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.
 
New York, March 7, (#}—The tug
bout Joyce Card blew up as she was
moving out of Erie Basin, Brooklyn,
‘Today, killing two men end injur-
ing three. ‘Throe.others were miss-
ing.

‘Che boat, owned by the Card
Towing Line, Inc, had just been
loverhauled and was starting out on
her first assignment when 2 blast
in the boiler room sent her to the
polion.

The iaree men rescued were on
he deck at the time of the explos-
jon. ‘They were picked up by res
cucrs who dived from other tugs
nearby. The rest of the crew was
‘balow deck and it was believed cer-
tain thal all were dread. Two bed-
ies were recovered.

Others aboard nearby tugs suid

pacts of bodies were hurled into the
lair by the explosion, They held
font tittle hope for the recovery of
ithe bodies of the missing, all ol
tyhom they belleved dead.

 
 