered. Everything
capable of being decorated bore masses
of flags and vari-colOred bunting, and
the crowd filled with holiday fervor,
| cheered necessarily as the emperor
and princes passed The HohenZollern
passed into the western water gate at
3.45 o'clock this morning.
As the Hohenzollern passed into the
canal, the entrance to which was be-
| tagged at every point. a salute was
| fired by park Of artillery stationed a
| little distance from the entrance to the
lock, while the soldiery composed of
cavalry infantry and pioneers, lining
| both banks, presented arms. At the
same time a military band played the
German national anthem.
| An Ovation 10 the Emperor.
The approaches We're crowded with
military. students, visitors and resi-
dents of the vicinity, who cheered
| loudly. The emperor was on deck and
| he bowed in response to the ovation he
! received, exhibiting much emotion.
The Hohenzollern at o'clock cut the
| thread which had been stretched across
the entrance to the canal, and began
her passage through to Kiel, the bands
on shore playing national airs and the
crowds cheering.
The other vessels in the, procession
followed in this order:
The yacht Kaiseradler having on
board Prince Luitpold, regent of Ba-
varia, the King of saXony, the King of
! Wurtemberg, and Grand Duke AliX, of
Russia. Then came the north German
| Lloyd steamer, Kaiser Wilhelm H.
with the German princes and the for
eigE ambassadors and minister's; the
| Lensahn, with the Duke of Oldenburg
the British Royal yacht Osborne, with
| the Duke of York, representing QuNn
Victoria the Italian royal yacht Sa-
| voia, with the Duke of Genoa, repre-
senting King Humbert; the Austrian
| torpedo catcher Trabaut, with Arch
| Duke Charles Stephen. representing
Emperor Francis Joseph; the Hamburg
| American line steamer Augusta Vic
toria, with the members of the Bundles
rath and of the diplomatic corps; the
same lines steamer Columbia, with
members of the reichstag: the North
German Lloyd's steamer Trave, alsc
with members of the reichz,tag and the
Prussian landlag, and the Hamburg
| American line steamer Rhaetia, with
members of the reichstag and landtag
The warships steamed through In this
order:
Grille Arethusa. Sureouf Groiust
Grosiastchy. Marques De Ensenada
Edda, Viking, Marblehead, Mircea
Hecla, Alkmaar. The rear of the pro-
cession was brought up by the Turkish
yacht Fevaid.
The Mnrblchond Sails.
At 130 o'clock last night every one
who expected to go through the canal
ON the American cruiser Marblehead
was on board that vessel, though she
did not leave her berth until this morn
ing. The Marblehead sailed slowly
down the Ilbe and anchored at Bruins
buttel at 6 O'clock awaiting her turn
to go into the canal.
The Marbehead Is very popular. ow-
ing to the fact that her officers have
shown every possible courtesy to Wis
itors, and she was cheered last evening
by the occupants of hundreds of steam
and electric launches and thousands OF
people on shore.
At 11.3O p. m. Hohenzollern was In
sight of the Holtenau locks, at the east
end of the canal. The immense crowd
of people who had assembled on the
Holtenau festplatz to witness the spec
tacle set up mighty cheer as the i'm
pei'al yacht was sighted.
Five minutes later she had steamed
up to the locks, which she entered al
| 1876. The emperor stood upon the high
| bridge, beyond the ma.nmast, attired
I'm the full uniform of an admiral of the
German navy, suggesting the well.
known picture "With full steam
ahead" The bands of the regular and
veteran troops struck up Hell dei
Ilegerkranz," which the Kaiser ac.
knowledged by a salute.
Imperial salute Fired.
At 12:40 all the ships in the bay firet
an imperial salute 1t was a grant
spectacle. On each side of the lock was
drawn up company of the First Foo
| guards of Potsdam, with band, and
company Of the Kaiserins Flensburf
regiment were lined on the north shor,
In front of the ha,~bor office, with tn,
marine bands. The admirals and gen
erals stood upon the center rampant,
which divides the sections of the lock
Immense crowds kept up continuous
cheering as the Hohenzolern passed
through and went to her anchorage
followed by the Kaiseradler. The har
Dor was teeming with pleasure boat