The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-20
OPENING OF THE NEW CANAL.
crowds At HAMnURG AND KEEL
FOR THE FETES.

rr,nerfaI Family Receive an Ova-
lion on Their Arrival at Hamburg.
Hamburg. June ia heavy fall Of rain
II .tis morning completely soaked the eIaD-
f. ,-,re decorations thr bughout the town.
M the skies cleared about 9 o'clock AMI
N bright sunshine prom lsed a brilliant day.
The entrance TO Neuerwan, leading from
The Alster river was spanned by an enor-
-oas triumphal arch and flags. garlands,
n venetian poles, etc. were placed along the
entire length of the NeurwaH esplanade
,.s the Alster dan. The Altewalls, Ra:h
HauspIatz and qUays are similarly decor
sted. Double seatries guard the doors of
,hs houses and hotels in which the royal
n visitors are CHARTERED. United States Am
. bessador Runpymede, Lieut. Vreeland
. naval attache to the United States en-
n hsssy at Vienna. Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy,
. x-Secretary of the Navy Of the United
n states, and Thomas B. Ferguson, United
states minister TO Sweden and Norway
are CHARTERED. at the Streets hotel.
. The principal event of to-day was the ar
rival of the kaiser and imperial family
From noon to within half hour of the ar
rival the streets were filed with carriages
. and cavalcades taking the royal guests TO
receive their imperial chief. By o'clock
all had been arranged at the station. The
f. Kings of SaXony and Wurtemberg the
Prince Regent of Bavaria and the Grand
Duke of Baden. with their staffs and min
.sters. took their places on the platform at
+. o'clock, while the streets outside were
crowded with throngs of people all eager
. 10 see the kaiser.
All vehicular traffic was stopped in the
principal streets of the town this after
noon. Immense crowds of people travers-
ed the thoroughfares. but there was no dis
order.
An elaborate luncheon was given in the
. Thiergarten this afternoon which was par
taken of by 12O guests, including the King
Of Wurtemberg and many other royal and
princely personages. Chancellor Hohen-
lohe and a number of ministers and sena-
tors. After luncheon the guests entered
. carriages and at lis p. m. drove to the
Elbe, where they embarked on a steamer
and made a round of the harbor. They
were loudly cheered. The party returned
at 2:30 p. m. to await the arrival of the en-
peror.
The kaiser arrived at Ais o'clock at the
Dammthor station, accompanied by a
N numerous retinue.
company OF the Hamburg regiment
+. with band and banners, rendered mill
tary honors at the station, where also the
entire Senate and burgomasters Of the
. were
in attendance.
After the reception at the station the
company was driven in open state car
riages through the principal streets of
Hamburg.
All of the German rulers. with the ex-
cepJion of the kaiser, drove through the
principal streets to the harbor, where they
viewed the assembled warships. They
We're continually cheered by the people
who lined the route
The emperor, in the uniform of the
Cuirassiers and wearing the orange rib
. bons and the decoration of the Black
Eagle drove through the city in an open
carriages with out-riders. The imperial
carriage was preceded by a section of the
Wandsbeck Hussars, the remainder of
which followed a second carriage contain
ing the imperial princes. Following these
n carriages were a number of vehicles in
which rode the emperor's suite. His ma
f" jesty was greeted with tremendous cheer
ing. The German kings did not follow the
4 emperor, but drove to their respective
quarters after visiting the harbor.
At $50 o'clock a banquet commenced in
the banquetting hail. which is still UNI
furnished, of the newly built Rathhaus,
which was temporarily decorated to-day.
At the banquet, after the toasts, the bur
gomaster, DIR. Lehman, attired in a black
gown with white rufies, arose and adj
ereigns. He made a long, deliberate
speech by declaring that the canal was
the greatest German enterprise, and the
occasion of its opening the most notable
. event in the history of Hamburg The
city had never before seen such an illus
4 trious assembly as were now its guests.
He then drank to the German emperor
"A and the German princes.
The emperor returned thanks in an I'M
commonly guarded manner. His reply
q was mild and careful and of comparative
shortness. He said he did not presume
70 accept the welcome which it was pat
ent was not artificial, but spontaneous for
81 himself, but which was for all the German
sovereigns surrounding him. The canal
was great work of peace. There are. he
II added, seas that divide and seas that
unite. This canal unites two great seas
Tor commercial and defensive purpose. At
ms instant the ironclad power of United
Europe lying in Kiel harbor was the best
sef-evident proof of guaranteed peace.
A heavy thunderstorm interrupted the
q outdoor festivities at 9 o'clock, but It's
4 cessation allowed them to be resumed at
10 o'clock. The emperor and his kingly
guests boarded the Kaiser Adler at II
o'clock and steamed slowly down the
Elbe. Fireworks were then soaring sky
ward from both sides of the river, and
al various points bands were playing in
private and public grounds. The people
cheered themselves hoarse as the vessels
bearing the emperor and the other SOW
ereigns passed.
The Kaiser Adler passed the Finenwer-
DER lightship on the stroke of midnight
he fireworks display at Bankenzee was
spoiled by the rain.
kiel, June 19.-The town presented an
extremely lively appearance this morn
Hg The streets and public ard private
buildings are profusely decorated with
powers, flags, Venetian masts, etc, and
Visitors floeked hither from all directions.
immense crowds of people congregated
8aoout the wharves and inspected from
distance the warships of the United
Plates English, Italian and Austrian
Squadrons, all of which are greatly ad-
4nired
The Russian Admiral Skrydlow, with
ls staff, paid a visit to the royal castle
iast evening.
Elghty-five guests dined on board the
1erman training ship Mars last evening
The company included Prince Henry of
russia, all of the staff officers of the
9relgn squadrons and a number of high
piHcers of the German navy. The French
Aumiral Menard was among the first to
Iflye. He was received with the usual