Zane, Elizabeth.—Described as the handsome and vivacious daughter of Col.Zane (Zahn), founder of Wheeling, W.Va. In1782 a fort near Zane’s loghouse on the site of the present city was attacked by a band of British soldiers and 186Indian savages. The defenders of the fort were reduced from42 to12, and as the supply of powder was running low, the little garrison seemed doomed. The enemy was covering every approach to Zane’s loghouse, about sixty yards distant, where a full keg of powder was stored. It was to get this powder that Miss Zane responded when volunteers were called for, arguing that not a man could be spared while a girl would not be missed. Despite every protest she set out on her daring journey, leisurely opened the back gate and crossed the ground as coolly as though for a stroll. The British and Indians were dumbfounded, and did not realize what her plan was until she returned, carrying the keg under a table cloth. They then opened fire on her, several bullets passing through her clothing, but the heroic girl reached the blockhouse unscathed and enabled the defenders to hold out until relief came.