The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-05

had deteied hiiu II tl12e % GAsl--A -
% the return Of light, the sEv1gel
we're seen ygt enTiroafng the tor1. and
although Tor sone time they deiEged q
reneT their suspended assault yet 4 IA
evident thsy bad not given over ~ con
tempiEted reduetiOn- They we're engaged
IN making such preplrztions 1s the! EeE.
confident would ensure success % then
exef;ionE
Soon sftsr the firing Of the preceding
day had s1hsided, small bot, proceed
ing from Fort Pin 70 the Falls Of the OhiC
Effh cannon bGlls for the nse d the troops
there, put 70 shore = Wheeling; and tht
nan Eho had charge Of her, 1th0G%h dls
covered and slightly EoGn6ed By the sEv
areS reached tie postera and EEs admit
ted 70 the fort The boat d course iel
into the hands Of the enemy, and they
resolved on using the balls aboard tor the
demolition Of the fortress 10 this end
they procured 3 log. With : cavity - neAE.
IL correspondence With the size Of the bal
Is they could: and binding II closely with
some chains taken from shop hard by
charged It heavily, and pointing 4 toward:
the Ion, In imagination beheld its walk
;uabling into ruin, and the garrison bleed
ins under the strokes and g2shes Of then
tomahaES and scalping knives An thing:
Icing ready, the match vas applied;
dreadful explosion enslsd. Their cannon
bunst; rs sfTers ieE IN ever direction
and ins:ead of being the eGuse OF ruin %
the iort, vas the source OF iniur! only q
themselves. Several we're killed, many
wounded, and al diSn1yed By the eTe1t
Recovering from the shock, they presently
returned With redOuhlsd animation 70 the
ehaFsa. Furious from Disappointment,
exasperAted With the untOrseen !et htai
result, they pressed 70 the assault with
the btindnes Of phrenzy. Sui they were
received With ire 50 constant and deadly
thas they were again forced 70 retire, and
most opport1nely for the garrison
When Lynn gave the alarm that N In
dian army was approaching, the tori h1T-
ing been for some time unoeeupied By =
garrison, and Col. ZGne's house being
used Is I mAgAEine, those Eho retired into
the fortress had 70 t1ke With them s1p-
ply Of ammunition for rs defense The
supply OF powder, deemed ample a the
time, BY reason Of the long Continuance Of
the sar1ges, and the repeated ende4rors
inside by them 70 storm the toC1, E1s now
almost entirely exh3Rsted, = lev loads
only, remaining. In this emergency, II
became necessary TO replenish their stock
frpm the abundance Of that article IN Col.
Zane's house. Duang the Continuance Of
the last 1ssanlt, apprSed Of Is se1rdtT,
and aware Of the danger which would me
Tirzbly ens1e, should the saT1ges after be-
ing again driven back, retnrn 70 the ~
s11lt before hash supply Of Posder could
be Obtained, i was proposed thai one Of
the feeseS mea should endeGvor 70 reach
the house, obtain akeg and return With It
70 the fort
L vas IN enterprise fGil OF dangers; but
many Of the ehiE1lrie spirits. then pent up
within the torress ESre Wiling 70 en-
counter them all
Among those who volunteered 70 90 On
this emprise. Eas Elizabeth, the younger
sister Of Col. Zane. She was then Young,
active and athlete; with predPitalcy 70
dare DANGER, and tortitude 70 sustain her
IN the midSt Of L. Disdaining 70 weigh
the hazard Of her own life, against the
risk Of thai OF Others, when told that8 nSn
would encounter less danger By reason OF
his greater AOstness, she replied: And
should he fall, his loss vii bemore severe
II felL" Her services were accepted
Divesting herself Of some Of her garments,
- tending 10 impede her progress, she
stood prepared for the hazarn1sadventurei
and when the gate sasopened, she bound
ed forth With the baOy1ney Of hope, and
N the Conscience Of success- Krapt In
amarement, the Indians beheld her spring
forward, and only exelaiming - sQu1E,
sqUAE, no 4t+RmPt Ezs made 70 interrupt
her progress. Arrived at the door, she
prOclaimed her embassy. Col Zane iast-
eneda tabls cloth around her Waist, and
emPtying into il key OF powder, ag7in
she Tentured forth The Indians were no
longer passive. BAH alter bail passed
Ehtuing and inR0UaoGs by. she reached
the gate and entered the fort IN safety.
I'm foot note be Odds: This hernine
had but recently returned from Phil2del-
phiA, where she had received her eduea-
non, and Eas totally unused 70 such
scenes n were daily exhibiting on the
frontier. She Afterwards became the wife
OF 8 4E. Mclaughlin and ke dying. AsArrlel
; Mr.. Clarke, and Is yet living In ohio-l
ESoTHn INSTANCE OF HERo1c DARLING
deserves to be recorded here. When IN
telhgenos OF tie ilyestttuns q Wheeling
by the slTages reached Shepherds Fort
I party vas Immediately detached rom
It 70 ny and grin admission into the be-
sieged t1rtrsSs. and aid in ID defence
Upon arriving in yjeE Il vas found that
the attempt would be hopeless and una
vaiE1S, and the detachment eonse-
quent4T prepared 70 return Francis
Duke (sOR-in-laE Of Colonel Shepherd
E4s unwilling 70 lara hiS back or 2 pSo-
pie, stzGitened Is he heE the beSieged
must be, and declared his iateRtion Of en-
dearoring to reach The for1 that he might
contribute 10 its defence. Il gas useleS
TO disslads him 4FoA the kttsnpt-he
knew irs danger, but he also knew their
weakness, and putting spurs 70 his horse
rode briskly forward, calling aloud, Open
the gate; open the gate" he Eas seen
from the tor1, and the gate Vas loosed Tor
Il EGrOod by The bullets Of the ssEases,
be fell to the regret Of al Such noble
daring deserved better fate.
During the night and the next day the
Indals SUI nAinEzIned tbs Siege and
made frequent attempts to take the fort
BY storm, but they we're invariably re-
pulsed By the deadly ar0 81 the garrison
and the lev brave men in Colonel Zane's
house On the third night, Departing Of
EEeeess, they resolved on raising the
siege; and leaving one hundred chosen
warriors % scoEr and l4y waste the noun-
tn, the remainder Of their amy retTeated
across the Ohio and enesmped 1t the In
dian Spring, I'VE miles trom the river.
Their loss IN the VARIOUS assaults upon the
toFt could not be ascertained. bGt VS.
doubles Very considerable. OF the gar
rison none were killed and only tEo
EoU1iied-the heroic Francis Duke vas
the only white who fen during the Siege.
The CALAMITY displayed by Il, both men
and women, in the defence OF the fort
cannot BE TOO highly commended; bat 70
The caution and good e0ndue; OF those few
brave individuals Who occupied C0Io0el
ZIne's house, n Preservation has been
mainly attributed
This aecount i minute md eirrunSt2n-
IA, and bears Intrinsic evidence OF SC