The daily gazette., 1880-05-19
SECOND EDITION
Eugenie's Last Day In. Paris.

September, the mob forced its way
into the Palais Bourbon and quelled
legal opposition by tumult, it be-
came evident to the Ministers of the
Crown that all was lost, and that
the next thing was to insure the
personal safety of the Empress. AT
2 the princess Clothilde came to say
goodbye to her cousin-she was
leaving Paris the following day.
From time to time the gallant Gen
eral MillinOt came to ask his I'm
perial mistress if it were not best to
repel by force the mob that was al
ready surging at the very gates of
the palace. The Empress express
ly forbade any violence to be used.
At $50 M. Peitri opened the door
and said in a low, earnest voice {:
Madame, you have only just time"
''Make haste, Madame, make haste !"
exclaimed at the same moment
Prince Metternich and the Chevalier
Nigra, who had been watching the
movements of the mob below from
window. The Empress went hur-
riedly into the bedroom, put on a
brown waterproof cloak, a round
travelling hat covered with veil of
the same color, took a green para
sol, began to collect in great haste
all the miniatures of the Emperor,
of her son, Of her sister, the Duchess
d 'Albe, and of her niece and put
them into lapis lazuli box, which,
however, in the haste of her fight
she was destined to leave behind.
"Make haste, Madame, / hear
cries; they are mounting the stairs !;
they are coming" !" cried M. Nigra.
Prince Metternich went boldly into
the bedroom and took the Empress
by the arm.
Madame, where are you going ?"
asked M. Chevreau.
"Metternich will tell you," re-
piled the Empress. Then coming
back as she was leaving the room
she added: "Say goodbye to my
good Sisters of Charity, whom 1 was
forgetting, and take care of the
woundedl'' Her first thought, even
in the excitement of this terrible
moment, was for others.
Every one had, more or less, lost
their presence of mind. The EN-
press left without taking any money
with her, although there were about
forty thousand francs in the drawers.
AS Prince Matternich's coupe was
supposed to be stationed in front of
the Louvre by the Church of st.
Germain PAuxerrois, it was through
the famous picture galleries that the
imperial party fled.
At one moment the Empress, see
| ing from the window the mob rushing
-, into the courts of the palace, stopped
short and said:
I "See it is too late we must stay
| it is too late we cannot pass p'
Prince Metternich, however, hurried
her on exclaiming "We must
madame, We must p At the top Of
the Egyptian staircase Her Majesty
held out her hand to Messrs. Cont
and Conneau and said sadly: "You
had better go no further. Something
might happen to you" At last they
got out of the palace and reached the
street. Unluckily, Prince Meter
nicl's coachman had stationed the
ambassadors coupe on the quay. The
Prince ran to get it, but during his
absence the mob, increasing every
moment threatened to overwhelm
the little knot of persons accompany
ing the Empress. Suddenly a gamin
bawled out "Tiens There's the
Empress p
What, little wretch. Do you dare
cry, Vive la Prusse ?' exclaimed M.
Nigra, with wonderful presence Of
mind. Just at that moment fiacre
passed. The Italian Ambassador
made sign for it to stop, and pushed
the Empress and Madame LIE Breton
into it, Whispering, SECT in, Madame,
get in we cannot wait for Meter
nich's brougham." Madame LIE Bre-
ton gave the first address that came
into her head, and the cab rolled
rapidly away. The next question was
where they were to go. 1t was neces-
sary to get some money and obtain
temporary refuge. They went from
house to house all their friends were
absent from home. Suddenly lucky
idea struck Madame LIE Breton-Dr.
Evans, the celebrated dentist, in
habited hotel in the Avenue Mala-
koff and the Empress could rely upon
his loyalty and devotion.
They drove there without delay, and
| although the doctor was not at home,
took refuge until his return. Two days
later a carriage containing DIR. Evans
| aud two ladies, both closely veIled, and
une spparently o.d, tottering aud inirm,
drove up TO the door of the Hoel du
Casino, at Deauvllle. The doctor alight.
ep and engaged rooms for himself and
companions, asserting that he was ac
companied by an invalid lady, who
needed the greatest tranquility and re-
pose. The invalid was apparently toe
i'll to leave her room, and her meal.
were passed through the half-opene6
door and taken by the younger lady. Il
so happened that Sir John Burgoyne's
yacht was lying at that time in the
Bassin de Deauville, on the very eve o.
departure for England. A gentleman
casually said one afternoon 10 lady
after the table dhote:
"You know Sir John Burgoyne very
well, believer"
'Oh, yes," was the reply; 81 have bat
tea on board his yacht every day."
"Would you mind asking him, then
il he would be kind enough to TAXI
charge of some very valuable jewels be-
longing to lady of rank, which wan
to send in safety to England?" The lady
consented, and Sir John readily pro-
missed to take charge of the jewels.
When this favorable reply was made