New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
MORE THAN 2,0OOATTEND
FUNERAL OF WOODRUFF
Many Men Noted in State and
City Life Pay Last Tribute
to His Memory.
EULOGY BY DR.. CADMAN
Feature of Services Was the
Singing Of America by the
Congregation-Burial Was
Made in Greenwood.

More than two thousand persons. rep
resenting all walks OF life. gathered yes
terday to pay tribute to the memory OF
Timothy l.. Woodruff al the services held
in the Central Congregational Church. in
Hancock street. Brooklyn. State and city
were represented along with the humble
citizen in the crowd that filled the
church to overflowing. Political lines
were ohiterated in the blending OF all
factions in deep regard for the dead
The state was represented by legisla-
tive committee composed OF Senator'S
Cullen. Thompson. Bussey. Thomas. Cars
well, Ramsperger and Simpson. Mayor
Ardolph l.. Kline. who occupied a seat
with the Republican Executive Commit
tee. officially represented the city. The
Borough OF Manhattan was represented
by President George 4. McAneny and the
Borough of Brooklyn by President Lewis
II. Pounds.
Others OF note were Justice William j.
Carr of the Supreme Court. former Gov
ernor Benjamin b. Odell. Herman A.
Surrogate Daniel F. Cohalan. Herbert
Parsons, Frank w. Conn. William w.
Wngate, Oscar S. Straus. William H..
Hotchkiss Adam Leach. delegations
from the Masonic fraternity, of which
, Mr. Woodruff was thirty-second degree
/ member; Allison l.. Adams. Edward w.
Allen. Charles s. Aronstam, Naval ON
Ger F. J. II. Kracke and County Clerk
Charles s. Dewey, heading the Republican
committee: John II. McCooey. chairman
OF the Democratic County Committee;
Surrogate Herbert T. Ketcham. Of Kings.
and Tenement House Commissioner
Frank Mann.
The coffin was taken from the home OF
Mrs Rodney Ward, No. $40 Garfield
| Place. soon after 10 o'clock. accompanied
only by the immediate members OF the
family In seven coaches. The honorary
pallbearers met the coffin at the entrance
and preceded II into the church. The
altar was banked high with floral offer
ings. the coffin being completely covered
with Jack rosebuds and ferns.
| Controller william A. Prendergast and
ex-senator Chauncey NJ. Depew headed
the pallbearers. Following the coffin came
Mrs. Woodruff, supported by John f
Woodruff, and the remainder of the fam
| lily. AS the body was borne into the
church the organ pealed forth the strains
OF Handel's Largo" The church quar-
tet sang Abide with Me-" following
which the Episcopal service was read b!
J DR.. Cadman. An impressive feature o
the service was the singing by the entir'
congregation. while standing. of M!
Country TITS of Thee" which DIR. Cad
man said had been requested by the fam
ily In his address DR.. Cadman said:
IF were asked to name the outstand
ing feature OF his nature. I should un
hesitatingy reply catholicity OF hear
which enabled him TO make and keel
many precious friendships In the vexe'
turbulence OF political action: hear
whose powers shed around him in tn
! common strife or mild concerns of ordi
nary life constant influence, peculia>
grace
His was essentially a generous spirit
whose radiance shone on the tasks OF
real life and gave him an inward ligh
which kept him strangely youthful to 1t!
close. He acquired financial competence
that he might be free to work for largel
interests. lie was animated by a sincere
desire 10 benefit the people of this land
and he was not without vision Of thu
fact that parties. however bound II
promises and protestations. had not al
| ways benefited the people.
Against example, custom. reproach
scorn and a world OF friends, whose ap
prevail he craved. he strove TO do this
and the moral value of his remuneration
| toward the close OF his career should b.
more highly esteemed than a false al
legiance at the sacrifice of conviction
The burial was made in Greenwood
Cemetery, in the family plot, beside thu
body of his first wife.