The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-21
THE CANAL OPENED.
The Naval Parade Started Amidst
Great Enthusiasm.
DELAYED in ITS PASSAGE BY
GROUNDING OF A VESSEL.
The MarbIehead Carried Distinguished
Party of Americans-Peculiar Actions
of the French AdmiraI-Scenes at the
OPENING of the Canal.

Party of Americans-fecuIiar Act1ons
of the French Admira1-Scenes at the
Opening of the Canal.
Hamburg, June 90. THE rain ceased at
ten O'Clock last night, allowing the fire.
works to finish with brilliant marine
fight between two forts erected between
the island and lombard.
The Emperor and his guests boarded
the Kaiseradler at eleven o'clock and
steamed slowly down the Elbe Fire
works were then roaring skywards, from
both sides of the river and at various
points bands were playing in public and
private grounds.
At Kile the Bolenau Festplatz was
crowded with people by eleven O'Clock to-
day, and the harbor was teeming with
pleasure craft. Though the crowds were
enormous the utmost good nature and the
best of organization prevailed. The pleas
ure steamers swarmed also with the
assembled warships, of which the Ameri-
can boats received their full share of at
tention.
The Emperor, on board the Hohen-
zollern, came in sight of the Holteneau
Locks at ~. 30 p. m. The immense crowd
of people on the Holtenaufest platz set
up mighty cheer as the vessel was
sighted. Five minutes later she had
steamed UP to the locks which she en-
tered at 10 3d. The Emperor stood out up
on the bridge, behind the mainmast,
attired in full uniform of an Admiral Of
the German navy, suggesting the we'll
min EIWit6 fi1I1 uhnaG ~
The bands of the regular and veteran
troops struck up He'll Dir Reigerkranse"
which the Kaiser acknowledged by a
salute
At ~ 40, all of the ships in the bay
fired an imperial salute.
1t was grand spectacle. On each side
of the lock was drawn up company of
the First Foot Guards of Potsdam, with
a band. and d company of the Flensburg
regiment were lined on the north shore in
front of the harbor Office, with the marine
band.
The admirals and generals stood upon
the centre rampant which divides the
sections of the locks The immense
crowds kept continuous cheering as the
Honhenzollern passed through and went
to her anchorage followed by the Kaiser
Adler.
At three o'clock this morning the
dispatch boat Grille entered the locks at
Brunsburttel, followed by the Hohen-
zollern. AS the latter passed into the
canal a salute was fired by the artillery
stationed at little distance from the
entrance to the locks, while the soldiery,
composed of the cavalry, infantry and
pioneers lining both banks, presented
arms At the same time military band
played the German national anthem. i
The Grille started first as a scout. then
came the Hohenzollern with the Emperor;
the Kaiser Adler with German Kings and
Grand Dukes the North German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm IL, with the
other German princes; the North German
Lloyd steamer Trave and the Hamburg,
American line steamers Columbia and
Augusta Victoria, with officials and
members Of the Reichstag. Next came
the foreign yachts, including the Osborne,
the British Admiralty yacht Enchantress,
despatch s S BOAT so surcouf yA the 0 Russian se
cruiser Grosjasciji, the American cruiser
Marblehead, the Spanish cruiser Afonzo
XII, and the Roumanian despatch boat
Mircae.
The scene was a brilliant one as the
Kaiser drove along the river front to
embark on the Hohenzolleren. Every
available space was packed with people
and the crowd cheered necessarily.
ON THE MARBLEHEAD
At 10 80 every one who was expected
to go through the canal on board the
Marblehead was on board that vessel,
though she did not leave her berth till
1. 10 this morning. Among those on board
were Admiral Kirkland and staff
Captain Evans, Captain Shepard, the
lieutenants, ensigns and marine officers
from each ship Of the American squad
ron, the Rev. Mr.. Trip, chaplain Of the
cruiser San Francisco Mr.. Louis H.
M GORE of the United Press and the fleet
surgeon and feet paymaster.
The Marblehead sailed slowly down the
Elbe and anchored at Brunsbuttel at six
O'Clock awaiting her turn to go into the
canal. The weather was perfect when
the Marblehead at g. 45 started into the
canal, the entrance to which was tagged
at every possible point. The Marblehead
is very popular, owing to the fact that
her officers have shown every possible
courtesy to the visitors and she was
cheered last evening by the occupants Of
hundreds of steam and electric launches
and thousands of poop lie on shore