The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-21
GERMANSCHEER FRANCE
Cordial Greetings for the Former
e. Enemies of the Empire.
GREAT DAYFoR EMPEROR WILLIAM
The Nations of tho Earth, Through Theii
Waiships. Do Him Honor ON the Open,
ing of the Baltic CanaI-Fine Appear.
ance of Uncle Sans Vessels.


wa,ships. Do Him Honor on the Open,
ing of the Baltic Canal-Fine Appear.
anco of Uncle Sans vessels.
HoLTENAv Tune 81, with much pomt
and ceremo and with the great power,
Of the world, through the guns of theii
warships, saluting him, Emperor William
OF Germany yesterday formally opened
tho Baltic and North Sea canal. Ho on
tered the western opening of the new
waterway at Brunsbuttel, not far from
Hamburg, shortly after daylight on board
She Imperial yacht Hohenzollern and ar
rived at the eastern opening of the canal
here shortly after noon.
Thore were three mishaps, all Of slight
nature, during the passage of the imperial
procession of about twenty yessAi through
the canal. The North German Lloyd steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm IL grounded for E
short time, but sustained no damage. The
Russian gunboat Grossjasehtchi appar
emily dcranged her machinery, for she wal
taken in tow by tug, and the British
royal yacht Osborne, with tho Duke oil
York and his suite on board grounded noaI
Levensau bridge This was the most SO
riors mishap of the day as all the vessels
following her had to anchor for a long
time However, she was eventually floated
and proceeded on her way to Holtenau,
after having caused bad break in the
procession.
Both shores OF the canal were lined with
cavalry and infantry throughout the pas.
&ago Of the procession, and every point oi
vantage along the route of the new water
way was occupied by thousands of people.
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where, flags innumerablo floating from
syery point, and an immense amount OF
powder was burned by the assembled
squadrons when his majesty, on the Ho.
henzollern, emerged safely and triumph,
sntly from the Holtenau lock of the canal.
One of the features of the day was the
warm and friendly reception given to the
French gunboat Sarcof as she steamed
through tho canal in the procession. The
French flag was cheercd to the echo, and
the bands played tho "Marsellaise' as the
French ship went by.
Another good feature Of the celebration
was the dinner given on board the Hoche,
the French dagshap, to the officers Of tho
German battleshlp Bayern, who had en-.
tertained the French officers on Wednes.
day. Upon the latter occasion the Ger.
man commander toasted the French prcsi.
dent at the same time as he tousted the
German emperor, and referred to the in.
ternational feeling of comradery existing
among naval men all the world over. The
French commander, Admiral Menard, at
yesterdays dinner, on board the Hoohe,
responded with similar toast. which was
vigorously applauded, and so the utmost
good feeling seemed to prevail on all sides.
In short, Emperor William appears to
have engineered a brilliant spectacle in
which he, and not the canal, seems to have
boen the central figure, and it Is safe to
Imagine that 1t was one Of the proudest
days of his life.
Last but not least, 1t is pleasant to know
that the warships of the United States
the New York, Columbia, San Francisco
and Marblehead-formcd striking fea.
ture of the naval display, They stood out
grandly among the other warships, their
white hulls cleaning in the sunshine,
contrasting prettily with the dark hulls
Of the foreign warships, and their smar,
5esfin ice causing them to be greatly al
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