New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-26
THE OPENING or THE BILIW CdNjL'
TWO HAMBuR no. AMERICAN LINE STEAMERS Will.
LnIN Tile NAXA. rANAnE oN INV -

TWO HAMBUR AMERICAN LlSE STEAMERS Will.
JOIN THE HAvN PARADE cN I'NE -
An occurrence % 'ar-reachlng importance VIII be
celebrated in Germany June -. On thai day Inc
canal between the Ral'ic AMI the North Sea VIII be
opened h. Emperor william IN the presence
OF the highest dign.tarics Of GERMANY AM repre-
sen,aflves ~ other countries The princlpa ma
lions will also be represented by men-of-war. II
is expected that the pomp and ceremony viii rlv,
the scene AZ the opening OF the suez Canal The
Hamburg American Line nill join IN me naval pa
rade with two o. their twin-srrew express steam
ers the Augusta Victoria and the Normannin
few data In reference to the canal VII Illustrate
the importance o. the work Il starts AZ klei. on
tho Baltic Sea. ard. crossing the Pfu@san prov
lrce Of Holstein Joins the Ebe a; Brnnsbntiel. be
low HAMBURG Work was begun on June 3. ss1. and
over 500 men were employed dur.as me summer
months while IN winter the number was reduced 10
about 400. The plant comprised % locomotives,
2i73 cars &C. dreigers. i33 gh;er' and 81 engines.
The estimated cor was $4,000 marks tS7 oObD.
and the thoroughncss OF preparation AMI efficiency
Of execution cannot be better illustrated than by
mentioning the fact that the estimate has not bscn
exceeded
There will be two locks. one at the Baltic end.
open all the year round excep; during twenty-five
days and on the Elbe, open three TO four hours
during every food tide. 50 that /; may almost he
termed a t!de-water canal Its length Is 1914 miles.
width at water level 2l3 feet.
At Brunsbdttci. the Elhe. there is an outer
harbor l.3l2 feet long by Us fee, wide then follows
the lock 492 by s. feet and % - feet deep. and
then an inner harhor $50 feet by s5s feet
TWO fine suspension bridges cross the canal nearly
rs feet above the water level, 30 that railway raf-
hc will no: be Interrupted.
The speed allowed on tho canal VII be 50 miles
an hour making the time OF passage about thr-
hours. The toll Will be - pfcnn.ags, OF ~ cents
a register ton loading capacity 1t is eX-
pccted that about 1900 ships VIII make USE OF TIRE
canal annually. representing about 10000 tons.
Hitherto about 81 900 ships have passed every year
through the Skager Rack and the cattegat, between
the Baltic and me North Sea. 50 that the estln,a ted
percentage seems fair The saving Of time VIII be
con siderable. since for all ships bound to or from
any point south II Hun the distance VIII be reduced
by 23s miles. while Bremen ships will save 3n miles
and Hamburg ships IA miles But more important
than the saving in time Is the avoidance OF danger.
the pa ssage through the sound between the Scandi-
navan peninsula and Jut.and being considered one
the most dangerous In Europe. Statistics show
that about go vessels founder every year on these
coasts.
The strategic value Of the canal is. besides OF
the greatest value TO Germany. because It's men-of-
war will be able to pass from the North Sea
10 the Baltic with and safety. avoiding the
passage through foreign waters, and permitting
rapid concentration on the north or the west coast