The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
LANDED SECRETLY.
Only a Small Number Of PcopI. Saw
Captain Dreyfus
WHEN ne ARRIVED AT RENNES (.
PopuIacc Had Become Worn Out with
Waiting and Watching.
AND HAD GONE TO THEIR HOMES.
Dreyfus' Hair Is White and His Form s
Bent, but His Health Is Good.
HE WAS CARRIED DIRECTLY TO PRISON
The Meeting of Dreyfus and HIS
wife Was an Affecting ana
Pathetic Scene.
AND HAD GONE TO THEIR HOMES.
Dreyfus' Hair Is White and His Form Is
Bent, but His Health Is Good.
HE WAS CARRIED DIRECTLY 10 PRISON
The Meeting of Dreyfus and His
wife Was an Affecting ana
Pathetic Scene.

Rennes, France. July 1.--Dreyfus arrived
here at 6 a, m. via L'orient and Redon.
The prisoner appeared to be in good health.
He wore a blue suit, gray overcoat and
i soft felt hat. His hair is turning gray,
and his beard Is of a reddish color. He
held himself very erect.
The landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon was
almost unnoticed. At . o'clock yesterday
evening tho guardship Caudan 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 tho
crowd dispersed. The only persons re-
naming were those who knew where the
prisoner was to be landed.
Tho weather was most stormy, and for
a time 1t was feared it would be impossible
to effect n landing. For hours the lights
of the Caudan and Sfax were plainly visible
as the vessels pitched and rolled. It
| seemed impossible to approach them In the
rough sea. At tho landing stage were NJ.
4 Vigue the chief of detectives; NJ. Hen
yon, commissary of police, and force Of
! eendarmes and police inspectors. Finally.
at a, IN. cutter manned my ten men
and in charge of guard were put on the
Caudan and went alongside the Sfax.
Thence the beat rowed to the shore, where
Dreyfus was landed at $50 a. IN A COM
Ipany OF infantry was drawn up at the land
4 ing point.
/ Dreyfus, who had been brought ashore
| In tho boat. was Immediately placed under
the guard OF captain of engineers and
sergeant and escort Of gendarneE, who
| formally handed the prisoner over to M.
| Vigue. The latter then entered landau
with Dreyfus and two detectives and start
cd for the railroad station which was
reached without incident. Dreyfus did not
speak word. He personally opened the
| door of the compartment of The special
train. consisting of three carriages and
baggage ear, 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 ar
rived from the colonies. The matter was
quickly arranged, however, and the train
| proceeded. Dreyfus was only visible for
moment TO the reporters.
The train stopped at Rabelais. three kilo-
meters from Rennes. There the party
alightod and quickly entered a carriage
drawn by two splendid horses, which i'm
medlately started at a sharp advance. At
the level crossing of the line wagonette
containing the project of the department
of lille ct VILLAIN, NJ. Vigue and three in
spectors Joined the party An amusing in
cident occurred there Tho woman IN
charge OF the crossing, when tod tnat II
she watched she would see Dreyfus asked:
WHO Is Dreyfus! never even heard OF
him.
The drive from Rabelais to Rennes was
without incident. Owing to the precau-
lions the prisoner and his escort passed
linnoticed 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 SIX when the
crowd which had been waiting since mid
night around the prison, the people begin
ming to think themselves the victims OF (
practical joke, saw landau surrounded
by gendarmes beyond the station. Then 1,
sP At this cry the people started off to
meet the carriage and suddenly troops and
mounted gendarmes hurried madly for
ward, cling and shouting as