January 23, 1956
Falling Block Kills Fisherman
Charles R. Longo, 27, of
Gloucester, is reported accidentally killed aboard the dragger Eagle
off Canso, Nova Scotia, Saturday. Capt. Vincenzo Marino, 31, acting
skipper of the Eagle, was injured in the same accident. He
was taken to the hospital at Antigonish, N. S. for treatment.
From what could be learned here, a shackle on
a block gave way. The block fell and hit Longo in the head.
The accident took place early Saturday while the dragger was fishing off Canso.
The vessel made for Canso. There Salvatore
Orlando, a crew member, telephoned his brother, Capt. Joseph S. Orlando
to tell him what had happened.
Longo's body is being shipped
overland to this city, expected to arrive tomorrow. The funeral will be Thursday.
The Eagle left here Sunday,
January 14, on her latest fishing trip. Capt. Frank Dunphy was to
leave here today to join the dragger at Canso and take command so that she may complete
the trip. Capt. Orlando is recuperating from illness at his home
here.
Longo was born in Boston in
1929, son of Donald and Sarah (McAllister) Longo, now of
Gloucester. He leaves his wife, Margaret Ann (O'Maley) and a
daughter Sharon, 14 months of age, his parents, three brothers, and four
sisters.
He came to this city 12 years ago and has
engaged in fishing ever since with the exception of Army service. |
