Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-20

Mr. Zane returned for his f61ifv 49,;
with few of his wffeSs ffientiF 'm6v vd
west in the spring Of f772. at tfiatlfi
there was not q permaneht AnRlo-Snx y
settlement from the sonrte 70 fheniouth
lie Ohio. The little colony at Wheel
stood alone In the immense soIitui
stretching out for thousands of miles m sH
the abode of millions okgftseinenli NYlftas
change In one Single lifettmel Wh
social, religious and political mirarl
have been wrought in that intervals
Ninety years ago the valley OF the Miss
Slppt, With its mighty river swSeui,
through nn immensity OF Ipare. was
little known as when P6bcc de LIE
:ought there for The ;F6nntnil Of pefehnI
life, which was 10 restore To his veter.
limbs the vigor mud treshhSss Of yont
Behold 1t nov We're greifttr wonde
ever recorded of the mngikiah's mag
wand, than we have hersiln reality?
We have been thus iensthy,in intr,
duclng The subject of oer SEeteh, that
proper idea might be formed Of the com
Try and the state OF society heu our h. :,
roine, with her husbandI fsff6ked wsst
the mountains. ~ =.
Mrs. Zane was born In Nsw,Jerse o
toner 50til; 174s She was lte daaght,.
ot john McColloch, sen, who karIY settle
on the south brunch Of the Potomac.
sYirginh, nnd sister to Major Samuel a.
john McCOllOch, SO celebrated in bord
warfare. =
Of. the courage, piety and zeal of tb
sterling natron, volumes might be writer
Her whole life was model Of VcntIencs
virtue and love, and her influence hi
much to do with forming the religion
character of the Northwest She was ii
mother of thirteen ctildren.the yOunee
OF Observation-Disclosures lately mt Vince
ing, Va, in the triumphs Of faith, aft.
living for many years u devoted tmembgr.
our Church. -.
Mother Zane Was among the first col
Nerts of Melhodism onsthe frOntiers.t 81
uited with the Methodist Church ioEl7s.
when Peter Moriarty and Wilson LI
travelled Redstohe circuit, ana for man
years her house WAS the resting place {,
the itinerant ministers on theft f6nir at i
fwearisome rounds. Bishop Ashury, alst
in his jourrPyings through the Nildernes
often found n comfortable nome heneat
her hospitHble roof She at fifst copnec,
ed herself with the class that fnetlnt Co
McMechan's, about six miles below Vince
Ing, but Nttsrwnrd opened her own cOIji
for preaching, and for several Years Il
little society in Wheeling RorshipDed .
her honsei and if mt nny time The prenrl.
er failed to fill his appotnttleGt, she wr'
always ready to re,ld a sermon; deliver
exliorthti"n, lead class, or perform nc
other service tile occaeion might sugges
IN time, Der cabin becoming too small Fl
toe Increasing congregation, the 'prcaclin
WIS WIS removed TO n leg school house tIr-t
stood near where mIfket Allcy cross,
Market street, and after a few Years II,
appointment was changed 10 the old Com
House. where they continued To, worshi..
I'LL the first church was erected on the si1
OF the present house on Eonrlb street. III,
ground f"rwh tSsh wstsg dh rs - On. SSooi Z
her rotherchildren'also contributing liberal
ly towards its tscOnstruction. Mrs. ZInew
n Methodist after lhe old school, warm in h,
9tnchmentto to the Church, bold in.her pro
tessions of religion, lively in meetings an
earnest in prayer. The little class :
which she was tile first member, has grow
into seven i1Ourishing churches. and her
ptous example and devoted aborsi will
ever be gratefully remembered by the
thousands that now enjoy thefrnits of tho
tree cplantcd in the wilderness.
Though naturally mild and gentle in her
disposition, yet, when emergency required
1t, none were more bold and fearless, rs
may he seCnin the active part she took in
long and bloody Indian wArs'illat sIJFerIl
terror and desolAtion thrOughoutthe entire
West. On the LIST Of September, IT17, uu
army of over three hundred and fifty Tndi-
an warriors, under tile command of tho
notorious renegade, Simon Girty. suddeh-
ly appeared befUre the little fort in which
Col; Znnc's family, with others. md ttken
she!ter-in all,nOt over dozen men, with
their wives and children.
Girty nt first, in the name of King
George, demanded the surrender of the
fort. offering, in case they complied, rro.
lection, but it they refused, immediate and
IndisCriminate massacre. Colonel Shep.
I"rd, the commandant, promptly and in tho
most gallant manner replied, "Sir, we have
consulted our wives and children, and all
have reSolvcd-Inen, women and children
to perish ut their posts than place
themselves under tue protection of. n saw
age army, witliyou atltheir head /: or nb-
jure the cause Of. liberty Nndsthe CoIonies."
n darker hour had scarcely ever obscnrcd
the hopes OF tile West Death was all
around Tint little fortress, and hopeless
despair seemed TO press upon its inmates;
but still they could not aud would not give
up. Dnty, patriotism. religion, iudtpcn-
dencc, satety-all required that they should
not surrender. .44i
Unable tOintimfdnte them, Girty, muct,
chHgrihcd, and thirsting for blood, ut the
head of large body ofIndians, made first
a desperate attemPtt to force the gates. but
was repulsed with great slaughter he
next set fire to'tte CaGin, and ATTEMPTED to
hurn the fort, but in this also was defeat
ed. During the entire day, and through
opt the night, repeated hssalts were made
upon that almost helpless garrison, but MI
failed, through THE vigilance, activity aud
bravery Of those within.
1t this defence of Fort Heury, ms the post
was called, tile women took a most active
part, and none more than the heroine ofour
sketch For more thaS twenty four hours
she remained on active duty, -animritng