The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-21
pOWN rnn KINL oANAL.

way-The Mnrblehead in Line There Are | Said to be Two Hundred and Fifty Thous- and Visitors in Hambuig.
 Hamburg, June 20.-The feature of
 this, the second day of the Kiel canal celebrations, was the inauguration oer- emonies at Brunsbuttel. The chief eel
 ebrations will occur tomorrow. The
 ceremony of laying the last stone of the
 canal-the Keystone of the bridge at
 Holtenau-wlll take place at noon. It
 will be followed by the dedication of the
 canal and the grand parade of the as-
 sembled fleets.
 Visitors continue to arrive by thou
 sands. The police estimate that 1SOOo0 visitors slept in the city and suburbs on
 Tuesday night and that 10000 more ar
 rived yesterday.
 At o'clock this morning the despatch
 boat Grille entered the locks at Bruns-
 buttel, followed by the Hohenzollern. As the latter passed into the canal a sa- lute was fired by artillery stationed at
 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.
 The Grille started first as a scout. Then came the Hohenzollern, with the emperor; the Kaiseradler, with the Ger man kings and grand dukes; the North Germans Llyod steamship Kaiser Will helm IT., with the other German princes; the North German Lloyd steamship Trave and the Hamburg-American line steamships Columbia and Augusta Vic- toria, with officials and members of the reichstag. Next came the foreign yachts including the Osborne, the British ad- miralty yacht Enchantress, the Italian yacht Savoia, the French despatch boat Surcouf, the Russian Grosjaseiji, the United States cruiser Marblehead, the Spanish Alfonso XII, and the Rouma- nian Mircea.
 The scene was a memorably brilliant one as the kaiser drove along the river front to embark on the Hohenzollern, Every available space was packed with people, and the crowd cheered inces- santly. At 1030 p. m. every one who was expected to go through the canal on board the Marblehead was on board that vessel, though she did not leave | her berth until no this morning
 Among those on board were Admiral | Kirkland and staff, Captain Evans Cap- | tain Shepard, the lieutenants, ensigns | and marine officers from each ship of | the American squadron, the Rev. MT. | Tripp. chaplain of the cruiser San Fran | cisco, and the fleet surgeon and the fleet paymaster, The Marblehead sailed | slowly down the Elbe and anchored at Brunsbuttel awaiting her turn to go into the canal.
 The weather was perfect when the Marblehead, at 9:45,. started Into the canal, the entrance to which Was be- Tagged at every possible point.
 The Marblehead Is very popular, ow- ingto the fact that her officers have shown every possible courtesy to visit ors, and she was eheered last even ing by the occupants lof hundreds of steam and electric launches and thous- ands of people on shore.
 The head of the procession is expect cd to arrive at Holtehau at about 6 o'clock this evening,
 Kfel June 20.-The Holtenau Fest platz was crowded by il o'clock to-day and the Hiarber was teeming with pleas ure craft Though the crowds are enor- nous the utmost good nature and the best of order prevail. The pleasure steamboats swarm about the assembled warshlps, the American boats receiv- ing their full share of attention.
 The emperor, on board the Hohen- came in sight of the Holtenau locks at 12:S0 p. m. The immense crowd of people on the Holtenau Festplatz set up a mighty cheer as the vessel was sighted. Five minutes later she had steamed tip to the locks, which she en- tered at 12:95 o'clock.
 The emperor stood high upon the bridge, behind the mainmast, attired i1 the full uniform of an admiral of the German navy. The bands of the regu- lar and veteran troops struck up Hell Dir Riegerkranz which the kaiser acknowledged by salute.
 At 12:40 all of the ships in the bay fred an imperial salute. On each side of the lock was drawn up company ,f the First Foot Guards of Potsdam, with a band, and a company of the <aiserin's Fienshurg regiment were ined on the north short in front of the larbor office with the Marine band.
 The admirals and generals stood upon he center rampant which divides the sections of the lock. The immense ,rowds kept up continuous cheering as he Hohenzollern passed through and vent to her anchorage, followed by the Xaiseradler