New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-22

HERR BAENSCH. Rt'1TDER OF THE CANN.
hooker to the sombre maiestic-iooking warship7
that swung azily at their anchors. Here and
there scudded sailboats and steam and naphiha
launches All the vessels ga>ly decorated.
The German training ships and those II the war
ships having yardarms we're decorated in rain
bow fashion. that IT, with lines # flags running
from the nasiheads - the ends II the spars.
and thence to the rails. and from the howsprI'
over the mas;heads and down t. the tanrail
Ashore the was. II anything. more ami
mated The country in 'hiS vicinity Is remarkl-
bly, beautiful. The road TO Hol'enau Is lined for
the greater part IF the way with beautiful trees
AT places where the country is open to the north
east. glimpses u the bay and the distant sea are
afforded In addition. innumerabie trIumhIa
arches bearing notices and portraits Il the Em-
peror had been erected along the road. and tn"
villages and hamlets showed prOfusion Of lags
and bunting.
Hotenau. which gives its name - The new lock
is pieturesquely situated four or five miles from
Kiel and nearly mile from the mouth ~ 'he
canal where the founda TOMBSTONE IS laid. Pret
tier rustic surroundings than those Of iiolienau
could hardly be imagined
The arrangements at the scene 4 the ceremony
Mere excellently devised. \ small sandstone ODE
lisk here comm. mora'es the construction - Tho
original canal century ago. Two grandstAnIs
Of vast proportions had been erected for guests.
Tho principal took the form u a crescent. at
each end OF which Kicl students In gala dress
were grouped. Venetian masts in great number
supported banners and pendants Of all cpl'r'.
and here and there the German eagl"-iiag waved
above the animated scene.
Special places were set apart FOR IN" Chancellor.
the members Of the Bundcsra;h. the Prussian
.rI Nic.-I Ir. Of
the Reichs,ag and Iandtag and other state and
provincial dign.iaries. The navy and army were
also largely represented by officers In brilliant
uniforms.
The Emperor lcfi Kic for Hol'cuau AZ an carly
hour on board steam launch. il" wore the uni
form of the Ciardes du Corps The Empress.
wearing a crushed strawberry gown. accompa-
MED him. shortly before II o'clock the waiting
crowd about the lock broke out into shouts -
Der Kaiser Kommt, The Imperial party ar
rived at the keystone al 1855 a. II. The" arriva
was the signal FOR deafening cheers. His Majesty
was met a. the jetty by Chancellor li"h"noh'
who conducted him to a marquee The Emperor
walked to his place with martial bearing H.
acknowledged the enthusiastic greetings snil-
ingly.
His Majesty having taken standing position
before the dais Chancellor Hohenlohe asked
the Imperial assent to begin the proceedings
and read "A document relating 10 the canal
The Kaiser approached the stone. INTO "hl'h
Chancellor Iiohenlohe's document ana set
OF coins Of the reign Of Emperor Frcdorirk III
were placed TIL, stone was then closed and
the Emperor who was handed malct by the
Bavarian Plenpotentiary in the Bundesraih.
tanned the stone thrice AS His Majesty gave
the stone the first stroke "A detachment OF ar
tilIery stationed on the hill behind the plat
| In,
by salutes by the warshps in the bay and
the bands played Hell dir Siegerkranz." Then
the Emperor said
In memory OF Emperor William the Great,
christen this canal the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal In
tha name Of God In honor OF the Emperor VIII
lam l. Tor the veal OF Germany and the welfare Of
nations
After the Emperor had tapped the stone with
mallet the Empress stepped forward and
performed the same act. followed by the Crown
Prince Of Prussia. the Prince Regent OF Ia
varia the King of Saxony. the Grand-duk" %
Baden. the Grand-duke of Ilesse and number
of others.
At the conclusion OF the ceremonies AT the
keystone the Emperor went on board the I'm
| peral Yacht Hohcnzollern, where he took lunch
| con.
II had been arranged in the course OF tho prepa
| rations for the celebration that the assembled
| warships should steam past the Hohenzoll"rn In
review but for some unexplained reason II was
! decided later that the Emperors yacht should
merely steam through the lines OF the German
| and foreign fleets lying at anchor The liohen
| zollern left her anchorage at O'Clock for this
nurnose She steamed out from the mouth Of the
canal. turning northward and going between the
first and second OF the four lines OF ships anchored
| above the entrance on the west side OF the bay
These two lines were composed OF the American
Russian Spanish Swedish. Norwegian and Dutch
vessels Rounding the nor;hernmost Dutch ship
| she returned between the fourth line. comprising
| three Austrian and four German ships. and line
| along the east bank consisting Of one Austrian.
| two Rumanian. two italian and one Turkish ship
| She continued that side toward the southern
| end OF the bay. passing the French fleet, and
rounding the British ship Blenheim, went up be-
| tween the English and the German line. The