The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-21
GERMANS CHEER FRANCE
Cordial Greetings for the Former
Enemies of the Empire.
GREAT DAYFOR EMPEROR WILLIAM

The Nations or the Earth, Through Their
warships, DO Him Honor on the Open.
ing of the Baltic CanaI-Fine Appear.
ance of Uncle Sans Vessels.
HoLTENAC, June 21.-With much pomr
and ceremony, and with the great powers
Of the world, through the guns of their
warships, saluting him, Emperor William
Of Germany yesterday formally opened
the Baltic and North Sea canal He en-.
tered the western opening of the new
waterway at Brunsbuttel, not far from
Hamburg, shortly after daylight on board
the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern and ar.
rived at the eastern opening of the canal
here shortly after noon.
There were three mishaps, all of a slight
nature, during the passage of the imperial
procession of about twenty vessels through
the canal. The North German Lloyd steam.
ship Kaiser Wilhelm II grounded for a
short time, but sustained no damage. The
Russian gunboat Grossjasehtchi appar.
emily deranged her machinery, for she was
taken in tow by tug, and the British
royal yacht Osborne, with the Duke OF
York and his suite on board, grounded neal
Levensau bridge This was the most Sc
rious mishap of the day, as all the vessels
following her had to anchor for long
time. However she was eventually foated
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
sage of the procession, and every point OF
vantage along the route of the new water
way was occupied by thousands of people,
gay decorations were to be seen every
where, flags innumerable floating from
every point, and an immense amount of
powder was burned by the assembled
squadrons when his majesty, on the Ho
henzollern, emerged safely and triumph
antly 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 the canal in the procession. The
French flag was cheered to the echo and
the bands played the "Marsellaise" as the
French ship went by.
Another good feature of the celebration
was the dinner given on board the Hoche,
the French flagshap to the officers of the
German battleship Bayern, who had en-
tertained the French officers on Wednes-
day. Upon the latter occasion the Ger
man commander toasted the French presi-
dent at the same time as he toasted 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 Hoche,
responded with a 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
been the central figure, and it is safe to
imagine that it was one of the proudest
| days of his life
! Last but not otleast it is pleasant to know
that the warships of the United States
the New York, Columbia, San Francisco
! and Marblehead-formed a 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 smart
| appearance causing them to be greatly ad-
mired by all