The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-09
KAISER WILLIAM VISITS KEEL.
HE REVIEWS THE PROGRAMME
FOR OPENING THE CANAL.

lie Finds All the Chiefs of the Adj
miraIty Awaiting His ArrivaI-Hc
scrambIes Into a Boat and HustIes
His Suite in After Him in Such "a
Lively Fashion As TO Evoke n Vol
ley of Cheers From the Spectators.
Orders Work Hurried.
Berlin, June S.-The emperor has made
his final review of the arrangements for
the opening of the Baltic and North Sea
canal, which included a thorough inspec-
ton of the water way from Kiel to Bruins
buttel. His majesty left Berlin on a spe-
cal train at an early hour this morning
and reached Kiel at s O'Clock. All of the
chiefs of the admiralty were awaiting the
arrival of the emperor, and had a steam
pinnace at his disposal. The kaiser ex-
pressed his preference for smaller boat.
and there was a slight delay in procuring
one
The boat to his liking having been
brought, the emperor shouted Good
morning" to it's crew, ana as it made a
landing stepped on board. The boat was
manned by six stout oarsmen and was
without a coxswain. The kaiser made
MS way over the knees OF the oarsmen
and took the steering reins. Seating him
self he called to his suite to get on board
and they scrambled into the boat in ODE
dence 10 his command. The excess of
energy together with the lack of
ceremony with which their embarka-
ton was accomplished, evoked a volley of
cheers from the spectators, which the en-
peror acknowledged by touching his naval
cap When the boat put off it made
straight for the royal yacht Hohenzollern,
commanded by the emperor's brother,
FTlnce Henry of Prussia, which was an
ehored in the harbor. AT the moment that
lac emperor boarded the Hohenzollern,
me Warship Moltke, which was lying near
tle Hohenzollern, in mid-harbor, fired an
imperial salute. and the other warships
present dipped their colors.
Alter remaining a short time on board
u the Hohenzollern, the emperor boarded
steam launch and went to Holtenau
"Aere he inspected the sluices and every
U,Aer detail of the canal infinitely. From
Hoitenau his majesty went to the south
Snore of the canal and critically scanned
1-e skeleton frame work of the Niobe ban
G'r- ship. Observing that there was
A'5rant hardness in the matter of its con-
sUdcton, the emperor remarked: 1T does
Aol look as though you could get this work
.sa1y for use by June p. You must hurry
Il along"
4he emperor then criticized with great
ION the figures which are intended to
a"ofn his pet structure, the banquet ship,
anu then crossed to the north shore, where
1-e keystone of the canal is to be laid. The
gun was burning hot and everybody was
spring. The kaiser feeling the heat in
e.HseIy sent an officer to see If he could
i.'I1 some champagne. There was a small
--.t nearby the sliuee but its proprietor was
unable to fulfill the emperor's orders, a
oaH Tor champagne being something he
vas not accustomed to. The emperor's de-
le becoming noised about, the chief en-
seer OF the canal works found himself
oIe TO produce two bottles of wine, which
s'7 emperor and his party drank as they
!od IN the light house.
A,.ef refreshing himself the emperor
az Leliilzed the preparations for the laying
NE keystone and personally tested the
OF the wooden platform from