The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-21
KAISER'S DAY.
Opening Of the New Canal One Of His
Proudest Achievements.
AMERICAN WARSHlPS A FEATURE
Stood Out Crandly Among
Solemn Looking Hulls.

| hOLIENAUi June Sl.-Nlth much pOmr
and ceremony, and with, it would almos,
seem, the great powers Of the world.
through the guns Of their warships, salut-
ing him, Emperor WiKam of Germany
formally opened the BaStic and North sea
canal
He entered the western opening of the
new waterway at Brunsbuttel, not fan
fro, Hamburg, shortly after daylight, Oh
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern
and arrived at the eastern opening of the
canal here shortly after noon.
There were three mishaps all of q slight
nature, during the passage of the imperial
procession of about 20 vessels through the
canal, the North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm III grounded for short
time, but sustained no damage the Rus
sian gunboat Grossiaehtschi apparently
deranged her machinery, for she was taken
In tow by tug, and the British royal
yacht Osborne, with the Duke Of York
and his suite on board, grounded neal
Levensau bridge. This was the most So
rious mishap Of the day. "a all the vessels
followlng her had TO anchor for q Iona
time. However, she was eventually floated
and proceeded on her way to Holtenau,
after having caused a bad break In the
procession
Both shores OF the canal were lined with
cavalry and infantry throughout the pas.
sage OF the procession, and every point OF
vantage along the route OF the new water.
way was occupied by thousands of people.
Gay decorations were TO be seen every.
where; flags innumerable flowed from
every point, and an immense amount OF
powder was bur ned by the assembled
squadrons when Emperor William on the
HohenzollerT emerged safely and triumph
antly from the Holtenau lock of the canal
Noteworthy Features.
One OF the feature of the day was the
warm and friendly reception given TO the
French gunboat Sircouf as she steamed
through the canal in the procession. The |
French dag was chcered TO the echo, and |
the band played the "Marseillaise" as the |
French ship went by.
Another noticeable feature of the cele |
bration 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 Wednes |
day. Upon the latter occasion the German |
commander toasted the French president
at the same time as he toasted the Ger
man emperor, and referred TO the inter
national feeling of comradcry existing
among naval men all the world over.
The French commander, Admiral Menard.
Mt the dinner on board the Hoche, re.
sponded with a similar toast, which was
vigorously applanded and so the utmost
good feeling seemed To prevail on all sides.
In short, Emperor William appears TO
have most successfully engineered bril-
liant spectacle, in which he and not the
canal seems 10 be the central figure, and
1t is safe TO imagine that this was one OF
the proudest days of his life.
Last, but not loast. il is pleasant to know
that the warships of the United States.
the New York, Columbia, San Francisco
ana Marblchead, formed striking features
of the naval display. They stood out
grandly among the other warships, their
white hu!ls cleaning in the sunshine.
prcttily with the dark hulls
Of the foreign warships, and their smart
appearance causing them to DC greatly ad.
mircd by all.
Last evening tho town and harbor were
brilliantly Illuminated Despite thunder
storm and n heavy fall of rain, the streets
of the town were densely crowded.
A grand BALI was given at the Marine
'kademie, which was attended by the ofii.
'ers and the distinguished guests, repre-.
enting all the nations which are in at
cndance upon tho fetcs, including France.
Emperor William and Empress Augusta
'rrived thortly after 10 o'clock, and held a
cccption, at which the foreign naval off.
ers were presented 70 them
The New Waterway.
The legislation for connecting the Baltic
With the North sea was enacted in 1886.
r.f MI of |
ne work was turned by Emperor William
at Holtenau, near Kiel, on June 3, 1887.
'hc canal IL $50 kilometres (6l.2 miles)
n length. Ii begins at Hultenau. on the
ny of kiel, and terminates near Bruins.
uttcl, at the mouth Of the river Elbe.
aus running clear through the provinca
I Schleswig Holstcin from northeast "a
Juthwcst {
Both openings arc provided with huge I
'cks Near Rendsburg there is a third q
'ck, connecting the canal with the old | I
ider canal. The medium water level of /
le canal Will be about equal to the me. | v
uin water level Of kiel harbor At the |
west tide the profile Of the canal has. I'm {
depth OF 6l7 metres GO feet inchesl
'low the surface Of the water, n nayiRablo
18th OF 30 metres (ilS.lI fcct), so as 10 y,
low the largest Baltic steamers 10 pass :,
'ch other. For The navy % metres (72 Is
ct) OF canal bottom are provided, at least o.
metres U0O.2J foetJ Of water surface, and - !,
! metres ca feet . inches) depth Of water. - =
he greatest depth for merchant vessels ID
NJ calculated at 60 metres (2l feet 3
chcs).
In time Of peace the canal is to be open q
men-ofwar, az well ~ merchant vessels. "a
every nation, but in time of war it's usc GO
III bc restricted 90 vessels Of the German In
wy Many vessels have been wrecked 81