The New York herald., 1874-08-30
BAZAINE'S ESCAPE.
How the Metz Marshal Left
Ste. Marguerite.
A DROP OF EIGHTY FEET.
The Accounts of Madame and
Her Husband.
The Marshal Tells How He Left Ste. MaE-
Querite.

Buer1tes
From the Cologne Gazette, August 1871
AS VIII be seen by the following account OF per.
sonai interview with Marshal Bazane during his
visit TO Cologne the doughty soldier still main
tains the original story OF his escape by means OF
a knOtted rope -
FROM MS sitting room the prisoner was obliged,
in order TO arrive at the terrace This promenade)
to pass bridge and to descend some steps at the
end OF IT, The bridge was enclosed by walls on
both sides, on one OF which stood the guard.
tent roof was spread over the bridge to keep oa
the rays OF the sun, which also concealed from
those standing at the foot Of the steps the persons
on the bridge. On the southeastern point of the
island, which has q steep descent into the sea- the
Marshal had arranged little Kitchen garden in
which ne worked much ana watered his beans.
lar projecting part OF this garden the Marshal
discovered one day that an old gutter for carrying
on the rain water which poured through the rOcR
was filled up by fragments of wall and rubble.
Every day the Marshal worked 10 open 1t gradu-
ally. aud mad to conceal with stones and grass
what he was doing from the eyes OF spies AT last
the opening was completed. II inside the gutter
two strong iron bars were placed across the rock.
and II to the bars strong rope ending with an
iron ring and penetrating through the other
could be fastened to ii strong enough to carry
even corpulent man as the Earsnal. In the
gutter there was room enough 70 ide sae ROPE
difficut part was TO arrive unnOticed at TIE gut
ter. Every evening March tine Jaller) accom-
panied the prisoner on his return from the terrace
across the bridge to his rooms Then the door was
closed by the warders and escape rendered impos.
slbe. The Marshal resolved to trust to happy
chance and to expect the day agreed on with his
wife for the daring act. The night rom last Sunday
Marshai arrived with Marchi at the high, OF steps,
he asked him not to take any more trouble, as the
himself he persuaded. The Marshal mounted alone,
crossed tile bridge, the tent roof OF which con-
easeo 10 ol and su the Which
closed later Dy the unsuspectng warders, leaped
across the wall at the left OF the bridge, went
softly along the outer wall and reached the gutter,
having now passed the first danger. thick rope.
provided with many knots and at the end with
strong iron hook, was fastened to the rlng ana the
descent. eighty feet deep. began with the danger
OF beng smashed against the projecting clins or OF
strength during his CAPTIVITY, had also put
ON strong. tigntly. fitting belt, with an iron
hook in front, so that he could fasten himself to
knot OF the rope whenever he required short
rest. arrived al the middle Of the rope, he per:
that his wife was there. He replied py the signal
fsnE sweed aad e c
hurt MN everywhere-thck cloth trousers still
damp from the sea water, are covered all over
have suffered Having reached the end OF the
rope. but not the strand he let himself drop into
the sea and swan toward the boat In which were
his faithful wife and her courageous nephew. Be-
fore reaching 1t his strength lett him, and Alvarez
heavy man into the rolling boat. After one hours
rowing they reached the peninsula OF Croisette-
Hcsso r. soI hred % by M Nine M Baaalne FOR pretended
pleasure trip, waited ior them and brought
Them toward one M, IN o,n the morning d @ on board
The name of his guest. Nine. Bszaine. when
gong on land with the barge, had announced that
she would engage a valet and perhaps chamber
maid Tor her voyage. The Marshal was introduced
Us the newly engaged valet. ana went at once to
lis cabin, which ne did not leave again before the
landing at Genoa. The Marshal and Nine. BaZaine
state most explicitly that they have had no accom-
pliccs, and began ana executed the work alone.
ktn n a a nefQ
sojourn at Cologne, says:-
Young and beautiful, with luxurant black hair
and black eyes, OF charming 1gure and bewitch-
Of splendor at the side OF her husband emDeIished
and eased to him the days OF misfortune,
and has now boldly braved the waves and the other
dangers OF an escape, and brought 1t about with
the help OF ayOutnlu and resolute nephew. But the
Marshal also shown no lack OF courage. When his
two delivereis gave him the signal at ten O'Clock
in tue evening he let himself resoutely and quickly
down by the rope, which tore his hands and shins.
He has shown himself his swollen and black
and blue hands and the wound on his right shin.
Three or four times high spouting wave seized
was reached and no further obstacle opposed the
completion OF the flight. Now he stays on Ger
man SOIL to which short time ago he was a dan
gerOus and bloody lOe.
Nine. Razaine's Version of the Escape.
The following Is the full text OF the letter ad-
dressed by Nine. Bazaine, from spa, to the French
Minister Of the INTERIOR
there have peen several arrests in consequences Of
the Marshals escape. II had previously been my
now become my duty. seek Tor no accompliccs,
for there none. My nephew, M. Alvarez de
Ruli, and are those VINO eIiected every thing. On
seeing that no alteration would be made In the
treatment OF the captive Marshal, and tnat his lie
threatened to be shortened. determined to per-
suade hiin to escape. l accordingly begged my
nephew to help me, which his independent posi-
ton enabled him to do. and we pledged each other
to 10 every thing ourselves in order cOmpro-
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exact detaiis OF what occurred. hoping TO clear up
the trut.l and to prevent innocent persons, from
SPA the Goth OF July, accompanied by
my nephew wv whose ,rds devotion co mas stool stool
we arrived on the 5th OF august. ~ on
Thursday, the 9th, We went 10 the Perano Dano-
,aro Company for the purpose OF hiring pleasure
steamer. under the pretext OF wishing To make
trip in the Mediterranean and on condition that
About five in the morning OF Saturday. the sth.
we lett Genoa harbor, and arrived III tue course OF
weather forced us to stop lor the night. on the
next day, the 0tn, we went to San Reno and spent
the day there About eight eight we we directed rs Inc @ CAP
wished to fetch "a man servant from viila situate
on the coast. for the captain knew nothing OF our
plans. The Marshal had been informed 0y words
wnich | had written IN my letters with sympa-
thetic ink that he was to make prepara tions To
leave The island by night, Immediately alter the
arrival OF steamer IN Jouan Bay The captain,
wishing TO proceed In order TO nave, nave nus
papers inspected at Jouan Bay, asked US
whether and at what hour we would start. We
told hm we were going 10 villa In tne nelgh-
borhood TO Ietch a man servant, and perhaps,
also maid servant, and should then toward
night turn back to Nice. We lett tne snip
In one OF its boats about hail. seven, ana
landed in the neighDorhood OF La Croisette' IN
order not to compromise the crew OF the snip. we
went thence to La Croisette, wnere We we nirea
boat for trip the sea. The sea was very rouRIi
Neither OF us hardly knew how 10 row, so that we
did not reach the foot OF the tort opposite Jouan
TIL bel ween hall past nine and ten we there saw
the Marshal descending by a rope, ana 70 give MIN
n sivn wnere the boat was we hghted match.
Tbe Marsnal Immediately answered by lighting
match 70 direct us to the spot where he bad
Climbed down A little later he Jumped Into the
sea m order to reach the boat. My nephew had 10
assist hin, in to it, he had recevedNcontus ons
and mis- strength was exhausted All three OF US
wait for us at the spot where we had lett It. With
much dIrculty we found IL, went on board, and
ett one of the sailors to take the boat back Lhe