New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
WOODRUFF DIES;
FAMILY At BEDSIDE
Continued from first page.

| form As he completed his notirca-
t,on sneech and turned toward Mr.
prendereast and Mr.. McAneny with
the words Il notify you" his face
| grew darkly flushed, his legs gave way
beneath him and he fell forward
! against the speakers table with such
violence as to almost upset It, Men
nearest to Mr. Woodruff ran forward
| Just in time to prevent his falling to
the floor.
The stricken man was carried into an
anteroom and two physicians from the
audience worked over him. Mrs
Woodruff who had been sitting directly
in front of her husband on the plat
| form. was the first To reach his side
after the physicians had carried him off
the stage.
! The sick man was taken to the Carl
| ton House "here ne anu Ills wiz "'''
been living, and Drs. waiter Is. James
and Norman +. Dltman' po'h irehuS
Of the former Lieutenant Governor 'ooA
| charge of the patient
Mr.. Woodruff was greatly perplexed
over his condition. and repeatedly SAID
Il can't make it out don't know
4 what 1t is. Ny limbs suddenly grew
numb
When his son arrived in the city,
having been hurriedly summoned from
his summer home in Greenwich. Conn,
| the first words his father greeted MN
with were, We'll, John, I got through
with it, any way"
Gradually the stricken politician
grew weaker his periods of conscious
ness becoming briefer every day ana
IL was known days before MS u'a''
| that he would never again leave his oed
alive
When informed Of the death Of Mr..
Woodruff last night Borough President
NcAneny made the following state
mont.
"Thourh We have been prepared in
so,no measure the news OF Mr.. Wood
rufus death comes nevertheless as a
great shock. / never saw finer eXhl-
bition Of courage than ne showed while
/ speaking at Cooper Union, which was
ri. last nuhlic aunearanco. Mr.. Wood
80 IN So rorno,,borod as great
''' ,,.,-, ,isa - Tho st,to
-" ,a,.o,i, ,,,a, and
fersoHa''S Nv wa -.
there are most ol peoPI' ~ ''''S ''''
whose mourning for him VIII ne per
sonal and deep"
Samuel &. Koenig. chairman of the
Republican County Committee. said:
81 g-,ovc Tho loss Of q personal
,u,aus 10 u..s useful nub,ic citizen
In, - eo,, &, ,h,s com
anu '''' ''''
"'u"''''
John Purroy Mit'hei sa'u'
81 am extremely sorry 70 near ot MT.
Woodruff's death. l have known him
J for many years and had a very high
opinion Of him. His death will bc a
very great loss 10 his party and 10 the
! city. am very. very sorry 20 hear of
NJ Woodrucrs death"
T"'ner was N'"'0'"' ''''N'
Timothy Lester Woodruff, business man
and politician, came naturally oy tha'
! liking for the political game "hch haue
/ hin thrce tunes Lieutenant po'e'n"' Va
ms state ana chairman oi the N'pio'l '. a"
state committee ioi TWO terms. nc vas
/ born ~ Ne" maven on August = in'' '''
son OF John Noodru1' 'hat 'onsi G. '''''''
VINO "heh chai''"scu W "s'' u''' a.
coruihs 10 'he laws VI ''"'a - -
ton BROOKS, inc "SSa""''' VI
her' TepIleu' NM" "' '""' '''
laws OF my zoo ana NY 00'""'.
Ihe eldef woodruff Was -,
Abrahhm Lincoln ana l''c"uS sun W.
or no" young l'iHo'ny'
baby OF three used 10 CiiHno oh tHo i'''
idents Knee.
John Noodruu dicd' "@''hs "'"o
worldly goods llilo'hS "a'''s 60,
through IhlIlps HAet'' h'"'e'"'
vale from when nc was S'"uua.'"
lS"' look business 0ou'Sc "' 0"6'
civ his first employment being with
Nash. Wilton & Co. salt dealers. Early
he showed keen business sense ana IN
defatigabe powers OF work. Eventually
| this firm became the Worcester Salt Com
| panv. with Mr. Woodruff heavy owner
Of its stock and its treasurer.
In the meantime Mr.. Woodruff entered
the warehouse business. leasing several
and handling the business himself. until
I..yl lst I'm