The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-22
Funeral of Mir. Smith

Funeral of Mir. Smith
 The funeral of Thomas Smith of 185 South Main street who died Thursday at St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury, was held at 8:30 o'clock this morning from his home to St. Francis church at 9 o'clock where a solemn requiem high mass was celebrated. Burial was ill St. James cemetery.
 Rev. William Myer celebrated the Mass, assisted by Rev. William Brewer as deacon, and Rev. John J. Fitzgerald, sub-deacon. Committal prayers were read by Father Myer. 'Ther erpah.JearerS were: Edward Cur tn, Phillip Holland and Michael Scanlon, representing the Nauga- tuck Division of the A. o. H., Leo and George Meegan and Frank Dolan. ,-..
 Funeral of Mrs. Stanford
 The funeral of Mrs. Della San- ford, widow of Charles A. Sanford, who died at the Milford hospital Friday, was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Gilnack Funeral Home, 95 Meadow street. Rev. Arthur F. Lewis, rector of St. Michaels Episcopal church, off, ciated. Burial was in Hillside ceme- tery.
 Pallbearers were all past masters of Beacon Valley Grange. They were: Harvey Candee, William Noble, John Bona, Harry Davis, Wii- fred Megin and Ernest Lortentzen. Mrs. Sanford was past master of the Grange.
 Funeral of MT. Daq
 The funeral of James Day, 82 of 173 Ward street who died Saturday at St. Marys hospital, Waterbury was to be held this afternoon in Mumford, N. Y. The body was sent to Mumtord yesterday.
 Funeral of Boy
 The funeral of James Salinardi, 3, son of MT. and Mrs. Anthony Salinardi of 10 Cotton Hollow road, who died Saturday at the Water bury hospital will be held from his late home this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial will be in St. James cemetery. Only his parents survive him.
 Funeral of MT. Petit
 The funeral of William J. Petit of 26 South Main street, who died Saturday morning about 1l:30 o'clock as a result of burns and suf- location following fire in his room, will be held tomorrow morn ing at 8:15 o'clock from the home of his sister, Mrs. John Smith of 20 Galpin street to St. Francis church at o'clock where a solemn high mass of requiem will be cele- brated. Burial will be in the family plot St. James cemetery.
 Friends of MT. Petit were stun ned by his tragic death. He was found unconscious in his room about HOO a. III. Saturday when Edward Rivard, roomer in the building which is owned by Tano Sileo, dis covered the fire there. Mir. Petit had collapsed in the kitchen to which he had apparently crawled after having been burned in his bed.
 Police believe he had fallen asleep while smoking cigarette and this had set fire to his bed. Bremen be- lieve from the amount of smoke on the mirror in his room that the fire had smouldered for some time be- fore the blaze was discovered. When found, Mir. Pettit's body was burned in many places but 1t is believed that suffocation from the smoke fumes was an added cause in his death.
 Fire Chief Milton Calvin and Bremen John Moroney and Maurice Scanlon used the fire department inhalator on Mir. Petit in an effort to revive him bu twere iInsuccess- iul. He was rushed in the police ambulance tO St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury. but died on the way up.
 Other Damage
 His bed was destroyed and thorc Has other Ire damage in his room The kitchen. bathroom and an ad. joining bedroom were damaged by smoke before the firemen extin. n.aafml.aA kfaan Ae 4awaalA