The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-22
A ROMANTIC INCIDENT
In the Early History Of The Common
wealth OF Kentucky.
Capture Of Daniel Boone's Daughter
and the Two Galloway Girls by In
dams and Their Rescue.

and the Two Galloway Girls by In
dams and Their Rescue.
Virginia Dare, in Philadelphia Times.
There are few more romantic incidents
in the early history of this country than
the capture by Indians of three girls on the
Louisa or Kentucky river in the last cen
fury. Among those accompanying Daniel
Boone in hissettlement in the new country
of Louisa was Col. Galloway, and both
brought their families with them to the
log fort, which with twenty others they
helped build on the south side of Otter
creek. near where it empties into the
Kentucky river, to which they gave the
name of Fort Boone or Boonesboro
Both Boone and Galloway had daughters,
and Jemima Boone and her mother were
the first white women to set foot on the
banks of the river.
In April, l776, year after the building
of the fort, Jemima left the Enclosure
with Elizabeth and Fanny Galloway for
a row on the river. Jemima and Fanny
were only IA, but Elizabeth, or Betsey. as
she was called, was well-developed girl
of 16, who already had lovers among the
young men of the settlement. IL was a
pleasant Sunday afternoon, and needless
of danger the girls rowed fur her than
they intended and were soon almost out of
sight of the stockade. They were quite
near the shore and their thoughtlessness
was first made apparent to them by the
appearance of Indians in the bushes on
the bank just by them. In vain they
sought to escape and screamed for help.
Their screams were heard at the fort,
but the men were all away and the girls
had been dragged out of the canoe into
the dense growth almost before the
women in the Enclosure realized their
danger.
betsey, it is true, made brave fight,
and struck one of The Indians such a blow
with an oar that his head was cut to the
bone. Strange TO say, he did not kill her
in return, but dragged the daring girl
of with her screaming companions into
the bushes, where they were threatened
with tomahawks until their screams
ceased. They were then hurried through
the forest with all speed until a small
stream was reached. and this they were
forced to wade for some distance, in order
to hide their trail, for the captors knew
that they would be pursued, and that
every trace would be eagerly noted by
the skilled backwoodsmen, who could
soon follow them. The Indians we're five
in number. four Shawnees and one Cher
okee. and they spoke sufficient English to
AS soon as they were far enough away
TO halt in safety, the two younger girls
were forced to pull 0 their shoes and put
on moccaSins. Be.sey refused positively
70 do so, declaring that she could not
walk without shoes, and was finally
allowed TO retain them-a leniency which
her captors had reason afterward TO de-
plore, for the girl was careful 10 leave the
print Of her foot in every muddy place
she could ind, when II was possible 70 do
so without detection. She also broke OF
small twigs occasionally, but was caught
10 doing IL, and threatened with the tom
ahawk II she persisted. The country was
cove ed with a dense underground Of
cane, and In order 10 mislead pursuit more
cfectually, the girls, instead Of being
marched one after the other, were forced
10 separate aud walk 10 parallel lines, out
OF sight, but within hearing Of
each other, This was kept up
until darkness made further prog
ress impossible, when the tired cap