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.

 
 
Fey Fer MRSC Fee
NEW YORI Mareh 7. The tug:
boat Joyce Card blew up ass she
wna omoving out of Mate hnsxda,
Brooklyn, today, Killing two men
and injuring three. ‘Thres others
are thilsnlog.

The boat, owned by the Card
‘Towing Line, [ne hat fuet been
overhngled and was atariing out
on her firel asaigninent when oa
blast dn the baller reom rent: her
to the bottom

The three mon rescued were on
the deel at the time of the explo:
non They were picked up by
reacuera who dived from other
tugs nearhy. The reat of the crew
wan below deck and it waa te-
lieved certain that all wera dead,
Teen hodled were reeovered,

 

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