With the loss of his brother, brother-in-law and then the loss of his two sons in a tragic house fire that occurred in July 1919, motivation to continue the fight seemed to elude Sam Gianolla. In the late summer of 1919 a sit-down was called for so that representatives of the two warring factions, including Sam Gianolla and John Vitale could meet and possibly determine a peaceful solution to the bloody war which had claimed many lives on both sides. Detroit underworld legend claims that an agreeable arrangement was achieved and that a "peace pact" had been drawn and written in blood by the two feuding Mafia chieftains.