few AMR ie = tugboat

Joyce Card blew up as she was

Moving out of Erle Basin, Brook-

lyn, today, killing two men and

injuring three. Three others are
| missing.

The boat, owned by the Cara
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 bottom.

The three men rescued were on
the deck at the tlme of the ex-
plosion. They were picked up by
rescuers who dived fram other
tugs nearby, ‘Tho rest of the
crew was below deck and it was
beleved certain that all dead.
Two bodies were recovered.

The names of the three mis-
sing, no trace of whom had been
found early this afternoon, were
reported as Wallen Maddox, 32,
@eckhand; John Hassan, 30, oller,
and Joseph Ray, 34, fireman,
 
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.

 
 