Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-21
MILES OF HURRAHS
Strung Along the Great Baltic
North Sea Canal.
KAIsER BnLYBREAKs THETHREAD

AID leads the Processes Through the
Latest Triumph Of 1loasrn Engineering
Sixty Odd Miles Of Cheers Run from
Brunsbassei 70 Holtsaaa-An Natiens.
Come in for Applause. Not Excluding
the French-Uscis Sans sQaadrsa.
KEEL, June el.-At the very early hour
flor royalty Of 4 q. m. Emperor William
stood on the deck Of the royal yacht Ho-
henzollern as she steamed into the east
ern end of the Baltic. North Sea canal
and her PROV broke the slender thread
that barred the passage. From there to
this place, over sixty miles, the banks Of
the canal were lined with human beings
and . cheer beginning at Brunsbuttcl
ran along the line. now waning, cow
waxing. until 1t eliminated in . mighty
roar at Holtenau. As the Hohenzollern
passed through amid ringing cheers from
the military associations. students dele
cations and masses Of the populaoe, the
bands played the national anthem and
accompanying the music were the voices
Of the crowds assembled, who Joined
heartily in chorus. His majesty stood
on tho deck Of his yacht and bowed his
thanks ON all sides.
Germans and French Fraternise.
One Of the features of the day was the
warm reception given to the French gun
boats Surcouf as she steamed through the
canal in the procession. The French flag
was cheered to the echo and the bands
played tho "Marseillaise" as the French
II h. -
the celebration 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 Wednesday. Upon the latter oc-
casion the German commander toasted
the French president, at the same time
as he toasted the German emperor, and
referred to the international feeling of
comradcry existing among naval men all
the world over. The French commander
at the dinner on board the Hochs re-
sponded with q similar toast, whic b was
vigorously applaude0
Tho Kaiscr Equal to the Occasion.
In short, Emperor William appears to
have most successfully engineered brill.
liant spectacle. in which he. and not the
canal, seems to have been the central fig
ure, and it Is safe to imagine that this
was ono Of the proudest days of his life.
Last, but not least, it is pleasant to know
that the warships of the United States
and Marblehead-formed a striking feat.
ure of the naval display. They stood
out grandly among the other warshiPs,
their white hulls cleaning in the sun and
contrasting prettily with the dark bulls
of tho foreign warships, and their smart
appearance causing them to be admired
by all.
Close Of the Naval Parade.
As the Hohenzollern steamed out Of the
locks ut the Holtenau end of the canal
three shots were fired in rapid succession
from the German flagship, tho Friedrich
Wilhelm, giving the signal for the salut.
ing to begin. A deafening roar of ar
tillery commenced almost before the
fash OF the last gun from the flagship
had disappeared. The noise of SO many
guns from SO many warships drowned
the tremendous outburst Of cheering
which arose from tens OF thousands oil
throats as Emperor William was seen
standing alono on the bridge of the Ho
henzollern in the full dress uniform of an
brilliant with orders and conspicuous
tho Black Eagle.
Magnificent Burst Of Music.
When the salutes were finished the
band on each ship struck up Hell dill
| Rieges Kranz," and followed this with
the national anthem of its own country.
1t is difficult to fully describe the gener.
al enthusiasm which prevailed. One
must imagine the vast feet Of over fifty
war vessels, large and small, represent
ing all nations anchored in the blue
waters OF kiel bay, the sun shining
brightly, their masts flying countless
flags and pennants and their sides belch.
| ing forth fire and smoke in honor OF the
German ruler, standing apparently calm
upon the bridge of his magnificent yacht
| Germans Proud OF Their Kaiser.
! The fact that the squadrons had assem-
bled here to celebrate the opening of 9
new waterway between the Baltic and
the North sea appeared to be entirely LOS
sight Of, especially by the masses of PEG
pie ashore, who proudly chsered and
| chccred again with wild enthusiasm as tn,
Hohenzollern steamed to her anchorage
with ths emperor bowling from side to side
as the beautiful yacht passed the various
war vessels, and acknowledged the nava
salutes by touching his hand to his hat
SOME HITCHES IN TIE PASSAGE.
| But Generally the Naval Parade Was
| Grand Success.
On the whole the passage Of the cana
by the imperial procession was . success