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DIED WHILE IN BATHING
SUDDEN DEATH OF GEORGE woods
LIGRTHO POINT.

ternoon just rs He was Entering tbs
Water-Death Ensued Almost Imme-
diateIy-sad Ending of Family Out
tng-H Failed to Heed HIS Wife'i
| Warming.
Just as he was entering the water at
Lighthouse Point about 1870 yesterday
afternoon to go in bathing George
Woods of No. All Chapel street, man
| well known among the Scotch citizens
of the city, was stricken with apoplexy
and died almost Immediately.
Mr.. Woods with his wife and their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Mackenzie of
Middletown, had just enjoyed a shore
dinner at the Lighthouse Point hotel
and after dinner walked out to the
bathing beach. A number of people
were in the water and Mr.. Woods pro-
posed to his friend Mackenzie that they
also go in. Mr.. Woods had a serious
illness with brain fever about two
months ago and since then had not
been in very good health. His wife ad-
vised him not to go in the water telling
him that she did not think the state or
his health would premit of it. He and
Mr. Mackenzie nevertheless donned
bathing suits and started into the wa
ter. Mr. Woods had waded in UP to his
knees when suddenly he sank down.
He lay motionless and Mr. Mackenzie
and Mrs Woods hastened to him. He
was carried out on the sand and a
search for a physician was begun while
Mr.. Woods friends tried to revive him.
DR.. Holbrcoke Of East Haven hap
pened to be in the vicinity and he has
tened to Mr.. Woods after learning what
had taken place. The physician found
that life was extinct. Medical Exam
liner White was notified and went to the
Lighthouse He made an examination
and decided that death was due to
apopexy. Mrs. Woods was nearly
Frustrated by the sudden sad termina-
ton of their days outing. The remains
were removed to the Woods home on
Chapel street in the Grand avenue -po-
lice ambulance.
Mrs Woods conducts small store at
All Chapel street and her daughter was
left at home in charge of the store while
Mr. and Mrs Woods were at the shore.
The first knowledge she had of what
had occurred was when the ambulance
the body Of her father drove
up to the door.
Mr.. Woods was one of the best known
and one of the most respected Scotch
men in the city and a prominent mem
Der of the Caledonian club. He held
the position of secretary of the club for
several years and was always most &C
tive in promoting the interests of the
society He was also &. member of Bea-
con lodge So, New England Order of
Protection. Before coming to this
he had travelled considerably
and spent a number Of years in South |
Africa, a country ne was well CONVEX
SAINT with and during the recent war
there he could speak inteIlisently re-
garding the situation of the war. For |
nary Years he was a valuable employee |
# Messrs. Ritchie & Johnston, contrac- !
o:s and builders, and was well liked |
among the building fraternity and es-
oecially among the carpenters, being |
IN active member of the Amalgamated |
Society of Carpe ters and Joiners. For
nearly a year he had been in failing
lealth and had been unable to follow
lis business at the building trade He
caves a wife and two grown UP chill
lren, son and a daughter. The for
ner is at present touring in Scotland
OF the teneat of his health. The fu-
leral will be under the auspices of the
"a edonan club and a special meeting
will be held tonight for the purpose
f making the necessary arrangements