The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-13
T. L. WOODRUFF DIED
OF PARALYTIC SHOCK
Former Lieutenant Governor of New
York and for Many Years Promi-
nent in Republican Councils.

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New York, Oct Timothy L. Wood
ruff, a former lieutenant governor of
New York, died last night. He had
been critically i'll nearly two weeks, aft
er being stricken with paralysis while
addressing a Progressive party rally in
| this city.
| Mr.. Woodruff rallied for time from
| his first attack and hopes were enter
| tanned of his recovery. Last Sunday
night, however, his condition became
/ alarming and he lapsed into unconscious
ness from which he emerged only once
| for brief interval.
Late Saturday night the family gave
up all hope. During the night and yes
| terday the use of stimulants and oxygen
was resorted to, and this, together with
| Mr.. Woodruff's great vitality, kept him
alive through the day. With him as he
died were Mrs. Woodruff, Mrs. Rodney
Ward, his only sister, and Mr.. Ward,
and John +. Woodruff, his son, and the
| latter's wife.
The former lieutenant governor was
| first stricken on the night of September
20 last, on the platform in Cooper Union
at fusion ratification meeting while
making a stirring speech. Several times
during the course of his remarks, he
| WINGED, as if in pain, and paused for a
moment, but pluekily went on. As he
neared the finish he staggered and sank
into the arms of John Purroy Mitchell,
fusion candidate for mavor, and Comp
troller William A. Prendergast, who
rushed to his aid. As they supported
him he finished out in gasps which could
scarcely be heard, the sentence he had
begun.
Mrs. Woodruff, who was on the plat
form, hurried to his side. He was car
ried to rear room and attended by
physician, who announced that Mr.
Woodruff was suffering from paralysis.
Then he was taken to his hotel apart
ments in Manhattan, where he lay un-
til his death.
The announcement of the end last
night was made shortly before 10 o'clock
by John T.. Woodruff, his son, who sent
note from the Woodruff apartments
reading simply: "Mr. Woodruff died at
9:l5 tonight from apoplexy."
At the time he was stricken it was
stated that two weeks before, Mr.. Wood
ruff while in the Adirondacks had been
similarly attacked and had been advised
to rest, and that though on the night
of the ratification meeting he was not
feeling in the best of health he went
to the meeting against the wishes of
his friends, declaring he would not break
his engagement.
II never saw finer exhibition OF
courage than Mr.. Woodruff showed while
speaking at Cooper Union on the night
he was stricken" said Borough President
McAneny last night when he learned Of
the former lieutenant governors death.
Both Mr.. McAneny, one Of the candi-
dates on the fusion ticket in aid OF
which Mr.. Woodruff had been active,
and John Purroy Mitchell, the fusionist
mayoralty candidate, expressed deep re
gret at Mr.. Woodruff's death.
Timothy L. Woodruff was born in
New Haven, Conn. Aug. A. 1858. lie
was educated at Phillips Exeter acad-
envy and Yale university, graduating
from the latter in 1879 and 10 years
later receiving the degree of A. NJ. from
the same institution.
Following his graduation he came to
New York and entered business and took
up politics also. In the latter part OF
his career he was president of the Smith
Premier Typewriter Co and the Maltine
Manufacturing Co.. and was largely in
terested in other industries both in the
United States and abroad, besides being
director of several banks. He was
president OF the board of trustees of
Adelphi college.
In the greater part of his political ca
reer, Mr.. Woodruff was Republican,
nd 1909 ho ha1 han,, IaI, "a
to nearly every state and local eonven
tion OF that party, up to the time he
joined the Progressives a year ago. He
was a delegate to tire national Repub |
liean convention in 1888. and in 1896 he |
was elected lieutenant governor of New
York, to be reelected in 1898 and 1900. |
For two years he was chairman of the
Republican state committee.