Show FLIGHT TOLD IN LETTER Sir John Burgoyne's Recital of f Empress Empress' Rescue LONDON April 16 The The recent death of ot Sir John Montague Burgoyne fa taI ta- ta I for his rescue of ot the late Empress at the fall of or the second French rench empire in 1870 1570 has brought ht to light a letter written by Sir John to Sir Henry ten days after the dramatic voyage across the English channel The letter relates the details of the escape In which Dr Evans an un American dentist was Sir Johns John's yacht acht happened to be ly- ly lying lying- in the harbor at Deauville on September 6 1870 waiting favorable weather for sailing At 2 p. p m m. two strangers came came aboard and asked for foran foran an oln audience with the owner They appeared appeared appeared ap ap- to trust Sir Jo John n and confided to him that the empress was concealed in to Deauville lie He agreed to convey herto herto her herto to safety in England and It was deckled decided decided de de- that Lady Bur Burgoyne oyne should remain re remain re- re main on board in order not to a arouse ouse suspicion It was arran arranged ed that her majesty should come aboard at five minutes past midnight Meanwhile at 1130 p. p m. m Sir John had a visit from fron ayoung a ayoung ayoung young Kussian to whom he had only he been en Introduced This gentleman had brought a friend who wished to look over the yacht acht They were shown over the tle craft although Sir John said he hewn wn was convinced the men were spies The visitors were conducted bv by Sir John personally aI into the e town and had scarcely r gone crone when Dr Evans Evans l the g empress empress em em- press and Mme le Is Breton came up and were taken on board hoard without bag baggage age Empress I Eugenie was said Enid to have been hEen greatly agitated and to have havo sobbed bitterly She was cared for by hy T Lady T ad Burgoyne ne through the two days of the tho voyage to Hyde En England land The trip of Itself was uneventful except for the fact that heavy weather and anda a It nasty sea made travel for the empress ver very uncomfortable A landing was made a at t Hyde TI d nt at t 7 o'clock of th the evening eve eve- evening ning I of ot September Sr S 8 and the empress I left lert immediately for Hastings to Join her son Sir John In his letter sa says the escape was ap planned by hy Metternich and I most sl skillfully carried out out by Drans Dr Evans ans |