NEW YORK. March 7 .%—The
tugboat Joyce Card blew up as she
‘Was moving out of Erie basin,
‘Brooklyn, today, killing two men
‘and injuring three. Three others
| 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
| The three men rescued were on
ithe deck at the time of the explo-
sions. They were picked up by res-
cuers who dived from other tugs
near by. The rest of the crew was
below-deck and it was believed cer-
fon that all were dead. Two
bodies were recovered.
| The known dead are Robert
jJohnson, cook, and Gus Flood,
| sailor.
| Captain Leslie Harris, Mate Jack
' McClain and Engineer Joseph Mc-
| Quade were taken to Long Island
College hospital. Each was in 4
' critical condition.
| Captain William J. Sotvail, 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
immediately went down. He dived
in and rescued the mate.

Others aboard near by tugs said
parts of bodies were hurled into the
air by the explosion. held
out little hope for the recovery, of
the bodies of the missing, all of
whom they believed 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

 

 

 
 