The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-27
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destroy She rto.Caihedfal 1880 the
db, of thr funeral et ptros.uo aud
it ia understood tbat it vae thouaht
the burning of Tho memorial candle
In tn church would w. constant
reminder " r,trosinop mattyrdom
to the d,eperndoca who plotted bis
death
Makes close Friends of Dead.
Tu avoid this the candle was
quietly taken bach go the makers. la
" hose home reirosiuo had been
rearer and where be WAS looked
upon as beloved member of the
family
The Aiello brothers are experts In
the making of candles used in the
ceremonies of the Roman Catholic
church. About nine months ago Pc
trosino called at their shop on First
avenue while Father Mentreleono of
Mount Carmel was there and joking
ly asked what kind of candle
would be made to burn for him. The
elder Aicllo replied that the day was
far off when that service would be
required but when Petrosino insist
ed, replied, iokingly:
when the time does come. Joe.
a candle to burn in your memory
will be made that has never been
equaled in Rome, or in France, or
in the United States. It will be the
most perfect ever designed.
Carefully Made by Hand.
Immediately after the news of the
assassination was received, the
promise was recalled, and the Ajello
brothers set their most skillful men
to work. They kept at the task day
and night, for the candle had to be
made by hand, and its ingredients
so blended and its long wick so pre-
pared, that II would burn longer
than any candle ever manufactured.
The principal material used was
pure Austrian beeswaX, kneaded and
tempered, and mixed with secret
ingredient to retard combustion. The
wick Of special Egyptian cotton
was treated with composition to
keep It from feeding too fast with
the waxy fuel. The candle was ready
on the night of the day the slain
detectives body arrived in New
York
Heavily Embossed With Gold.
The candle is nine feet high and
has a circumference OF three feet six
inches. II weighs IT'S pounds.
From within one foot OF the tip to
one foot OF the base II is embossed
with 1d-karat gold, laid on in octu-
pie leaf The centorpiece, all pure
gold, shows lilies OF the valley and
a reproduction In miniature of the
Holy College The laying on of the
gold and the fabrication OF the de-
sign was the work OF two men. who
kept at their task, when time began
to press, 80 hours. with only brief
intermission for eating and sleeping.
The cost OF the candle was $3.50.
Precise calculation ms TO the time
the candle will burn is not fgured
out to the hour, but the makers be-
lieve they are within 10 hours when
they say that II viii burn steadily
four years and seven months.
Mrs. Petrosino will indicate what
her desires are az TO the remarkable
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