 

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

 
 
New York, March 7—(A.P,.)—-The
tugboat Joyce Card blew up as she
was moving out of Eric Basin,
Brooklyn, today, killing two men and
injuring three, Three others are
missing,

The boat, owned by the Card Tow-
ing Line, Inc., had just been over-
hawed 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 time of the explosions.
'They were picked up by rescuers who
dived from other tugs nearby. The
rest of the crew was below deck and
it was believed certain that all were
dead. Two bodles were recovered.

The known dead are Robert John-
son, cook, and Gus -Flood, sailor.

Captain Leslie Harris, Mate Jack
McClain and Engineer "Joseph Mc-
Quade were taken to Long Istand
College hospital, each was In crit-
ical condition.

Captain William J, Sotvall 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 inymediately
went down, He dived in and rescued
the mate.
 