May 15, 1943
Local Fisherman Dies of Injuries
Capt. Frank Mineo, skipper of
the Alden, who is home here, gave the details of the death of Ambrose
Orlando, who died Friday night at a New York Marine hospital from injuries
received aboard the local seiner Alden. He said that the Alden
was fishing some 40 miles out of New York, when the small engine aboard the seine boat
used to haul in the seine went out of commission. The skipper then instructed that
the small hoist engine on the bow of the schooner be used for this purpose as is the
custom. Orlando, with other men, then left the seineboat and came
aboard the schooner to assist in working the bow engine. In doing so. Orlando's
arm became caught in the rope of the hoist engine and he was pulled backwards into the
engine, badly injuring his head and shoulders before the engine could be stopped.
Orlando's son Joseph was a
crew member of the Alden also. He was born in Terracina,
Italy and leaves his wife, a son, and four daughters. |
