The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-06-24
TWO SEAS welded.
Navies of All the World Attend-A Great
Celrhratiou.

Celebration
TIiel June 30.-With imperial pomp and
ceremony and amid the plaudits of thol-
sands upon thousands OF people the great
canal connecting the Baltic and North
seas was opened O. commerce TODAY. The
weather was perfect and the Inauguration
ceremony was highly successful, save iu
one particular the grounding i'm the canal
of the North German Lloyd steamer l\ai-
ser Wilhelm III, One of The vessels that took
part in the naval parade. She took bottom
near Levcnsau. near the eastern cNEemir5
of the canal, but she got of without jam
age.
~ ? o'clock this morning tine dispatch
boat Grille entered the lock at Er.nshsttel.
the western extremity ui the camel
and went tHIoUgA scout
examining the banks and los.,s. ANA taiJu-
seunliHE- IA order 81 prevent it I.-s..'.,
the occurrence or an accident when the
great parade ulyieatsd she c.ual to i<i"I
Ions before the hour set for tua start-
ing OF the parade. every available space
along the river front was prc-emutea Dog
eager crowds. ali anxious 10 see the cm-
peror. the German princes and the other
royal pcrsonagcs. than which a larger
gathering has never been seen $40 This part
81 Jhc empire.
The scene as the emperor and four of
his eldest sons drove along he river front
last evening Go .eWhark ON the imperial
yacht iIoheuZ,lleru was ore "a Doe long re-
mcmnered. EVERY ni@ capable oi h''hS
ues'iil,d pore masses 'i mass anu van
colol'H huHtlis' anu lle .i'F.' H'''' "-,"
h'ilits 4eiN'i' NH''i'' ii' s.il''t az '''o
emperor ana princes passed.
The Emperor Leads the Way.
The Hohenzoileru passed into the western
water gate at 3.i5 o'clock this morning.
As the Hoheu2olleru passed into the canal
the entrance TO which was hefasged at
every point. q salute was urea b4 2 toIu-
pan+ of atllefy a niue instance from the
entrance u the lock- WINE the spldieIY'
composed ct -1Ealr5, infantry anu pioneers
Aiihs 'o'l 'i''A7' f''7'.'e - - ''''' ~ ~
sam, uilr - u'lii' 'iS D''l'" li'9 So ''i9 ''i-
man national anthem.
he ~ ftca-he9 Were 'i'"'to "t'n H'li-
lats 7l"te'.@- N.si''i~ ii' '''s '-.a "a 'i''
Ni'i"i'S' WHO '"'t't' 'oN'.s. A'9
p-toi was ON utlh' anu h' NV" ~
sp"hS' - 1he oN"1ioh ne I''tiFe1' eA'-''-'-
ing much emotion
me Lioiie'.@'li'iii' III = ,''lN' '"' '''.
lil'a" WING" man "'.i 7'''
thr entrance 70 inc oan"l "." u'-'h H''
passage ihtodsE 10 hlti' ~. o'""7 on
shore playing hatl'hal AIRS anu tHe crowns
cheering.
The other vessels IN tie PROCESSION Iol-
lowed in this order. The yacht RAISER
Adler having on board Prince Luiipolli
regent OF Bavaria, the king Of SaNonN
the king of Wurtemberg and Grand Duke
Alexis. of Russia. Then came the North
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II,
with the German princes and the foreign
ambassadors and ministers; the Leusahn.
with the duke of Oldeuburg; the British
rovaI Yacht Osborne. with the duke of
Work ,ar.rassrti,,r o.1aau Nfrtari.. the
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the Austrian torpedo catcher IfanaII
with Archdukc charles stephen, represent
ing Emperor Francis Joseph the Ham
l5ura-A rupricau lin, steamer Augusta 81 ic-
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AAt $ steamer Aotulhblsif Win Hl'Lii''A7 20
the rcichSiagi the Norm German lloEi
steamer Trave also with members of the
reichstag ana the Prussian landtag and