New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-23

CINCINNATI, Aug. 22.--Gcneral Leslie Coombs
died at Lexington to-day
General Coombs born November 90 1913 on n
point between Boonesborough and the Lower Bne Icks
lie was the twelfth child of hundred
who settled in that region in 1875, but went
back to his old home in Virginia for a time entered
the patriot army and commanded "A company at York
town The war over, he returned to his Kentucky home
ana thled the farm which he had carved for himself
IN the Wilderness. When Leslie Coombs only nine
teen years old he captain In the First Kentucky
Nolunteers-they used to call him the Boy Cap
tain" In 1873 when General Harrison was shut
mp IN Fort Meigs and two regiments Of
kentuckans were sent tohis relief under the command
OF General Green Clay, the father Cassius NJ Clay
Coombs acted captain Of scouts and was sent with
four others from General Winchester to General Har
rison 10 say that was ut hand. He made the
Journey but was obliged TO return without getting into
the fort. lie was away upon "A similar crrand when
General Winchester was defeated at the River Raisin
January %, 1913. Coombs managed. after learn
ing OF this disaster, to reach Fort Meigs, only
10 hnd that Harrison had deserted IT, However
he Joined Harrison the day, ragged penness
and the story that when Old TippecanOe saw the
condition OF the lad he affected 10 tears Coombs
obtained leave OF aJscncc homo to kentucky and
gcIting suit of Clothes was back To duty within
thirty days. He commanded the guard on the night
when Logan. the lannon's Indian Chief was killed
He wounded when Dudley was defeated on
the 9th OF May, lSI3 and was taken prisoner
The Indians not in the habit treating their cap
tvcs very gen ily and Coombs his comrades
Drained and scalpeda fate which he would have shared
but for lie interference OF Tecumseh He was com
PEELED, however 10 the old-fashioned Indian
gauntlet, and although he escaped mortal injury he
would have been shot afcrward but for the second
interference OF Tccumseh He afcrward suffered great
hardshiDs "A prisoner the British ships Mary and
Nancy, but was soon parolcd. aud made his way for
hfy miles In the to the mouth OF the Scioto River
io not exchanged until after the battle of NewOr-
leans but he improved the opportunity OF going to
school, when he became a good French and Latin
scholar. lie always spoke OF Tecumseh savage
with Christian heart"
The boy mt school whose face had been
by razor, when peace came. had gone through two
hard campaigns and n captain In the OF the
United States, He studied law, and for thirty years
practscd 1t with good But he caught the
Texas fever and raised regiment OF mounted rincmcn
which disbanded after the battle OF San Jaclnto.
He went himself to Texas inst after the election OF
Lamar put all hs hard earnings into Texas bonds upon
which the United States aftorward paid him 81 per cent
The old was always expecting that the Legs-
lnture OF Texas would make up his loss.
when the Mexican broke ont General
Coombs aided largely In raising volunteers in
Kentucky. Before the civil Coombs was. = he
nIt"rwprd. strong Union man. IL was to him that
TINT Union meetings should be held throughout Ken
lucky, and inoosing resolutions which he suggested
should he adopted IN $50 General Coombs the Union
candidate FOR Clerk OF the highest Court In Kentucky and
he was elected by majority OF 23,223 his leading
competitor. The Guard" organized General
Simon H. Iuchncr, had become n men4lrlling and
Inc sent southwark fast they became ut for
General Coombs associated himself with General Lowell
curing and in drilling Union soldiers whose value
was proved when the crisis came.