The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-03

largest in the world, with the single
exception of that at Bremerhaven,
near the mouth of the Wiser. Each
of the locks consists of two cham bers
which are parallel and contiguous.
Only one chamber of each lock is
shown in the cuts. Each chamber
has an available length of 492 feet and
a width of 81 feet. The largest Ger
man ironclads are $50 feet long and
81 feet wide, and the largest transat-
lantic steamers of the North German
Lloyd are 463 feet long and 50 feet wide.
One of the locks is at Hultenau,
near Kiel. It's northern basin is ar
ranged for vessels entering from the
Baltic and the southern for ships
bound in the opposite direction. Sew
eral steamers or sailing vessels can
pass through either chamber at the
same time. The lock at Brunsbuttel,
near the junction with the Elbe, is of
the same size. 1t is provided with
three sets of gates, which are be closed
every four hours. The foundation was
built mostly dry. The walls consist
of brick and square blocks of stone,
and in all the lock contains over 1OO,-
900 square yards of masonry. The
walls are provided with supply chan
nels to be used in filling the locks
with water drawn from the inner har-
Dor. These channels can be closed so
as to be Right. POntoons will
be used for making the basin water
tight when repairs are necessary.
Both locks are operated by by
draulic power. In the center of the
basin there are light in-swiDging
gates, calculated to relieve the main
gates of part of the pressure in case of
high tide or other emergency. On
the canal, just beyond the respective
locks, inner harbors have been con-
strucled of sufficient size for the &C
commodation of large number of
vessels.
The two big railway bridges, which
have also driveways and promenades,
cross the canal at Gruenthal and
Levensau. That at Gruenthal has al
ready been open more than year.
The construction of the bridge is re-
markable. The supporting iron struc-
ture consists of a single slender arch.
The roadway is partly carried by it
and partly suspended from it. The
span of $40 feet is the largest in Ger
many. The floor of the bridge is 128
feet above the surface of the water in
the canal, and the largest fulI-rigged
merchant and war vessels can pass un-
der it by lowering their topmasts.
The ends of the span rest on strong
tiers of masonry crowned with tower
like gates. The cost of the ironwork
alone was nearly $12,000,000.
The enthusiasm of the German peo-
pie over the opening of the great ship
canal is immense, and the Emperor
has personally superintendent most of
the arrangements for the celebrations.
Before the Inauguration ceremonies
he will again traverse part of the
canal with several war ships to in
spect the locks and harbors. On his
last visit he was assured by the engi-
neers that there was no obstacle in
the way of opening the canal on the
date set originally. The festivities
will begin with q banquet at Ham
burg on June 10Th. The Emperot's
squadron will pass through the canal
to Kiel on June Goth, and will be met
at Kiel by welcoming fleet of war
vessels representing all the great ma
vies of the world. The excursion
steamers from nearby ports and
host of yachts from the whole North
German coast will also be on hand.
The North German Regatta Society
will open the boating week June 22d,
and the Imperial Yacht Club will fol-
ffff65Tn JJittihe 18th TO 27t1. Racing will
end on June 18th with an ocean match
over the course at Travemuende.-
New York Sun.