Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25


manned at the Doctors house The
doctor put his wife's wardrobe at their
disposal, as they had escaped without
any provision of neceSsaries.
| When DR.. Evans considered that the
barrier might be passed by him with
tolerable safety. he informed his guests
of his plan. The Empress was to be
highly nervous patient, whom he was
! taking to a maison de sante. Nine. lie
Breton was the friend who had charge
Of her. On reaching the barrier the
carriage was stopped, to account for
the doctors companions. He pointed
to the Empress and made a sign that
she was person of unsound mind who
must not be excited or alarmed. The
guards. who recognized DR.. Evans.
courteously drew back, and made
amicable signs of wishing him safe
journey.
The first danger passed, the carriage
proceeded to ST. German and Maunt.
There the doctor drove to a hotel, and
having told the proprietor that one of
the ladies in the carriage was patient
| whom he was taking to a maison de
Saute, requested him to find room
that could not be overlooked, and which
was furnished with shutters to the
windows and locks to the door-a re-
quest which was very willingly obeyed
and here the Empress and her COM
panion gladly took refuge, while the
doctor and the friend who accompanied
him went out to make arrangements
for continuing the journey. He sent
his own carriages and horses back to
| Paris.
After their departure he engaged
another carriage and pair, with care
ful driver. to be ready to start in an
hour for a certain chateau, belonging,
as the doctor said, to relative of the
afflicted lady.
While the fresh carriage was being
prepared he returned to his charges
and made them take some refresh
ment. The Empress was told of the
destination of the carriage, and she was
desired to show a great objection, and
to become so angry and FESTIVE that the
route would have to be changed for an
other, which the doctor would give at
the proper time. After they had left
the hotel and proceeded some distance
on their road the Empress began a
lively quarrel with the doctor, and the
alteration between the insane lady
and her friends became so violent that
the doctor desired the carriage to stop,
and tried to persuade the lady to alight
and walk a little, which she refused to
do. and objected Vehemently to going
in the direction of the chateau, whittier
she seemed to know they were taking
her. The driver demonstrated and said
his horses would take fright if such a
clamor were continued. Upon which the
doctor, apparently driven to despair,
ordered the horses to be turned and
driven to the town on the next stage,
where the carriage was sent back.
The same precautions were used at
the hotel as before. Another carriage
and driver We're procured, and the
party proceeded on their journey
toward their real destination, which
was Deauville. where Mrs. Evans was
then staying for the benefit of the sea
air.
At each stage fresh driver and
, carriage We're hired and the other sent
back. The party had one or two
very narrow escapes, but the Empress
:. was more fortunate than Marie Antoin-
cite and the royal family in their at
tempts to escape. She was never rec
ognized. and at the end of two days,
fatigued and harassed. arrived at
. Deauville and drove to the apartments
, of Mrs Evans. Here the ladies re-
manned and found such repose as they
, were capable of taking, while the
doctor. accompanied by his friend.
went to see what means existed to en-
able them to leave the port and cross
the channel.
, There were two yachts at anchor in
the harbor They first went on board
the larger of the two but the owner
was absent. They then went to the
i. Gazelle. 1t belonged to Sir John
= Rurgoyne. Bart. On telling him their
story and begging him to give pass
age to the Empress and her friend, he
at first absolutely refused to be mixed
up in the matter, having possibly some
: fear that it might somehow become a
source of national complication, but the
perilous situation of the fugitives was
urged. and it was insisted that all risks
should be run to perform an act of COM
mon humanity. Sir John at length
consented, Cny stipulating that the EN-
press and her friends should not come
on board until the last possible moment
before the vessel was ready to sail, IN
= order to avoid the danger of the yacht
being detained if attention were at
;. tracted to her passengers
1t was prudent arrangement Tor
vague suspicious were afloat IN the
town, and the GaZelle received Visltors
who were not welcome guests, put as
i no one was on board save the rlSnt1ui
owner and his crew, the baf11ed search-
ers went their way. The Empress anu