The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-02
His Landing at Qulhsrsn Was Almost
Unnoticed.
Chief Of Detectives Received Him
and Took Him Away in a Car
riage to the Railroad Station
He Was Almost at the Prison
Before the Crowd Discovered
Him-Madame Dreyfus Was Al
lowed to Meet Him.


RENNES (France), July 1-Dreyfus
arrived here at a. m, via iOrient and
Redon. The prisoner appeared to be
in good health. He wore blue suit,
gray overcoat and soft felt hat His
hair is turning gray and his beard is
OF reddish color. He held himself very
erect
The landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon
was almost .unnoticed. At 9 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
dispersed. The only persons remaining
were those who knew who the person to
be landed was
The weather was most stormy and for
a time it was feared it would be i'm
possible to effect a landing. For hours
the Caudan and Sfax pitched and
rolled. 1t seemed impossible to ap-
proach them in the rough sea.
On the landing stage We're M. Viguie,
the Chief of Detectives, NJ Hennieon,
a Commissary of police, and force of
SOHodi iitS dllu ponce Inspectors + l.
nally at l a. m. a cutter, manned by
ten men and in charge of naval Off
Ger, put off from the Caudan and went
alongside the Sfax. The boat rowea
to the shore, where Dreyfus was land
ed at 1.30 a. m. A company of imam
try was drawn up at the landing point
Dreyfus, who had been brought ashore
in the boat, was placed under the guard
of a captain of engineers and a sergeant
and corporal of gendarmes, who for
mally handed the prisoner over to M.
Viguie. The latter then entered a
landau with Dreyfus and two detec-
tives and started for the railroad sta
tfon
Deyfus did not speak a word. He per-
sonally opened the door of the COM
partment special train, consisting Of
three carriages and a baggage car
which was in waiting. When the train
was about to start the local health Off
Ger refused to permit Dreyfus to leave
on the ground that he had just ar
rived from the colonies. The matter
was quickly arranged, however, and the
train proceeded
Dreyfus was only visible for a mo-
ment to the reporters.
The train stopped at Rabelais, three
kilometres from Rennes. There the
party alighted and quickly entered a
carriage drawn by two horses, which
Immediately started at a sharp adj
vance.
At the level crossing of the line a
wagonette containing the Project of
the Department of He ct Villaine, M.
Viguie and three inspectors, joined the
party.
An amusing incident occurred there
The woman in charge of the crossing,
when tod that if she watched she
would see Dreyfus, asked:
who is Dreyfus? 1 have never
heard of him.
The drive from Rabelais to Rennes
was without incident. Owing to the
precautions the prisoner passed I'M
noticed in front of the arsenal Work
men reading the posters there did not
turn their heads, little suspecting who
was passing.
The clock was striking O'Clock
when the crowd which had been wait
ing since midnight around the railroad
station, who were beginning to think
themselves the victims of a practical
joke, saw a landau surrounded by gen
darmes 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 mad
ly forward, yelling and shouting as if
accompanying fire engine instead of
accosting prisoner.
The carriage was driven SO fast that
it covered the distance within a few
minutes. passing the watchers like a
flash. 1t was a race for TIE prison
gates between the gendarmes and 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 rifle stocks.
The transformation from tranquility
to a wild scene of gesticulation almost
defies description. The suddenness of
the movement stupefied everybody as
much, APPARENTLY as II did the prisoner
whose face showed fro mthe quickly
passing carriage.
But beyond the EXPLANATIONS of sur
prise and curiosity there were no criss
Of any sort raised.
Preceded by his guards Dreyfus en-
tered the prison and was consigned tc
the care of the Governor and was taken
to cell on the second story. The rain
fell heavily all night, but the sun
shone out brightly when Dreyfus en-
tered the prison. The Governor of tbs
prison sent Nine. Dreyfus the news OF
the arrival of her husband and she
Immediately went to the Governor and
asked permission to see the prisoner.
Leave beng granted, the faithful wife
entered the prison almost unobseryed
and was conducted to cell No $50 ac-
companied by Nine. Havel. The inset
ing between the long parted husband
and wife was most touching. They
remained long ciasped in each others
arms. tears and smiles informing ing
with tender endearmerts.
It'd to noon there has been no sign OF
= nublic demonstration. Nine. Drey-
frs issued from the prison in state
of collapse. She found her husband
m,,ch aged, with beard end hair whit
ened and body shrunken and stopped
She said Dreyfus knew nothing Of the
events Of the past two years