Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-21
NAVIES OF THE WORLD
Represented at the Opening Of Ger.
many's New Waterway.
Americas White Beauties q
!, Conspicuous Feature.



HAMBURG, Juno 2i.--The formal pas.
sage Of the opening OF tho now Baltic and
North Sea canal was begun yesterday with
It's attendant ceremonies, civic, military
and naval-,and the greatest Of these was
the naval.
The u. s. g. Marblehcad was the first
vessel flying the Stars and Stripes to d.
vide the waters of this new German canal,
which means SO much TO the commerce OF
the world, as well rs to the naval prestige
OF the German empire.
The Marblehead has challenged tho criti.
cism and won the unlimited praise OF the
best naval architects of. the assembled
nations. She has most ably represented
the greatest OF republics and has been the
greatest attraction of all the vessels ut the
rendezvous.
Emperor William of Germany entered
the western opening Of the new waterway
ut Brunsbuttel, not far from Hamburg,
shortly after daylight, ON board the i'm.
perial yacht Hohenzollern and arrived al
the eastern opening Of tho canal here
shortly after noon
Both shores of the canal were lined with
cavalry and infantry throughout the pas.
sage Of tho procession, and every point OF
vantage along the route of tho new water.
way was occupied by thousands Of people.
Gay decorations were to be seen every.
where; flags innumerable flowed from
every point, and an immense amount OF
powder was bur ned by the assembled
squadrons when Emperor William on the
HOhenzollern emerged safely and triumph
antly from the Holtenau lock OF the canal.
Utmost Good Feeling.
One Of the feature of the day was the
warm and friendly reception given to the
French gunboat Sircouf as she steamed
through the canal In the procession. The
French flag was cheered to the echo, and
the band played the "Marscillaise" as the
French ship went by.
Another noticeable feature of the cele
bration was the dinner given on board the
Hoche, the French flagship, to the officers
of the German battleship Bayern, who had
entertained the French officers Wednes
day. Upon tho latter occasion the German
commander toasted tAe French president
at the same time as he toasted the Ger.
man emperor, and referred 10 the inter.
national feeling Of comradery existing
among naval mon all the world over.
The French commander, Admiral Menard,
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sponded with similar toast, which was
vigorously applauded and so the utmost
good feeling seemed to prevail on all Sides
Last, but not least. 1t is pleasant to know
that the warships of the United States,
the New York, Columbia, San Francisco
and Marblehead, formed striking features
of the naval display. They stood out
grandly among the other warships, their
white hulls cleaning in the sunshine,
contrasting prettily with the dark hulls
of the foreign warships, and their smart
appearance causing them to be greatly ad-
mired by all.
Trio of Mishaps.
There were three mishaps all Of slight
nature, during the passage Of the imperial
procession Of about 20 vessels through the
canal, the North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm II grounded for short
time, bat sustained no damage; the Rus
sian gunboat Grossjaehtschi apparently
deranged her machinery, for she was taken
yacht Osborne, with the Duke Of York
and his suite on board, grounded near
Levensau bridge. This was the most Sc.
rious mishap Of the day, as all the vessels
following her had to anchor for a long
time. However, she was eventually floated
and proceeded on her way to HOltenau,
after having caused bad break in the
procession.
Last evening the town and harbor were
brilliantly illuminated. Despite q thunder
storm and heavy fall of rain the streets
Of the town were densely crowded.
A grand ball was given at the Marine
akadcmie, which was attended by the Off
GERS and the distinguished guests, repre-
senting all the nations which are In at
tendance upon the fetcs, including France.
Emperor William and Empress Augusta
hrrived shortly after 10 o'clock, and held a
reception, at which the foreign naval Off
pers were presented to them.
Description Of the Canal.
The legislation for connecting the Baltic
With the North sea was enacted in 1885,
The first spadeful of earth inaugurating
he work was turned by Emperor William
at Holtenau, near Kiel, on June 3, 1887.
The canal Is 9S.6 Kilometres (8l27 miles)
n length. 1t begins at Holtenau, on tho
pay Of Kiel, and terminates near Bruins
buttel, Mt the mouth Of the river Elbe,
hus running clear through the province
II Schleswig- Holstcin from northeast to
outhwest.
A'O'' opOhihSo oaO PlONiucu Wiou huBo
ocks. Near Rendsburg there Is third
pck, connecting the canal with the old
Iider canal. The medium water level Of
he canal will be about equal to the mo
ium water level of Kiel harbor. At the
pwest tide the profile of tho canal has, In
depth Of 617 metres GO feet inchcs)
Glow the surface of the water, n navigable
Fidth of 30 metres Q1S.11 fcet), SO as to
low the largest Baltic steamcrs IN ,,asa
hch other For the navy % metres (72. 1s
,ct) of canal bottom are provided, mt least
metres Q9O29 fcet) of water surface, and
metres ca feet inchos) depth OF water.
nc greatest depth for merchant vessels
as calculated ut Go metres (2l feet q
bchcs).
In timc Of peace the canal Is to bc open
mcn-of-war, rs well as merchant vessels,
every nation, but In timo Of war its uso
Ill DC restricted To vessels Of the German
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