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

When the densad vas made Sor s1ren
/ der, md promise givea Of British pnOtec
ton, the answered the garrison Vas = vol
lev Of bullets ~
The firing Ess KEPT Up al day and &C
ieasionally during thenight. The gG'Tis0E
i keptaE1ke and on fhealer lnthe morn
( Ing theaSs8nlt Eas resumed and the firing
VASE rapid that 4 became evident thGt tn
supply Of powder IN the tort could no,
/. long hold Out In the hurry Of the AtArIr
they hSd only brought : portion Of tbs
powder kept stored for use IN Col Zane.
machine. Towards noon tie IRE slaek'
ened and Il Vas determined 70 make N
attempt 70 secure more powder betOTe the
assault Vas renewed In the CONSULTATION
which took place Is to Who should 50 on
this errAnd, nv mother offered b %. Say.
\ ing -you need alfthe men you hive 70 de.
fend the fort III 90 Gnd an killed Win
not be missed ike 4 nan and there i No
body % cry iOr ne, IN god yoalet me-
When consent TGs Eained she stripped
could run fast, and N1s then leto1t Il the
gate. ASsOOn IS she aPpeared the Indians
seemed taken b. surprise and exclaimed
A SquSE "A Squ4E! bat never oder.
ed to disturb her. When she reached Col
Zanes they tied table-clO;h about her
waist, poured key Of powder In and she
started With itOn run % the fort When
the Indians saw her returning they EN-
IDENTIFY suspected what her mission vas md
poured In ; terrific Tolley. She said It
seemed as Il the whole 40 fred II once,
and the bullets Knocked the dnst into her
eyes so she could not see. She had been
running 50 faSt, however, thst they missed
their ain, and she gained the gz3eEay Of
the iort without hnrt
The fort had only about sixteen men. Ny
mother occupied the sentry box with her
brother Jonathan Zane and nan named
Salier, and loaded their guns. This posi-
ton vas the post Of observation, and the
best marksmen and those having the
mos knowledge Of the Indian modes Of
Sarf1re were selected for the place. OF
course Il EGs = prominent marx for the
enemy, aud my mother sEid she would
frequently have 70 sop and pick the spin
tiers out Of her body, which the bullets
E0Ed split Oh and drive into her aesh.
The brave and determined resiSAnce Of
the garrison, the losses q the Indians and
reports Of approaching belp led the com
m1DdeT 70 break the Sege after three DAYS
and nights continuous fighting watching
and anxiety " 81
T. Ny GrAndmotherC Clark Taszn inmate Of
the iort, and have heard her give sub
stAntiallF the same account Of The siege
and my mothers exploit
IkneE Molly Seott very vel. She new
er claimed that she carried the powder.
Indeed, no such claim Ess SET up until
very recent times BY Ms GINGER.
i dnn'ty know what motive ouCld hare
induced Hrs CrDser % mike I statement
50 untrue unless il rs jealousy. Nv
mother was = remarkably handsome wc-
man. retaining her good looks eTen IN her
old age j Is vel known she E2s uniTers-
ally admired. not only iof her beauty, bat
she WIS very bright, mart and witty. She
vas Is plRcky and high spirited woman &s
sVer hTet-a swift runner and = fear5ess
Fider. 49,. 90 -A&l .ts4 ~ TJzs7l
Moses Shepherd, II one time vas en-
gaged 70 marry my mother, but something
occurred that brOEe the match Of. and ii.
though be attegEard married lydia Boecs
It j. vel known she never f0rgzve nv
mother her god loOks or the colorels
preference
This Gloss Al Tie ezi-ac1s can make Il
present. Lex u Dow give brief
gCLAAET
o. The whole case. On one si3e We hare.
ISt- The account il -Wither's Ch-onicIe,-
clear. connected, GrcEnstantial narrztiEe, By
N impartial, eonpeienf and Trustworthy al
th0r. Tritssh Gad' pabiis1led during de IIe-
time. and in the YER presence Of al The pas-
ties INTERESTED IN having m accurate and
B11h1nfse sno0unt and EeIRining Enimpeaeh-
ed and uDqSestiOned until 1857 ye1H after
the eIent
ID. The account of MeKisrnan, who rent
over The ground independently years after
wards BIS published statement 70 the sane
eject also remained RnqDeSsi0ned II The tfne,
md until Isa tftE ltfgyi
ID. The testimony 81 the nearest surviving
descendants Of both pa-Ties m intere&, giving
their seoplleetions and the traditions al thsIr
respective f1nilies- both hArmonhing viii
the received historic account
an. lie SaEemeatnE CD. MeH&ernau that
tie fGnEaiai0EsS'- testimony .tof the old pio-
peers intending NrS. CEager herself, Who
we're SlJiEmgin ls52-lS55, united IN Gs-ib-
ing The b1pE - Ms ZGDe, md Isatthenaine |
Of Molly Scott T1s never ersn mentioned
sth- AlsO, tie testimony Of NJ Peter Tos;
70 the sane eject,
On The other hand re have fae single siG4e-
neat Ma CruSEr pGblEhed IN 1ss9. EhOl- |
iy unsupported By any written or published I
account, OF by any collateral evidence what
ever; made also. EEn eenef1iass gttef The
event. Ehen every btdy N1s dcad Who could
contradict or disprJye her statement By per
ssnAi kn0Eieage d The event
lNsps1sb- 1875.