Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-21

THE CANAL is OPEN.
Emperor William Leads
the Ceremony.
CELEBRATED WITH PoMP.
The Day Grand Success in Every
Way, and but Few Accidents
Occur


KEEL. June n,
WIN much, pomp anu ceremony an
with, II would also SEEM the great now crs
oi tie world through the guns OF The war.
shlps saluting him, Emperor William touny
formally opened the Baltic and North ssa
canal. He entered the western onrnine
OF the new waterway al Hri1ushuttsl nnG
Ihr from Hamburg, shortly after daylight,
on board the Imperial yacht, HohenLoliern.
nnu hftlEsd q the eastern opening OF the
canal at Holtenau shortly after noon.
Ihere Were three mishHps, ali OF a slight
nature during the passage of the impofiaI
procession OF about twenty yersts through
ne taha. Both shores Of the canal. We're
hheu with cavalry and Infantry through
out the passage OF the procession and
every point OF vantage along the route OF
the new waterway was occupied by thous-
anus OF people.
Emperor William appears to have most
hueeessiully, engineered brilliant spec
y, ,acie ~ which he and not tue canal stems
70 nave been the central figure. 1t Is safe
10 Imagine mat this was one Of the proud
cst uuys OF MS lie.
Lust put not least, Is Is pleasant TO
states the New York, Columbia, San tram
cisco hhd Marblehead formed striking
deatnse OF me display. They stood out
glandly among the other warships heir
hulls gleamlng In the sunshine contrasting
plettly with the dark hulls OF tile foreign
Whrshlps, ana their smart appearance
causing lheh To be greatly adinired ny
w,
rms being the nfty-elghth anniversary
OF the accession OF Queen Victoria 10 the
throne OF Great britain by special COM
man o 1d Emperor william a royal salute
Mns nred ~ noon from all the German
Warshlps' which at the same time hoiste1
ihe brllsii mug 10 the strains OF the ma
HghuI anthem OF Great Britain.
Inc lIonehAollern reached the canal lock
~ l9Itehau at l2;iO ,. m, being the hrst
NWsel 70 formally pass through the Baltic
North sea canal and was greeted with yoci-
ferrous cheers from the MASSES Of spectators
lne appearance OF the Hohenzollern was the
signal Tor simultaneous cannonading from
me vast Meet OF warshlps In the bay as they
nIeu statutes m honor OF his majesty. The
noheh.oHern then replied with her guns to
Tue halutc9 IN homer OF his majesty. The
arrival Of the hohenzolern was witnessed
ny me empress OF Gerinany, Princess Henry
81 fiuhsia ana their suites who occupied the
hotel balcony. The Kaiser Adler with the
herman klngs ana grand duke on board COM
pleted me passage OF the canal at l:2j p.
m, ana the last vessel In the procession
passed the burg at 1855 p. m.
There wa one feature OF the procession
Mhich should calm tho excitement among
the members OF the leagues OF patriots OF
Paris who raised such hubbub when II be-
came known that the French government in
tended 10 send squadron TO participate in
the KEEL ietoss As the French gunbOat
sorcoui passed the vessel points along the
canal route she was greeted with hearty
CHEERS ana the different bands played the
Mafsallles as she wont by. proudly Haunting
the ricolor OF France before the drawn up
troops OF Germany. The French officers nc |
knowledged the cheers from the shores by |
touching their caps and bowling and when |
flags were dipped in honor OF the passing |
Of tho sorcout the ensign Of the French |
sunboat was promptly dipped In ac- |
of u courtesy.
After the HOhonZoilern anchored, dinner |
was served on board OF her and the Grand
Duke Alexis Of Russia, the King OF saxony.
The King OF Wruntemberg and the Grand