The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-30
WOODRUFF SUFFERS
 APOPLECTIC STROKE
WELL KNOWN NEW YORK POLL TIcIAN STRICKEN AT CLOSE
 OF PoLITlCAL ADDRESS.
Formerly identified With Republican Party He Had Joned the Proures. sive Crusade.

New York, Sept. 29.-Timothy L. Woodruff formerly lieutenant gov ernor of New York, was stricken to night in Carnegie Hall just as he concluded an address at the fusion notification meeting. Physicians who attended Mir Woodruff announced that he had suffered stroke of paralysis and said his condition was serious
 As he was speaking Mr Woodruff turned to John Purooy Mitchell, the tusionist candidate for mayor, and complained of pain in his knee. He continued his address, however, bu. as he concluded he reeed and would have failen had not MT. Mitchell and others on the platform supported him.
 Mir Woodruff was carried to an anterooom where he was attended by two physicians. Later he was re- moved to his apartments in an up town hotel, accompanied by Mrs. Woodruff, who had attended the meeting with him.
 Timothy l.. Woodruff, who is 55 years old, has been a political figure in New York state for nearly 30 years. Up to a year ago when he left The republican party and joined the progressives there were few re- publican conventions which he did not attend as a delegate. From 1897 to 1905 MT Woodruff was lieutenant governor of New York.
 For years MT Woodruff was chair man of the republican state commit tee, leader of the republicans in Kings county. embracing Brooklyn and a dominant adviser in his party 5 politics of the state. Leaders were accustomed to mee. for conferences at Ramp Kill Rare, his Adirondack estate which was purchased recently by Alfred c. Vanderbilt.
 When Theodore Roosevelt organ ized the progressive party MT. Wood ruff left the republicans and aligned himself with the colonel, subsequent ly assuming the progressive leader ship in Brooklyn.
 Soon after MT. Woodruff was talk en to his apartments Dr. Norman k. Ditman and TWO nurses arrived and took charge of the patient. Mir. Woodruff in his speech had | bitterly attacked Tammany Hall and praised Theodore Roosevelt and Gov ernor Sulzer.
 He had just concluded a reference | to William A. Prendergast, the can dida.e for comptroller, when his legs sagged and he seemed about to fall. The last few words he uttered came in gasps and scarcely could be heard. Immediately the large audience Tn | Cooper Union became silent MT. Woodruff was carried to chair and later was removed to an ante room to which two physicians hurried. Bo.h doctors said MT. Woodruff | had suffered severe paralytlc stroke in the left side. They did not inform the sufferer
 "I cannot understand it,' said MT. Woodruff feebly. My limbs sud denly grew numb and there was sharp singing sensation. l do not think i. is anything serious
 Mrs. Woodruff. who had stood be- hind her husband, was informed by the physicians that lher husband s condition was serious and would be- come more so unless he obtained i'm nc diate attention. MT woodruff was then hurried to his apartments.
 Shortly before midnight John F. Woodruff, a son of MT Woodruff who had been summoned from Green wich, Conn, arrived at the hotel Later he gave out the following statement:
 "I. is not true that my father is suffering from a paralytic stroke ln- stead he is suffering from complete nervous breakdown Earlier in the evening I have been informed he complained of being ill but refused to cancel his engagement to speak. have been informed by Dr. Ditman that there is absolutely no danger Father is resting quietly now and is asking for food