 

NEW YORK Mar 7 — (#) ~~ The
tugboat Joyce Cord rlew wo as she
was moving out of Erie Basin Brooh-
lyn today hillng two men and i
juring three Three ethers are miss-
ing

The boat owned hy the Card Tow-
ang Line Ine had jis. been overe
jlauled and was stattarg cit on her
fi t assignment wher a blast in the
‘boiler room sen her to the botrom
| The three men rescued were on the
|deck at the tme of the caploson
pTre were picked up > rescuers who
dived from other tigs nearby The
‘rest of the crew wis selow dech and
ib was pellevec certein that all were
rqeid Two bodies were reco ered

 
 
TE MAE GTeR dh FAG AT AG ake ob tdi
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

 

 

 
 