Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-01-08

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been killed, the garrison agreed to
surrender on condition that their
lives should be spared, which was
solemnly pledged. The gate was
then opened, and the Indians rush
ed in with demOniac yells. The
whites fled with precipitation, but
were retaken, with the exception Of
one man. The massacre then took
place, as before related, and ten
were taken of as prisoners.
Another tradition says, that, on
the forts beng given up, the In
dians seated twenty OF the garrison
in two rows. all of whom they kill
ed except the wife Of Jacob Peter
son. When they reached her, an
Indian intcrposed to save her life,
and some alteration ensued. The
friendly Indian at length prevailed
and throwing her a pair Of mecca
sons, told her to march of with the
prisoners. How long she remained
in captivity Is not rememberd.(a)
The Indians killed John Brakes
wife on the South fork Of the Wap-
patomaka. John Brake became
conspicuous in the war Of the rev
olution, which will be noticed here
after. Frederick Jice had his
whole family killed, with the ex-
ception of himself and one son. A
man named Williams and his wife
we're also killed. Richard VIII
liams and his wife were taken pris-
oners: the latter was only eighteen
months old when taken, remained
with the Indians until she was
thirteen, and was then brought
home. She had learned the Indian
language perfectly; afterwards
learned to speak English, but there
were some words she never could
pronounce plainly. She married
Uriah Blue, on the South Branch.
About eight miles below Romney
stood a fort. In time of harvest a
Mrs. Hogeland went out about three
hundred yards to gather beans, two
men accompanying her as a guard.
While gathering the beans, eight
or ten Indians made their appear
ance. One of the guards instantly
fed; the other, whose name was
Hogeland, called to the woman to
run to the fort and placing bin
self between her and the enemy,
With his rifle cooked and presented,
retreated from tree to tree until
both entered it. Some old men in
the fort fired Ofltheir guns to alarm
the harvest hands, who ran into IT.,
the Indians from the side OF the
mountain firing upon them, but do
ing no injury. The same day the
harvest hands were waylaid as they
returned to their work, fired upon,
and Henry Newkirk wounded IN
the hip. The whites returned the
fire. and wounded an Indian, who
dropped his gun and fed. The
others also made of, and the har-
vest hands proceeded to their work.
In 1856, while the Indians were
lurking about Fort Pleasant, and
constantly on the watch to cut OIL
all communication Herewith, a lad
named Higgins, aged about twelve
years, was directed by his mother
to 90 to the spring, about a quarter
of mile without the fort, and bring
a bucket of water. He complied
with much trepidatiOn, and per-
suaded a companion ofhis, OF about
the same age, to accompany him.
They repaired to the spring as eau
tiously as possible, and after filling
their buckets, ran with speed to-
wards the fort, higgins taking the
lead. When about half way to the
fort, and Higgins had got about
thirty yards before his companion,
he heard a scream from the latter,
which caused him to increase his
speed to the utmost. He reached
the fort in safety, while his COM
panion was captured by the In
dians, and taken to their settle
ments, where he remained until the
peace, and was then restored. The
young Higgins subsequently be
came the active Capt. Robert Hlg
gins in our revolutionary army, anc
after raisinga numerous family II
Virginia, removed with them to th'
| West. (b(
In the neighborhood Of Moore
field party Of men were moving
for Peter Casey. They had place.
their guns under a large tree IN TIN
edge of the meadow, and old Pete
stood sentinel to watch and Civ
the alarm should the enemy max
! their appearance. In a short tim
a party of Indians discovered th
hands at work ; and cautiousI
crept through the brambles an
shrubbery in order to get a posltlo
, to make deadly fire. One OF theI
was in front of the others, and ha
approached very near old PetC
, before the latter saw him, whe
, the old man flew at him with h
+ cane raised, crying out, "By til
Lord, boys, here they come" III
q Indian, desperately frightened, too
f to his heels; the men flew to the
e guns; and the skulking savages r
G treated precipitately, without hrIIl