The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-02
HOME AGAIN FROM
DEVILS ISLAND
Affecting Meeting of Dreyfus
and His Wife.
AnCN MilTu CIlCCCOlNC
AGED WITH SUFFERING
THE PRISONER Is SHRIVELLED.
STOPPED AND GRAY.
WILD SCENE WHEN he WAS RECOGNIZED
A Race Between Spectators and the Gendarmes
TO Reach the Prison Doors. Reached
his Prison at Daylight
Yesterday.

Rennes, France, July 1.-Dreyfus ar
rived here at q Il. M, via IL Orient and
Redon. The prisoner appeared to be in
good health. He wore Il blue suit, Il gray
overcoat ard soft felt hat. His hair is
turning gray and his beard is of red
dish color He held himself very erect.
The landing was almost unnoticed. At
O'Clock yesterday evening the guard
ship Caudan went to sea to meet the
Sfax, which had been sighted. The un-
usual hustle attracted many people to
the harbor, but as they saw nothing the
crowd dispersed. The only persons re-
naming were those who knew where the
prisoner was to be landed.
The weather was stormy, and for a
time it was feared it would be impossible
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 approach them
in the rough sea. On the landingstage
We're NJ. Niguie. the chief of detectives.
NJ. Hennion, commissary of police, and
Il force of gendarlnes and police inspec-
tors.
many Ct q. Ills Il NutISA ~
ten men and in charge of naval officers
put off from the Caudan and went along
side the Sfax. Thence the boat rowed
to shore. where Dreyfus was landed at
] 30 a. III.
\ company of infantry was drawn mp
ut the landing point.v Dreyfus. who had
been brought ashore in the boat. was
Immediately placed under the guard Of a
faip ..fE nd al
corporal of gendarmes. who formally
handed the prisoner over to NJ. Nigilie.
The latter then entered a landau with
Dreyfus and two detectives and started
for the railroad station, which they
reached without incident
The train stopped at Rabala:s. three
kilometres from Rennes. There the par
ty alighted and quickly entered a car
riag.e. drawn by two splendid horses,
which Immediately started at Il sharp
pace. 1t was then 5:34 a. M At the
level crossing of the line a waggonette
containing the project Of the department
Of llleet-Vilaine, NJ. Viguie and three
inspectors joined the party. The woman
in charge of the crossing. when told that
if she would watch she would see Drey
fiis, asked: who is Dreyfus? | have
never even heard OF him.
The drive from Rabalais to Rennes
was without incident. Owing to the
precautions taken, the prisoner and his
escort passed unnotced in front of the
arsenal. Workmen reading the posters
there did not turn their heads. little sus-
pecting who Was passing. The clock
was striking six when TIE crowd which
had been waiting since midnight around
the prison 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 the
troops and mounted gendarmes hurried
nadly forward, yelling and shouting as
IT accompanying fire engine instead Of
escorting 4 prisoner.
The carriage was driven so fast that
il covered the distance in few min
iltes. passing the watchers like Il fash.
1t was a race for the prison gates
between the gendarmes with the prison
or and the spectators.
The gates then opened suddenly and
about twenty gendarmes rushed out and
barred thes treet pressing back the
crowd with rife stocks.
The transformation from tranquility
to a wild scene Of gesticulation almost
delies description.
But beyond the EXPLANATIONS of sur
prise and curiosity there were no cries
of any sort raised
Preceded by his guards, Dreyfus enter
cd the prison, was formally consigned TO
the care of the Governor and was taken
to Il cell on the second story.
Though rain was falling heavily AL
night, the sun shcne out brightly when
Dreyfns entered the prison.
The Governor of the prison sent Mad
anne Dreyfus the news Of the arrival of
her husband, aud she went immediately
To the Governor ana asked permission to
see the prisoner. Leave being granted
the faithful wife entered the prison al
most unobserved and was announced TO
cell No. $50, accompanied by Madame
Havet
The meeting between the long parted
husband and wife can better be
imagined than described. Naturally.
il was most touching. Both
Dreyfus and his wife were deep
~ affected. They remained clasped
in each others arms. tears and smiles
iniermingling with tender endearmen!s.
Madame Dreyfus issued from the pris-
on III a state of collapse. She found her
husband much aged. with beard and hair
whiteRed and body broken, shrunken and