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NEW YORK, Mareh T.-—The tug-
boat Joyce Card blew up as she wits
moving out of Erie Basin, Brooklyn,
today, killing two men And injuring
three. Three others are missing.

The boat, owned by the Card Tow-
ing Line, Ine., had just been over-
hauled and was starting ont on her
first assignment when a blast in

the boiler room sent her to the bot-
tom.

The three men resened were on

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 the deck at the time of the ex-
plosion. They were picked up by
-reseners who dived from other tugs»
nearby, The rest of the erew was
below-deck and it was believed cer-
tain that all were dead, Two bodies
were recovered,

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