The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
DREYFUS' LANDING.
Some Additional De-
tails of His
Arrival.
FAITHFUL WIFE MEETS HIM.
Holds Long Conversation
with Prisoner in
the Jail.
FAITHFUL WIFE MEETS HIM.

Brest, France, July 1.-The cruiser
Sfax had several plates and her bull
warks slightly damaged by the heavy
pumping of the Cauden against her
sides while Capt. Dreyfus was being
transferred, the sea being very rough.
The only incident on the arrival of
the prisoner at Brest was the cheering
by two sloops manned by boys belong
ing to the training ship Borda, which
passed the Sfax as she was proceeding
to her moorings.
Commander Coffinere landed alone
this evening and proceeded to the resi-
dence of Admiral Barrera, with whom
he had half hours interview.
In the course of a conversation had
with him tonight by the representative
OF the Associated Press, the admiral
said:
Until this afternoon I had no in
structions respecting the Sfax. but now
that Commander Coffinere has landed
| am able to give you a few details.
Dreytus has been in the best of health
during the voyage, and has had an ex-
cellent appetite. He was given an off
ranged for his convenience. Drayfus
wore during the voyage white linen
suit, the usual attire of French officers
in the colonial service.
The Sfax received its modified orders
IN sealed letter on touching at Cape
st. Vincent. These orders, which were
unknown even to myself, were to pro-
ceed to Quibero, where she was in
structed to arrive at 9 o'clock on the
Of Ttyt,N
guardshlp POrien received orders on
Thursday to meet the Sfax, and left
port the same evening. The Sfax, not
being due until Friday, the Cauden
awaited her outside Port Aliuuen. A
heavy sea was running and the vessel s
position was somewhat dangerous in
view OF the fact that she took on board
no pilot and that a thick mist prevailed
during the greater part of the time.
Inc Sfax arrived Friday and Drey-
rus was landed, though not without
difficulty. The Sfax left again at
o'clock in the morning, avoiding the
semaphores, as she desired not to be
slgnalled until her arrival at Brest.''
In order to prevent the sailors and
military from joining in the demonstra-
tlon upon the arrival of the Sfax, and
10 enable the authorities to cope with
any possible disorder, all the troops and
iiie1A liIeo were cOnIlneQ TO barracks this
evening, but there has been absolutely
no sign of excitement anywhere.
The governor of the prison sent Nine.
Dreyfus news of the arrival of her hus-
band, and she Immediately went to the
governor and asked permission to see
the prisoner. Leave being granted, the
faithful wife entered the prison almost
unobserved and was conducted to cell
No. $780, accompanied by Nine. HayeI.
The meeting between the long parted
husband and wife was most touching.
Both Dreyfus and his wife were deeply
aHected. They remained long claspe d
IN each others arms, tears and smiles
intermingling with tender endearments.
UP to noon there has been no sign of a
pubic demonstration.
Nine. Dreyfus issued from the prison
IN a state of collapse. She found her
husband much aged, with beard and
hair white and body shrunk and
stopped. She said Dreyfus knew moth
ing of the events of the past two years.
The weeping wife acknowledges the
courtesy with which she had been
treated. The gendarme who was or
dered to be present at the interview
carried out instructions and kept at a
discreet distance