New-York tribune., 1913-10-13
Former Lieutenant Governor in
Coma Since Late Saturday,
Was Stricken While Speak
ing at Fusion Rally.
c0LLAPSED ON PLATFORM
Physicians Efforts to Prolong
statesman's Life Were Known
To Be Fruitless for Days
Mitchell and McAneny
Express Sorrow.

Timothy l.. Woodruff, former Lieu
,snant Governor of New York, sue
cnmbed last night to the stroke Of
paralysis which laid him low at Cooper
Union on the night of September 20.
He died at 9:15 o'clock in his apart
rnents at the Carlton House. a stroke
Of apoplexy, complicated with throm-
hosts Of the cerebral vessels. being re-
sponsible for his death. Only twenty
minutes before his son had given out
statement that the end had been ex
pected for hours.
Ever since 9 o'clock on Saturday
night Mr.. Woodruff had been uncon-
scious sinking into a deathlike coma
At that hour. The use of stimulants
and oxygen was resorted to by the
musicians in last desperate effort TO
save the statesmans life.
AT 6 o'clock last night, however, even
these artificial aids for prolonging life
were abandoned by his physicians, who
announced TO Mrs. Woodruff and the
other members of the family in the
room that death was only a matter Of
hours.
Those in the room when Mr.. Wood
ruff died were Mrs. Isabel Morrison
Woodruff. his wife; Mr.. and Mrs. Rod
ney A. Ward. the last named a sister
Of the dying man; Miss Clara Mori-
son. Mrs. Woodruff's sister; Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Woodruff, a son and
daughter-in-law, and DR.. Norman L.
Ditman. Mr.. Woodruff's personal ply
scian.
At an early hour this morning II was
announced that the funeral would be
held at the home of Mrs. Ward, No.
$40 Garfield Place. Brooklyn, on
Wednesday. and that the burial would
take place in Greenwood Cemetery the
same day.
The following will act as pallbearers
at the funeral:
Controller William A. Prendergast.
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Horace White,
former Governor Of New York; George
H. Barnes, former partner of Mr..
Woodruff: William Berrl. Of Brooklyn;
Lorenzo Benedict, Phileas c.. Louns-
bury, c. c. Human, Almet F. jerks,
presiding justice of the Appellate Di-
vision, Second Division; William L. G.
Gilmore and Douglas Robinson.
From the time when Mr.. Woodruff
was suddenly stricken at the fusion
ratification meeting in Cooper Union,
two weeks ago, reports that the former
Lieutenant Governor was a doomed
man were rife about the Carlton
House. in East 46th street. Denials
were made by close friends OF the poll
tician, and for several days after his
attack it was said the former Lieuten-
ant Governor was on the mend. His
entire left side, however. was par
alyzed, and physicians not in attend
ance in the case said Mr.. Woodruff
would never recover.
II was crowded house that greeted
Timothy l.. Woodruff at Cooper Union,
on the night of September 20, when he
stepped upon the speakers platform to
oficially notify John Purroy Mitchell,
Borough President McAneny and other
fusion candidates of their nominations.
Even before starting tor the meeting
Mr. Woodruff felt i'll, and remarked to
his wife that ne didn't know whether
he would be able to get through with
that speech tonight"
The bulldog like determination OF the
continued on seventh page, fourth column.