Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-19
TWO DEATHS IN PARK CITY
 ASPHYXIATION THE CAUSE.
Police Investigating Mysterious Case in Bridgeport Wife of the Dead Man Under Police Surs veillance--She it Was Who Called for AssisI tance at Two O'clock in the Morning

Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 19.--As- phyxiation by coal gas from furnace is believed to have been the cause of the death of Joseph B. Garfield, SUI perintendent of the Garfield Rubber company, and his Swedish maid ser want. Their bodies were discovered in the Garfield residence, $40 Colorado avenue, early this morning, after Mrs Canf1eld had aroused a neighbor by telephone saying that she was afraid her husband was dying. The theory 1 first held by the police that the deaths were due to poison has been abandon ed though the Investigation is still in progress. Mrs CanfaN, who is suf- | fering from the effects of gas inhala tion apparently, has been unable to
 make clear statement.
 | Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb.19.-The po- 1 lice investigation indicates that Mrs 1 Garfield was unconscious for twenty four hours and that she revived suf- l ficienty to summon assistance only 1 when the gas fumes had somewhat 1 abated, the furnace fire having died
 down.
 MT and Mrs Garfield returned to
 Bridgeport about midnight on We'd
 nesday from New York where they
 had attended reception. Before re-
 tiring it is supposed that MT Garfield
 banked the fire in the hot air furnace.
 All tue draughts were found closed
 to-day and a lid ina pipe leading into
 the chimney had fallen in such a way
 as to close the chimney vent and send
 the gas into the hot-air pipes. Police
 Sergeant Garry Sanger who inspected the furnace says he found the fire box filled with coal, the upper part of
 which was only slightly burned. The only live coals were in the center of l the fire box, and. it was evident that the fire was fast dying out.
 About 2 o'clock this morning, My ron B. Hammond, who lives near the Canfeld residence was called by tele- phone by Mrs Canfield She asked him to come to the house at once as she was afraid her husband was dy- ing. She said she had touched MT Canfeld with her hand and found him cold. MT Hammond notified A. H. Canfleld, brother of Joseph Garfield and then went to the honse. He says he smelied coal gas when he entered. He found MT CanfeId dead In bed in his room on the second floor while the Swedish maids body was Tn her room on the third floor. Mrs Garfield was in a dazed condition and unable to talk lucidly. 1Thas paliesaxHeraAnotified and began their inquiry in connection with that of the assistant medical examiner, Df. O o. Godfrey. qDr Edward McGovern, night ambulance surgeon at the Elmer gency hospital was summoned and at tended Mrs Canf1eld, Dr McGovern said he saw no evidence of poison in the appearance of the bodies of MT Canfield and the maid. In view of the weakened condition of Mrs Canfleld, the police could obtain no statement from her early in the day. Police Matron Hill was left in the house with the other attendants of Mrs Canfleld. The belief that all three members of the household wera unconscious In the grasp of the deadly coal gas fumes all day Thursday fs borne out bys the of milk outside the kitchen door and both morning and afternoon papers Of Thursday were found on the veranda. The kitchen fire had gone out. Two dogs were found on the floor of the kitchen, only half conscious. They recovered when taken into the open air. It has been learned that tele- phone calls to the house yesterday were unanswered.
 Mrs Canheld's maiden name was Katherine O'Donnell and she was married to Mir Garfield two years ago. having been formerly an employe of his factory. MT CanGeId was son of IT. O. Canfield, the chief owner of the Canfleld Rubber company. He. was 38 years old. The Swedish maid was about A years old. Her name has not been given out by the police
 Mir and Mrs H. o. Canfeld who have been staying at Magnolia
 Spring, .Fiorora, have been notified of their sons death.
 Later in the day the supersnte dent of police decided to place Mrs Canheld under police surveillance. She was not to be arrested but was simply to be kept in position where the police could reach her ff she was wanted. The police declined to give any reason for their action.
 The fact that MT. CandeId was an athlete of considerable local fame and was fatally affected by the escaping gas while his wife who is small slight woman was not completely overcome by 1t, is regarded by the po- lice as giving cause for fnvestiga u0n. The name of the swede servant who was found dead, wac Vinda Anderson, and she was eighteen years of age.
 PETITION FOR PEACE.