The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-13
ESCAPE or EUGENE.
HOW 1T WAS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER
NAPOLEON FELL.

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and Pennfiess-TIer attendants Though,
Only Of Their own safety-sheltered and
Saved by am American.
Miss Anna l. Bicknell. who was for
many years q governess In the family Of
one of the ladies OF the Empress Euge-
mics household, writes of THE Tuile-
ries Under the Second Empire lii The
Century, from which we take the fol-
lowing account OF the escape Of the EN-.
press after the downfall Of Napoleon in
the Franco-f German war:
The chamber of Deputies had been in
vaded by the mob; the downfall Of the
empire had been decreed; the republic
had been proclaimed The cries OF the
popular fury were heard in the very
gardens of the Tuileries, and the enrag-
ed populace was coming nearer and near
er. The crowd reached the reserved gar
den in front OF the palace and tore down
the emblematic imperial eagles It was
then q quarter past 8 in the afternoon.
The Austrian and Italian embassa-
doris now entreated the empress TO leave
the palace, but she warmly rejected the
proposal The daughter of q noble race,
with the heroic blood OF the Germans
flowing i'm her veins, she could not bat
consider fight as an act of cowardice.
She was q sentinel left TO defend the
post, and she would die there. The roar
of tho mob became louder and louder;
the cries of 'fVive la republiquei'' were
distinctly heard
"Madame, then said her faithful
secretary, Pietri, ''by remaining here
you will a general massacre of
your attendants"
She seemed struck by this, and turn
ing TO General Mellinet she said:
Can you defend the palace without
bloodshed?''
Madame, I fear not.
''Then all il over, - said the empress.
She turned to those present Gentle
men, can you bear witness that I have
done my duty to the lase?''
They hastily answered Yes" again
urging her to leave
All her usual attendants Of the serv-
ice d'honneur were assembled in the
rose colored room-a fairy bower, i'll
suited as a frame for such o tragic pic
ture, and which she was never b see
again. She babe farewell TO AL. Strange
to say-and the inexplicable fact has
| never been denied nor excused-not one
of those present offered 20 follow her,
not one asked her where she was seek
ing o refuge. Let u hasten 20 add that
her ever faithful friend and follower,
the DUO de Bassano, was not there He
was at the senate house vainly trying
TO stem the food But there were 9th.
ers who could have filled his place
All were bewildered and absorbed by
| selfish fears One lady who filed q sec
ondary though confidential post III the
household, Mime. Lebreton. sister to
General Bourbaki, followed her nnkap-
by mistress into exile. With one faith.
full attendant. Pietri, and the two en-
bassadors, the empress threaded the gal.
leries communicating with the Louvre
while the mob broke into the Tuileries
on the other side. There was a door of
| communication which was found lock
| ed, and for one brief moment anxiety
was intense, but the key was happily
found, and crossing the splendid gallery
of Apollo in the Louvre the fugitives
found their way into the place opposite
the Church of Saint German pAuxer-
rois
Two columns of insurgents were corn.
ing In different directions. The danger
was great, and the Austrian ambassador,
Prince Metternich, went in haste to seek
his carriage. Meantime q street boy
called out. There is the empressi"
| Much alarmed, the Italian embassaddE,
| Cheyalier Nigra. hastily thrust the eri-
press and Mime. Lebreton into o hackney
carriage and turned to silence the boy.
The driver, frightened at the approach
Of the mob. drove OF In violent haste,
and the two ambassadors Immediately
lost sight OF the vehicle
The empress had no money about hen.
and when, ON reaching q quieter region,
the driver asked her where he was to
take her she knew not whittier TO GO
Several calls were made at the houses
Of friends None was at home. and the
empress, utterly exhausted, and not
knowing where to find a refuge, sud-
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him she went. DR.. Evans was about TO
go to dinner and at first refused to see
the unknown lady who came at such an
u~npropitious time, but as she insisted
upon speaking Co him he came out and
was struck with establishment ON finding
himself In the presence Of the fugitive
empress To his honor be 1t said that
never in the days Of imperial prosperity
could she have met with more respect
or more devoted zeal in her service than
was now shown by Or. and Mrs. Evans
Nothing that could be done for her ON
fort was neglected. and DR.. Evans never
left his imperial guest until he had
safely landed her ON the English shore
Here at least there was neither ingrati-
tude nor selfish fear, and the conduct Of
DR.. Evans On this memorable occasion
will be remembered as a title of honor
TO his name and to his country
a Natural Curiosity.
The Provincial Museum For Natural