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NEW YORK, Mareh T.-—The tug-
boat Joyce Card blew up as she wits
moving out of Erie Basin, Brooklyn,
today, killing two men And injuring
three. Three others are missing.

The boat, owned by the Card Tow-
ing Line, Ine., had just been over-
hauled and was starting ont on her
first assignment when a blast in

the boiler room sent her to the bot-
tom.

The three men resened were on

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 the deck at the time of the ex-
plosion. They were picked up by
-reseners who dived from other tugs»
nearby, The rest of the erew was
below-deck and it was believed cer-
tain that all were dead, Two bodies
were recovered,

Others aboard nearby tugs said
parts of bodies were hurled into the
air by the explosion, They held out
little hope for the recovery of the
hodies of the missing, all of whom
they believe dead,
 
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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

 

 

 
 