The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-12-30
HOW A "seA1n WAS SECURED.
Journalistic Feat Executed by De Bio
witt. the Correspondent.

witz, the Correspondent.
IL took place in 1873. NJ Theirs had Just
been overthrown Nasr-ed- Deem. the shah
Of Persia, had announced his visit to Paris.
He was the first sovereign who had visited
Paris in state since the war. The De
Broglie ministry, the first cabinet of Mar
shall MacMahon, resolved to give great
eclat to his reception. The shah was re
ceived in pomp at Ranelagh. Masts and
orifsmmes adorned the length Of the Ave
hue du Bots de Boulogne. The Champs
Elysees were decorated with flags and col
Urs. The Place de Ia Concorde was bril-
Kant to the eye. and the Pont de la Con-
rorde marvel Of decoration.
Soldiers stood in serried lines all along
the route, and it was in the midst Of a daz-
zling splendor that Nasr-ed-Deen reached
the Palais Bourbon, which had been pre-
/ pared for his residence. Fetes followed
fetes, and it was resolved TO finish the
series with the most brilliant of all, by a
fete at Versailles, with agala dinner in the
Galerie des Glaces, and with truly royal
display Of fireworks in the Neptune foun-
tain.
NJ. Leon Renault, the great advocate,
now senator, was then project OF police.
was friend Of his. The Due de Broglie
and the Due Decazes were very amiabe to
| me- anu set OUT lDI NcI-tillltN luInlNntu
with everything that could give me access
TO any places into which might think ii
worth while to penetrate.
All doors, indeed, opened before me.
But at a certain moment four OF five OF
my colleagues in the foreign press found
themselves at my side, resolved not to
leave me. and intending TO profit by all the
facilities at my disposal This lasted
throughout the evening. | attempted to
make shifts and turns, but still | found
this cortege at my heels rather increasing
than diminishing.
was extremely indignant What use
was it for me to see everything II all the
world saw the same, and il on the morrow
all the English papers published the same
detaiisg For we had not then a private
wire, and Versailles had the only wire by
which our kilograms could be sent. We
thus reached-my friend NJ. Bertholon and
1.-The basin Of Neptune, still followed by
my colleagues.
The official tribune was almost supported
against a wall, and behind it was a small
gate, by which there was a narrow passage
between the platform and the wall to the
street There were more than 10000 per
sons present, and the soldiers on guard had
great difficulty in maintaining order and
preventing a 'crush." letting the people
pass only very slowly. l decided that we
must either ascend to the chateau straight
against the crowd or wait two hours to &c
out. Now it was 10 o'clock, and the tele
graph at Versailles closed before midnight
so that when we got out it would be toe
10 late to reach the Versailles Office and toe
late also to return to Paris or to telegraph
However, so much had been said OF thi.
fete that to be disarmed by the telegraph
d agencies was to be beaten.
: We were now pushed against a wall OF
/, which rested a roof which rose above 4
, court. On the other side l could see thu
top of a long ladder, by which people from
, without had climbed upon the roof In or
der to cater the park.
"Listenl" said in a low voice to NJ Der
tholon. Take one Of the chairs by tn
SIDE Of the platform and let us lean i
; against the wall; get up ON the roof an,
4, give me your hand" 1t was done. NOV
b have thrown back the chair, which / an
about to replace, descend the ladder quick
ly, hold it and will follow you, and whei
once ] am down you, who are big ant
strong, will help me and we will upset it..
Just as VI. Bertholon came to my rescu
the others appeared on the roof and trie'
to retain the ladder, which, however, Is
, capped their hands and fell into the court
Inc man 70 Wuoul Aut otAohEtu
forward crying out. Here are twent
francs" said to him. Throw the ladde
% into the street" The man FASTENED I
execute the order heard some furiou
& cries / FASTENED toward the earring
which / had ordered to wait for me at
particular spot, and at breakneck speed W
= rushed to the telegraph Office had th
u wire free, all to myself, and wrote my tell
D.. gram, which was transmitted word b
n word When / was just finishing an en-
!. ployee came to me and begged me to max
L haste, as the Office was about to close.
p handed him my last page and he gave III
order to shut the doors.
II In the street l met those who had r
NAMED in the park and who were runnin
at with all their speed to dispatch their tel
grams, and | heard them striking the
fists against the closed doors Of the tel
e graph Office.
H.. This is the way that one manages to sen
- kilograms before other people and succeed
in making five enemies in one single we
Id employed evening.-De Blowitz in Ha
per's.
. nf n.rra, No Had