New York —(#)— The tugboat
Joyce Card blew up as she was
moving into Erie Basin, today, kill-
ing at least two men and injuring
three. Three others are missing.

A blast in the boiler room sent
her to the bottom.

The three men rescued were on
the k at the time of the explo-
sion. hey were picked up by res-
cuers who dived from other tugs
nearby. The rest of the crew was
below deck and it was believed
certain that all were dead.

Others aboard nearby tugs said
parts of bodies were hurled into
the air by the explosion. ‘They
held out little hope for the recov-
ery of the bodies of the missing,
all of whom they believed were
dead.
 
| eileen

New York, March 7—The tug:
‘hoat Joyce. Card bley up.as she was
yoving out of the Erie basin today,
illing two men and injuring three.
‘Three others are missing. Seamer
‘irom nearby tugs dived into the
water to save three members of thc
erew,

 

   
 
 