Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-02

FLACE.
RENNES, France, July 1.-Dreyfus
arrived here at a. NJ, via L'Orient and
Redon. The prisoner appeared to be IN
good health. He wore blue suit,
grey overcoat and soft felt hat. His
hair is turning grey and his beard is
of a reddish color. He held himself
very erect.
The landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon
was almost unnotieed. At nine O'Clock
yesterday evening the guardship eau
dan put to sea to meet the SfaX, which
had been sighted. The unusual hustle
attracted many people to the harbor,
but as they saw nothing the crowd dis
persed. The only persons remaining
were those who knew where the pris-
oner was to be landed.
The weather was most stormy and
for a time it was feared it would be
impossible to effect landing. For
hours the lights of the Caudan and
SldA were pIdIuly NISlDIS, dS INC VS.
sells pitched and rolled 1t seemed I'M
possible to approach them In the
rough sea.
On the landing stage were NJ. Wig
uie, the chief OF detectives; M. Hen
MON, a commissary of police, and
force of gendarmes and police inspec-
tors.
Finally at one a. m. cutter manned
by ten men and in charge OF naval
officer put off from the Caudan and
went alongside the Sfax. Thence the
boat rowed to the shore, where Drey-
fus was landed at 1870 a. N.
A company Of infantry was drawn up
at the landing point.
Dreyfus, who had been brought
ashore in the boat, was Immediately
placed under the guard of captain of
engineers and sergeant and corporal
of gendarmes, who formally handed
the prisoner over TO NJ Viguie. The
later then entered a landau with Drey-
fus and two detectives and started for
the railroad station, which was reached
without incident.
'Dreyfus did not speak word He
personally opened the door of the COM
partment of the special train, consist
ing OF three carriages and baggage
car, which was in waiting. AS the
train was about to start the local health
officer refused to permit Dreyfus to
leave, on the ground that he had just
arrived from the colonies. The matter
was quicly arranged, however, and the
train proceeded
Dreyfus was only visible for mo-
ment TO the reporters.
The train stopped at Rabelais, three
kilometers from Rennes. There the
party alighted and quickly entered a
carriage drawn by two splendid horses.
which Immediately started at a sharp
pace. 1t was then 5:34 a. M
AT the level crossing of the line
wagonette containing the project of the
department of He ct Vilaine, NJ Wig
uie, and three inspectors joined the
party.
An amusing incident occurred there.
The woman in charge of the crossing.
when told that if she watched she
would see Dreyfus, said: Who is
Dreyfus? l have never even heard of
him"
The drive from Rabelais to Rennes
was without incident Owing TO the
precautions taken the prisoner and his
escort passed unnoticed in front of the
arsenal. Workmen reading the posters
suspectlng who was passing
Inc CLOCK was striking when the
crowd. which had been waiting since
midnight around the prison, the people
beginning to think themselves the vic
TINS OF practical joke, saw landau
surrounded by gendarmes beyond the
station. Then they all cried with one
voice: There he is"
At this cry the people started off to
meet the carriage and suddenly troops
and mounted gendarmes hurried madlv
forward, yelling and shouting as If
accompanying fire engine instead OF
escortlng a prisoner.
The carriage was driven so fast that
it covered the distance in a few min
utes, passing the watchers like fash.
Il was a race for the prison between
the gendarmes with the captive and the
spectators.
The gates then opened suddenly and
about twenty gendarmes rushed OUT
and barred the street, pressing back the
crowd with rife stocks.
The transformation from tranquility
TO wild scene of gesticulation almost
defies description The suddenness OF
the movement stupefes everybody as
much as. apparently, it did the pris-
oner, whose face showed from the
quickly passing carriage.
But beyond the ordinations OF sur
prise and curiosity there were no cries
OF any sort raised.
Preceded by his guards. Dreyfus en-
tered the prison, was formally con-
signed to the care Of the Governor and
was taken to q cell on the second
story.
Though rain fell heavily all nighss
the sun shone out brightly when Drey-
fus entered the prison.
The governor of the prison sent
Madame DTeyfus the news Of the ar
rival Of her husband. and she immedi-
afely went to the governor and asked
permission 70 see the prisoner Leave
being granted. the faithful wife entered
the prison almost Hnohserved and was
conducted to cell No. $50, accompanied
BY Madame Havet
The meeting between the long parted
husband wife can better be imagined
than described Naturally, 1t was most
touching. Both Dreyfus and his wife
were deeply affected. They remained
; long clasped ia each others 8rms. tsars