The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-02


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 a reddish color. He
held himself very erect.
The landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon
was almost unnoticed. At 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 dis
persed. 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 il would be impossible to effect
landing. For hours the Caudan and
Sfax pitched and rolled. 1t seemed
impossible to approach them in the
rough sea.
On the landing stage We're NJ. Viguie,
chief of detectives, NJ. Hennion, a COM
missary of police, and a force of gen
d'armeS and police inspectors. Finally,
at l a. m, cutter manned by ten men
and in charge of a naval officer, put
off from the Caudan and went along
side the SfaX. The boat rowed to the
shore, where Dreyfus was landed at
=
drawn up at the landing point.
Prisoner Brought Ashore.
Dreyfus, who had been brought
ashore in the boat, was Immediately
placed under the guard of a captain
of engineers and a sergeant and cor
poral of gen d 'afmes, who formally
handed the prisoner over to NJ. Viguie.
The latter then entered a landau with
Dreyfus and two detectives, and start
ed for the railroad station.
Dreyfus did not speak d word. He
personally opened the door of the COM
partment of the special train, consist
ing of three carriages and a baggage
car, which was in waiting. When the
train was about to start the local health
officer refused to permit Dreyfus TO
leave, on the ground that he had just
arrived from the colonies. The matter
was quickly arranged, however, and
the train proceeded. DreyfuS was only
visible for a moment to the reporters.
The train stopped at Rabelais, three
kiiometers from Rennes. There the
party alighted and quickly entered
carriage drawn by two horses, which
Immediately started at a sharp adj
vance. 1t was $50 a. m,
At the level crossing of the line, a
wagOnette containing the project of
the department of lille ct Villaine, NJ.
Viguie and three inspectors Joined the
party.
An amusing incident occurred there.
The woman in charge of the crossing,
when told that if she watched she
would see Dreyfus, asked:
Never Heard of Dreyfus.
who is Dreyfus? 1 have never even
heard of him"
The drive from Rabelais to RenneS |
was without incident. Owing to the |
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 when the |
crowd which had been waiting since !
around the prison, the people |
to think themselves the vic
Tins of a practical joke, saw landau !
by gen d'armes beyond the
station. Then they all cried with one
voice: There he isr' p
At this cry. the people started off to
meet the carriage, and suddenly troops
and mounted gen d'armes hurried mad
~ forward, yelling and shouting as If
accompanying fire engine, instead of
a prisoner. The carriage was
driven so fast that il covered the dis
lance within few minutes, passing the
watchers like a flash. 1t was a race
for the prison between the troops, the
prisoner and the populace. The gates
then opened suddenly, and about TWEEN
" gen d'armes rushed out and barred
he street, pressing back the crowd with
-iae stocks.
The transformation from tranquility
o a wild scene of gesticulation almost
iefies description. The suddenness of
he movement stupefied everybody as
much as. apparently, it did the pris-
,ner. whose face showed from the
luickly passing carriage. But beyond
he ordinations of surprise and Gu
-iosity there were no cries of any sort
'aised.
Visited By His Wife.
pracadad nv his guards DreyfllS en- |