Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-21

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} BrunsbutteL June 20.-At a quarter
of four this morning the imperial yacht
HoheuzoIern. with Emperor William
and the princes ON board, entered the
western water gate Of the Baltic and
North sea canal TO formally open it.
+ The gate was masnifcertiy decorated,
and the Hohenzouern passed through
and ringing cheers from the military
associations. students delegations and
masses of the popuIace, the bands play
ing the etional anthems and accom-
panying the music were the voices Of
/ the crowds assembled who joined
heartily in the chorus.
+ His majesty stood on the deck Of his.
yacht and bowed his thanks, with yisi-
( BILE emotion, on all sides. At o'clock
the Honh uzoIlern severed the threads
+ stretched across the canal and COM
menced the passage of the new water
way
Grucnthal-The Holenzollern, with
I the emperor and princes ON board,
passed the bridge at 615 q. m.
Reudsbmg-Tbe Hobenz0llern passed
/ here at g o'clock and was followed 20
minutes later by the Kaiser-Adler, hay
/ ing on board the king OF SaNony and
+ WutemlWE. the regent of Bavaria,
1 Prince Luitpold and lue Grand Duke OF
. Baden The passage of the two steam
ers was the occasion for loud and pro-
/ longed cheering from the immense
crowds of people gathered on both
banks OF the canal.
/ H0Jenau- HohenzOllern reached
7 the canal lock here at 12.4O p. m., being
. the first vessel 10 formally pass through
tne canal. and was greeted with vOci-
/ ferrous cheers The appearance of the
/ HohenZOllen was the signal for SIM
ultaneOus cannOuading from the vast
+ fleet of warsbips IN the bay as they
fired salutes In honor of his majesty.
/ The Hohenzolleru then replied with her
guns TO the salutes OF the foreign war
/ ships. and the opening Of the Baltic and
/ North sea canal was
AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT.
On the whole the passage of the canal
by the imperial procession was sue
+ cess. although there were three slight
misbaps The North German Lloyd
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II. grounded
for q short time i'm the canal but she
sustained no damage and proceeded on
her way
Then the Russian gunboat Grossjas-
ehzchi passed Bendsburg at 4.30 p. IN.
iu tow of tug and apparently having
. sustained some damage either to her
machinery on by grounding.
The British Rova, Yacht Osborne,
with the Duke of York and his suite or
+ board. also grounded near Leyeusau
bridge. and an the vessels following be-
+ bind her had 10 anchor for a long time.
+ Eventually. however. the Osborne was
foated and proceeded on her way to
HOltenau. But The mishap caused quite
a break i'm the procession.
Each side of The canal was guarded
+ throughout by infantry and cavalry,
and behind the troops We're gathered
/ the crowds of the people who loudly
cheered the vessels as they passed The
/ different points along the routs OF the
canal and about Kiel har5or were dec
grated i'm the most elaborate manner,
I bunting of all c0lOrs flying in streams
to The breeze and giving everything q
/ briob+ holiday 9Dpearance. The war
ships
O' -ill-
/ the New YORK. Oolun pa, 2,iu n 'eH0l7
/ co and NarDleheau' "1i0N i"'1Vi '0s'0,
/ took part lA lle ploo117l. -, ~. -
striking features OF '-'1 -'.' ''' So 80
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y -. '1..' ,1seals -o he greatly admired
! AS the French gunboat surcouf pass
ed the several points along the canal
route she was greeted with hearty cheets
and the different bands played tne
.NTarseiIlps' as she went by, proudly
aauuting the -ri-col0r Of France before
| tba drswu-up troops of Germany.
1,bsre was a wonderful scene to-day
o1oro Tho shore.
Tbera was great excitement here
,,.h..,, +bo Deor1o first caught sight of the
I.--,,a.,oI ,aeot Ho1anzolleren coming
-propqb the canal with the Emperor
on board. It's white hull stood high