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” biew up as
she was moving out of Erie basin.
Brooklyn, today. killing two men
and injuring three. Three others
are missing. A biast in the bwoiier
room sent her to the bottom. The
three men rescued were on the
deck at the time of the explosion.
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 bodies
were recovered.
 