The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-16
Royal Sovereign.

sells. The two big railway bridges. which
nave also driveways and promenades,
cross the canal at Grunenthal ana Leven-
sau. That at Grunenthal has already been
open moro than n year. The construction
OF the bridge is remarkable. The support
ing iron structure consists of a single
slender arch. The roadway is partly car
RED by 1t and partly suspended from it,
The span of so feet is the largest in Ger
many. The floor OF the bridge is 1873 feet
ABOVE the surface of the water in the
canal, and the largest full-rigged mer-
chant and war vessels can pass under it
~ lowering their topmasts. The ends of
the span rest on strong piers of masonry
crowned with tower-like gates. The cost
of the irOnwoTk alone was nearly Sl2000.-
Gee. The enthusiasm of the German people
over the opening of the great ship canal
is immense
Here is the official programme of the
celebration: Wednesday evening, June -,
banquet at o'clock at the city Hall in
Hamburg; at p. m. festivities IN the
basin Of the Alster; June 20, beginning of
the sail through Bruins Buttel Sluice at
a. M: after o'clock. arrival at HOltenau;
ats O. clock, reception by his majesty, the
emperor and king, on board Of the yacht
Hohenzollern. In the evening ball at the
Naval Academy; June q, at Il a. m. fes,,
uViues at Holtenau; at p. M, naval
parade; at s p. m, banquet at kiel; June
Y naval manoeuvers. Departure.
The most imposing feature of the cele-
June 22 in which the crack ships of the
world viii be on parade. Uncle Sam Will
not play second fiddle in this respect by
any means. The star boats of the white
squadron viii not only be in the display
but will give elaborate illUminations. The
New Y DIRK, Minneapolis, Columbia ana
Marblehead will represent the United
States. They will easily equal or ~ pt7
rank the showing of any other nation til
point of speed beauty and fighting Qtfaff-
ties, They will be under commend of
Admiral kirkland. The San Francisco.
which has been in the Levant. will aisJ
probably be with her sister ships a Kiei
The American vessels will shine with
thousands of incandescent lights. Each
will carry before and around the pilot
house an immense shield, the red and
white bars and the stars on blue back
ground, reproduced by electric lamps, an
will have her name in large electric let
ters running around her stern. Besides
placing the vessels name around her
stern, the men will string incandescea:
lights along her stern and from the water
to the deck, and along the deckrail from
end to end on both sides. Lights will i e
placed along the water line on each side
just high enough to be out of the sWasl
thus outlining the hull. More lights will
be strung up the masts and down the side
stays and up and down and around the
tops of the smoke-stacks.
The Columbia's advantages over he
New York in having four smoke-stacks
instead of three will be compensated by
the two military tops of the New York 8
masts. The lights are to be set three feet
apart, but at distance there will appear
to be unbroken lines of lights. on the
New York there Will be about 1000 ligh s.
and on the Columbia about 1850. The
finest electric display on each YES
sci will be the big shield. 16 feet
high, and extending back "a Feet
on each side of the pilot-house. The New
York has more power; she has four search
lights to the Columbia's two, and an extra
dynamo was given her on that account.
The New York, Columbia, Minneapolis,
San Francisco and Marblehead are to be
treated alike in the matter of the electric
illumiDatoDs, although the former is flag
ship of the squadron.
A portrait of President Cleveland. out
lined in white fire. 20 feet square, will be