Silver Beit A, BF, s0a8ed Wire

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,
 
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.

 
 