NEW YORK.—(#)—The tugboat
_Joyee Card blew up as she was mov-
ing out of Erie Basin, Brooklyn,
Saturday, killing two men and in-
juring three. Three others are
missing. A blast in the botler room
sent her to the bottom.

The three men rescued were on
the deck at the time of the explo-
sion. They were picked up by
rescuers who dived from other tugs
nearby. The rest of the crew was
below -deck and it was believed cer-
tain that all were dead. Two bodies

   
  
 

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NEW YORK, MAR. 7. AP).—The tugboat Joyce Card blew up as she
was moving out of Erie basin, Brooklyn, today, killing two men and in-
jurying three. Three others were missing.

The boat had just been overhauled and was starting out on her first
assignment when a blast in the boiler room sent her to the bottom.

Others aboard nearby tugs said parts of the bodies were hurled into
the air by the explosion. They held out little hope for the recovery of
the bodies of the missing. all of whom thev believed dead.
 