New York, March 7.-—(AP)--The
tueboat Joyce Card blew up as she
was moving out of Erie Basin,
ttrooklyn, today, killing two men
and injuring three. Three others
are missing.

The boat, owned by the Card
Towing Line, Inc., 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 rescued were on
the deck at the time of the ex-
plosion, They were picked up by
rescuers who dived from other tugs
nearby, The rest of the crew was
below deck and it was believed
certain that all died. Two bodies
were recovered,
 
New York, March 7—(A.P,.)—-The
tugboat Joyce Card blew up as she
was moving out of Eric Basin,
Brooklyn, today, killing two men and
injuring three, Three others are
missing,

The boat, owned by the Card Tow-
ing Line, Inc., had just been over-
hawed and 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 the explosions.
'They were picked up by rescuers who
dived from other tugs nearby. The
rest of the crew was below deck and
it was believed certain that all were
dead. Two bodles were recovered.

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

Captain Leslie Harris, Mate Jack
McClain and Engineer "Joseph Mc-
Quade were taken to Long Istand
College hospital, each was In crit-
ical condition.

Captain William J, Sotvall of the
tug Paul Cord, whose boat was a few
yards away at the time of the blast.
said a sheet of flame flared up 20
feet and the Joyce Card inymediately
went down, He dived in and rescued
the mate.
 