The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-17
New Government Graft Is Stranded Near Atlantic City Several of Crew Re- main Aboard, Underwater, to Save the Ship.
Simon Lake In Charge of Work of succoring. the Stricken Voyagers- Pros
 pect of Rescuing Diver Without Serious Damage.

Splendid bravery of the Bridgeport crew of the imperilled Lake submar- inc boat, the Tuna, is briefly chroni- cled in dispatches today from Allan tic City. Bridgeport friends of the crew are awaiting with anxiety the outcome of the thrilling experience briefly told of the local men innperill- ed in the grounding yesterday of the craft off Great Egg harbors life saving station, near Atlantic City.
 The@men aboard the craft when she grounded were the crew of the Seal, another Lake submarine, which is now moored near the Lake ship- yards. and few extra seamen brought from the southern shipydrds of the company. The Tuna is 0ffi- cially known as G. 2, the Seal aS @. l. The Bridgeporters imperdlled in the grounding of the vepel are: t Captain Sfoad Danenhowst. fen1nar- k c. A. Ecklund. chief engineer. of 701 Myrtle avenue.
 +s c. M. Wilson, assistant engineer. Golden Hill street.
 W.<B. Parks. electrician, 15 Boards ley street.
 E. H. Roberts, machinist. ss De- Forest avenue.
 Charles Haffner. ss DeForest ave-
 J. l.. Horton, seaman, 99 Wall street.
 James Myers. seaman, Bridgeport Qocal address unknown.)
 There are number of other seamer in the temporary crew taken on al Newport News.
 Dispatches received up to late thi, afternoon indicate that the submarine is still in peril and that several gal lant members of her crew are taking desperate chance in remaining aboard her while she is awash in 8 heavy sea.
 At the Lake Shipyards here this af. ternoon Manager c. B. Adams re ceived a dispatch from Simon Lake the inventor and head of the com pany bearing his name. He is at the scene having hastened there last night in response to dispatches warning him of the danger of the diver.
 The latest dispatch says that the government boats are expected before night, that 14 of the crew are ashore and that the report from the life boat last visiting the vessel was en- couraging. Fear of possible destruc. tion of the vessel at the ship yards this forenoon gave way with more en- to hope that the vessel would be floated with practically no loss.
 Atlantic City, N J., May 17-The United States revenue cutter Itasca was. this afternoon, speeding to the aground. off Great Egg Harbor, and was expected to reach the scepe late today. The life crew made another trip to the stranded diver which Is four miles from shore and Captain Dannehauer reported everything all Iii hof(
 Atlantic City, N. J., May 17.-With breakers running so high that the lifesavers are unable to approach her, the submarine boat Tuna was still aground on Great Egg Harbor Shoals at 9:3O o'clock. today.
 Captain Dannehauer, and three oth- CTS remained on board the submerged boat all night after the others had been taken off They are making a desperate fight to hold her until a tug or revenue cutter can reach the scene. The lifesavers say the night spent in the submarine, which is in IA feet of water and is being batter ed by the high running seas, must have been one of the most remark able experiences in the history of sea- faring.
 the Tuna, today. were Chief Electri- elan Parks, Engineers Ecklin and Wilson and J. J. Hand, a sailor. Thir- teen members of the crew and the pilot were brought ashore, last night
 The Tuna is 162 feet long by IS feet beam and was built at Newport News by the Lake Torpedo Boat Com pany, of Bridgeport, Conn. She was on her way to Bridgeport for trials when she went aground. Simon Lake, head of the building company, who arrived early today, immediately sent for a tug which will cooperate with a revenue cutter. dispatched by the government, in efforts to drag the Tuna into deep water.
 Water let into the submarine, last night, is, believed to have saved the vessel from being, pounded to pieces Lake said he thought she could be floated without serious damage. The government has made payments on the Tuna and holds insurance.