St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-21
THE HETHREADSNApS
THE ROYAL PARADE PASSES
THROUGH THE BALTIC !
CANAL.
BIG SHIPS TOUCH BOTTOM.
PROCESSION MARRIED BY SEW
ERAL UNTOWARD BUT NOT
SERIOUS MISHAPS.
GUNS ROAR AND CROWDS CHEER
Imposing Spectacle Presented by
the Majestic Ships Passing
to Their Anchorage.

the Majestic SHIPS faSSIhS
to Their Anchorage.
BRUNSBUTTEL, June 20.-At a
quarter to this morning the impe-
rial yacht HohenZollern, with En-
peror William and the princes on
gate of the Baltic and North Sea
canal in order to formally open it.
The gate was magnificently decor
ated, and the Hohenzollern passed
through amid ringing cheers by the
military organizations, students and
masses of the people, the bands play
ing the national anthem. His majes-
ty stood on the deck of his yacht
and bowed his thanks, with visible
emotion, on all sides. At o'clock
the Hohenzollern severed the
threads stretched across the canal
and commenced the passage of the
new waterway.
The imperial yacht passed the
Gruenthal bridge at 6:15.
PAST RENDESBURG.
RENDESBURG, June 20.-At an
early hour this morning the town,
which is gaily decorated for the oc-
casion, was full of life, the influx
of sightseers being enormous. The
various local and visiting associa
tions and schools, headed by bands
of music, marched to the stands set
apart for their use, and prepared to
enjoy view of the imperial pro-
cession through the canal. The inn
perial yacht HohenZollern passed
here at 8 a. M, and was followed
twenty minutes later by the Kaiser
Adler, having on. board the kings
of Saxony and Wurtemberg, the reg
gent of Bavaria, Prince Luitpold
and the Grand Duke of Baden. The
passage of the two steamers was
the occasion for loud and prolonged
cheering from the immense crowds
gathered on both banks of the
canal.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
KEEL, June 20.-The weather this
morning was magnificent, and the
greatest animation prevailed every
where. At the earliest hours of the
day thousands of persons were al
ready en- route to Holtenau and Lew
ensal1 in order to await the arrival
Of the imperial procession. from
Brunsbuttel. The special train con-
veying the representatives of the
press arrived here from Hamburg
at 5 o'clock this morning. The ship
ing in the harbor was profusely dec
Grated with bunting, and the whole
port presented very picturesque
appearance. The stands in the
neighborhood were filled with sight
seers, and masses of people were UNI
able to obtain seats, and were
grouped here and there and every
where.
This being the fifty-eighth ami
versary of the accession of Queen
Victoria to the throne of Great Brit
ain, by special command of Emperor
William a royal salute was fired at
noon from all the German warships,
which at the same time hoisted the
British flag to the strains of the
English national anthem. AT $50 the
representatives of the German and
foreign press assembled on board
the Prince Waldemar, the steamer
allotted to their use during the day,
and were welcomed by DR.. Hamann,
of the foreign Office. When all the
newspaper men were present, DR..
Hamann addressed them as follows: !:
'.As the representative of the for
eign office it is my agreeable duty
to welcome you on board this vessel.
I trust that in the fulfillment of your
arduous duties you will succeed in
combining the useful with the agree
able. I am sure you will closely fol-.
low events and see things as they
are meant, and interpret them by
the light of the words which fell
from the emperor's lips yesterday
evening-that this Is an enterprise
and work of peace and civilization. -
The Prince Waldemar then started
for Holtenau, passing through the
lines of war ships which were dressed
with multitude of flags, presenting a
magnificent spectacle. The press boat
anchored opposite the sluice gates at
Holtenau, in order to await the COM
ing of the emperor. The Hohenzollern
reached the canal lock there at 12.40,:
being the first vessel to formally pass
through, and was greeted with cheers
H. <1f-e {o@
pearance of the Hohenzollern was the.
signal for a simultaneous cannenad-.
ing from the vast fleet of war ships in
the bay, as they fired salutes in honor
of his majesty. The Hohenzollern then.
replied with her guns to the salutes of
the foreign war ships and the opening
Of the canal was accomplished in fact
AN IMPOSING SCENE.
The arrival of the Hohenzollern was
witnessed by the empress of Germany.
Princess Henry of Prussia and their
suites, who occupied the Hotel Belle
vue. The Kaiser Adler, with the Ger
man kings and grand dukes on board.
completed the passage of the canal at
/: :25, and the last vessel of the process
sion passed the burg at 1:55 p. m. Fol-
lowing was the order of the procession:
A dispatch boat acting as pilot; the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern, with the
emperor and four of his sons; the Kali
ser Adler, with the German kings and
grand dukes: the North German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H., with the
German princes and other important
personages; the British royal yacht
ncborna r-1-yipu tho Dt,lra nf vrrI-
and his suite; the Italian royal yacht
Savoya, bearing the Duke of Genoa arbt
his suite; the Hamburg-American liner
steamer Augusta Victoria, with mem
bers of the reichstag and. public offiE
cials on board; the North German
Lloyd steamer Trave, with other MEM
,bers of the reichstag and other off
Gals on board; the Hamburg-Ameri-
can steamer Rhaetia, with senator's,
members of the reichstag and various