Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-04
DREYFUS Skf[LY LANDED
Put Ashore at Quiberon aud Is
Taken to Rennes by
Rail.
SAVED FROM MAD RUSH OF TIE PEOPLE
MoAt Affecting Scene Between tue
Prisoner nnd His Fnithful Wife
She Breaks Down Utterly When
She Finds Her Husband So Aged
and Emncintcd.

NcHIlcS, EIduGc, July D. - bTcyIuS
arrived here at six u. m. via L'Orient
and Rcdon. The prisoner appeared TO
be in good health. He wore Il blue suit,
gray overcoat and soft felt hat. His
hair is turning grey, and his beard is of
reddish color. He held himself very
erect.
The landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon
Friday evening the guardship Caudan
put to sea to meet the SfaX, which had
been sighted. The unusual hustle at
tracted many people to the harbor, but
as they saw nothing the crowd dis
persed The only persons remaining
we've those who knew where the pris-
oner was to be landed.
The weather was most stormy and
for time it was feared it would be i'm
possible to effect landing. For hours
the lights of the Caudan and SfaX were
plainly visible, as the vessels pitched
and rolled. 1t seemed impossible to APP
proach them In the rough sea.
On the landing stage were M. Viguie,
accompanied by the chief of detectives
and the project of the department; NJ.
Hennion, commissary of police, and a
force of gendarmes and police inspect
ors. Finally ut one a. m. q cutter
manned by ten men and in charge of
naval officer put off from the Caudan
and went alongside the Sfax. Thence
the boat rowcd to the shore, where
Dreyfus was landed at $50 a. m.
A company of infantry was drawn up
at the landing point.
Brought Ashore.
Dreyfus, who had been brought ashore
In the boat, was Immediately placed
under guard of captain of engi-
neers and sergeant and corporal of
gendarmes, who formally handed the
prisoner over to M. Viguie The latter
then entered a landau with Drcyfus and
two detectives and started for the rail
road station, which was reached with
out incident.
Dreyfus did not speak word. lie
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 Of
ticer refused to permit Dreyfus to leave
on the ground that he had just arrived
from the colonies. The matter was
quickly arranged and the train pro-
ceeded.
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
carriage drawn by two splendid horses,
which Immediately started at a sharp
advance. II was $50 a. m.
AT the level crossing of the line Il
wagonette containing the project of
the department of Ille-et-Nilainc, M.
Viguie and three inspectors joined the
party.
Never Heard of Dreyfus.
The woman in charge of the cross
ing, when told that if She watched she
would see Dreyfus, asked: WHO is
Dreyfus? 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
: there did not turn their heads, little
suspecting who was passing.
The clock was striking six when the
crowd which had been waiting since
midnight around the prison, the people
beginning to think themselves the vic
Tins of a practical joke, saw landau
surrounded by gendarmes beyond the
station. Then they all cried with one
voice:
'There he is
The Mad Rush,
At this cry the people started off TO
meet the carriage and suddenly troops
and mounted gendarmes hurried madly
forward, yelling and shouting as if
accompanying fire engine instead of
escorting a prisoner.
The carriage was driven SO fast that
it covered the distance in a few min
mtes, passing the watchers like flash.
1T was race for the prison gates be-
tween the gendarmes with the captive
and the spectators.
The gates then opened suddenly and |
about 20 gendarmes rushed out and
barred the street, pressing back the
crowd with rifle stocks
A wild Scene.
The transformation from tranquil |
lily to a scene of wild gesticulation al
most defes description. The sudden
ness of the movement stupefed every
body as much as, apparently, it did
the prisoner whose face showed from
the quicily-passing carriage.
But beyond the eXclama tons of
surprise 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 cell on the second story.
Though rain fell heavily all night the
sun shone out brightly when Dreyfus
entered the prison.
The governor of the prison sent Nine.
the news of the arrival of her
husband and she Immediately went to
the governor and asked permission TO
see the prisoner.
Meeting Between Husband and Wife.
Leave being granted, the faithful wife
the prison almost unobserved
and was conducted to cell No. $50, ac-
by Nine. Havet
The meeting between the long parted
husband and wife can better be mag
ined than described. Naturally, it was