By the Associated rress.
| NEW YORK, March 7.—The tug-
boat Joyce Card blew up as she
was moving out of Erie basin,
Brooklyn, today, killing two men
and injuring three. Three others
are missing.

The boat, owned by the Card

Towing Line  Ine., had just been
overhauled and was starting out on
her first assignment when a blast
in the boiler room sent her to the
‘bottom.
_ The three men fescued were on
the deck at the time of the ex
|plosion. They were picked up by
rescuers who dived from other tugs
jnearby. The rest of the crew was
| below-deck and it was believed
certain that all were dead. Two
bodies were recovered.
 
TE MAE GTeR dh FAG AT AG ake ob tdi
of Explosion

NEW YORK, Mareh 7 ¢P)—The tug-
boat Joye Card blew up as she was
moving oul of Brie basin, Brooklyn,
loday, killing two men and injuring
three. Three others are missing.

The boat,-owned by tha Card Tow-
ing Ling, Ine, had just been over-
howled aud was starting out on her
first assignment when a blast in the
boiler room sent her to the bottom.

The three men rescued were on the
deck at the time of. Lhe explosiays.
‘They were picked up by rescuers ate

dived from other tugs nearby. The
rest of the crew wag below-deck and
it, was believed certain that all wero
fend, Two bodies were recovercd.

The known dead are Robert John-
son, cook, and Gus Flood, sailor,

Capt. Leslie Harris, Mate Jack Me-
Lain and Engineer Joseph Mcthuade
were taken to Long Island Collere
hospital. Each was in erilical condl-
tion,

Capt, William J. Stovall, of the tug
Paul Cord, whose hoa. was a few

ds away ut the time of the blast
sail 1 sheet of flame flared up 20 Teot
and the Joyce Card immediately went
down. He dived in aud resaued the

 

 

 
 