The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-22
TAPFED THREE TIMES.
Emperor William Lays the Last
Stone of the Canal.

Emperor " lillian Lays the Last
stone of the Canal.
Holtenau, June 21-After visiting
the Russian cruiser Burik at $50 to-
day, Emperor William laid the last
stone of the Baltic and North Sea
canal in the presence of many thou
sands of spectators.
The weather was brilliant and the
ceremony took place in the open air,
and not in the lighthouse adjoining
the sluice, as at first contemplated.
The scene of the ceremony was en-
bellished by handsome designs in
landscape gardening and the light
house standing close TO the spot
showed the three bronze reliefS of En-
peror William I, Frederick III and
William II. Under the relief medal
lion of Emperor William l is a. black
marble tablet, on which is engraved
in gilt lettering:
His Majesty. Emperor William L
laid the corner stone of the Baltic
canal on June 5, 1887, and accompanied
his blows with the hammer by the
words, In honor of United Germany.
to her perfect welfare, in token of her
might and power
The lighthouse and the block OF
masonry into which the emperor
pldCEQ llic l1llSn4llS OlOLC WC1C SUI
mounted by enormous scaffoldings,
rising in a semi-circle, and affording
seats for about $1,000 people.
AS the emperor approached the
stone, Baron Won Buol-Berenberg,
president of the reichstag, addressed
him as follows:
May it please your majesty, to con-
sunlnate an. enterprise the grandeur OF
which from a mechanical and industrial
point of view has never been eQualled on
German soil. we now see the completed
structure which has long been planned
and the accomplishment of which has
! been ardently desired by German hearts.
This structure was at first intended to
increse the defensive streng tn of the ma
ton, but it will now promote German
trade and commerce. We may thus be
permitted to indulge in the hope that the
successful accomplishment of the work
will permanently and in the FULLEST meas
ure fulfill the further object of providing
a profitable opening for international
trade.
May your majesty graciously deign TO
take the mailet / have the honor of pre-
senting in the name of German national
representation, ana give the nnlSnlnS
stroke by concentrating the enterprise.
May Gods richest blessings accompany
this action.
''In memory of Emperor William the
Great. I christen this canal the Kaiser
! Wilhelm canal
times with the mallet, saying: IN the
name of the Triune God, in honor Of
| Emperor William. to the veal Of Ger
many and the welfare of nations.
The most elaborate arrangements were
made for today's ceremony The enorn-
Gus grand stands were filed TO their ut
most ca pacity. In the center OF the semi
/ circle was a brick tower and a high nag
staff the first Surmounted by the Ger
man flag and the latter by the heraldic
/ eagles and the German standard Be-
: hind the spot where stood the COM
memorative stone was dais upholstered
! in crimson and gold. By II o'clock all
! the stands were filled with on-lookers and
military and naval officers The emperor
acconpanied by the empress and her four
sons arrived ashore from the Hohenzol-
| lern in a barge flying the imperial stand
ard His majesty wore Saree du
dressed in a heliotrope costume ana
1 carried primrose colored paraSol- Inc
crown prince wore the uniform of the
I First regiment of foot guards. and Prince
Adelbert wore a. naval uniform.
The Document
After Emperor William had tapped
the stone, a parchment was placed IN
side of it. declaring the circum-
stances Of the building and completion
of the canal. The chancellor, Prince
/ Hohenlohe in full official uniform, read
the document aloud before depositinS
il in the stone. 1t was as follows:
This work, of which the stone was
laid by our grandfathers in the name
of the emperor, the connecting link OF
the German seas, stands completed be-
fore our eyes, eloquent testimony of the
/ German energy and national industry
| by which it has been achieved, attends