Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
Daily geaaebee gautnal.
eusENlE's ESCAPE.
Nav Or. Evans Assisted Her Flight to Eng.
land.

he,eaguered Tuleries and her flight
from Paris to safety in England, as
.;stad nv the American dentist. The
storv is told in the following extract
from shut Up in Paris" by Nathan
Sheppard:
on the 4th of September. 1870, the day
otter the news of the disaster at Sedan
had reached Paris, the Empress had her
hast official interview with Count
palikao. who told her that he and his
colleagues and the whole Assembly
had been driven out by the mob, and
that the Extreme Left and the mob had
come to the Hotel de Vile to proclaim
q renublic. The count declared
his willingness to see what could be
done. if a reasonable number of troops
could be found who might be depended
unon TO make a stand for her. The En-
nress replied promptly and firmly that
not one drop of blood should be shed
for her or her family. She resolved to
denart at once, if it We're still possible.
Rv this time it was about $3.50 in the
afternoon. and the crowd which had
gathered round the palace already filled
the palace grounds. The old Tuileries
y
sea. The roar of the human pillows
echoed through the deserted halls and
apartments. Voices could be heard on
the main staircase and the chatter of
muskets on the stones below The flag
on the cupola had been hauled down.
nerhaps in the hope of diverting the at
tention of the mob by suggesting that
the Empress had already got away.
But it had no such effect; the voices
and tramp of footsteps came nearer and
nearer-there was not moment to lose.
Accompanied by Nine. lie Breton Prince
-Metternich, NJ. Nigra and a few MEM
bers of her household. the Empress be-
gan her attempt to escape.
To reach the street through the
courtyard, which was divided by an
iron fence from the Place du Car
.ousel. was impossible, for the place
vas full of people. They We're obliged
return and to hurry along the whole
myth of the gallery of the Louvre.
lie party by this time had dwindled
wn to the Empress, Nine. lie Breton
I the two foreign ministers: the
ers had dispersed to seek safety in
.eir own way.
The Empress and her friends reached
the door opening into the Place St
Germain Auxerrois, opposite the church
Of that name. Outside the gate there
is short passage. with tall iron rail-
ing on each side, leading to the street
But that street was full of people cry
ing. DE cheance." and give Ia Re-
publique." The little party paused ano
hesitated before they ventured to oper
the door: but there was nothing to be
done except to go forward.
The crowd could be heard behind
them; to return would have been to fal
into their hands. The venture must be
made. The gentlemen opened the door
cautiously, looked out into the stree
with dismay and the two ladies stepped
forward They were not studiously
disguised: indeed, they were too thinlJ
yelled, for one of the inevitable gam
ms, catching sight of the ladies, criet
out, either in jest or mischief, 'The EN-
press!'
Fortunately no one needed the cry
and still more fortunately close fiacrt
was drawn up by the curbstone of the
pavement The Empress and Nine IL
Breton entered it, and, giving E
fictitious address to the driver, rod;
away in safety.
1t was most critical moment, an(
one shudders to think what would have
been the fate of the two women if the!
lad fallen into the hands of that eX
cited mob.
AS they drove down the Boulevard
Haussmann the Empress asked he
friend if she had any money, as she her
self had not her purse. Nine. lie Breton
brought out hers, and found that i
contained three francs only, and thel
the terror seized them that they woult
not have enough to pay the driver
They decided to alight at once, t
avoid all danger of dispute, and the!
pursued their way on foot to TIL
house of Dr. Thomas w. Evans, tn
celebrated American dentist.
They had to wait like all other visitor
till he could see them. Some tim
elapsed before they were called, an
then, being ushered into the presenc
OF the doctor, Nine lie Breton close
Inc door and turned the key, and, warn
ing the doctor to make no exclamation
that might be heard, she introduced tn
Empress and told him they had com
to seek protection under his roof unit
they could leave Paris.
Ut. Evans was more astOnished thai
might have been expected, for, en-
crossed in his patients, he was ignoran
OF the sudden and complete change o
anairs. At first he could not believ
that there were any grounds of alarm
Tor the personal safety of her majesty
he asked the ladies to remain, and
putting on his hat. he went into tn
streets for short time. On his retur
ne was quite convinced that the EN-
press had not left the palace momen
100 soon.
he behaved like most loyal an
gallant gentleman, counting the risk t
himself as nothing. He desired Their
10 remain his guests until such time a
ne could compass means to get Their
out of Paris. Fortunately. two ladie
strangers to his servants) were ex
Fected to arrive in the course of a fe,
oays. Tie Empress and Nine.
breton we've to personate these ladies'
arrived unexpectedly. Mrs. Evans wa
Al the country and the Empress, as a
invalid kept her ROOM
AS soon as it was practicable, tn