Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-29

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/ Let's drop the drag and sweep
Fred Bliss, who occupies the position
| of executive officer on the rescue
dredse. - ~
The suggestion was good one and
was at once carried out Hardly had
the chain been lowered and the dredge
begun t1 move astern when the wire
cables were seen to taughten. A turn
of the drum showed q big strain, and
everyone woke to the fact that the
fish had been hooked.
It was surmised that the chain had
caught i,nder either the bow or the
stern or the F4, and orders were given
to hold everything, and not slack up
on the cables. the danger being that
the chaia might slip off the oblong
body Of The vessel. The problem was
to get another bride round the catch
from the other end, bow or stern
whichever It happened TO be.
As q natter OF fact, even after the
ancient snchor was discovered yester.
day morning by Agraz. some of the
officers and men engaged in the work
were by no means sure that they
didn't actually have the F-4 on the
drag at frst- It Is pointed out that
the strait at first was very much
greater than when it was finally raised
and that at least twice during the IL
hours of iockeying that followed the
strike, thu cables ran slack for min
ute or 50. It Is just possible that
by freah Of chance and the fact that
the yarniahed submarine and the old
ship hook lay close together. the Cali
fornia's dag lost one and caught the
ether.
An nigs,t the big working party
fought with unruiy wire and bucking
hawser, TO get another chain sling
round the prize. Saturday was night
OF oily sea and dazzling moonlight. and
the operations were carried on with.
out let or hindrance from sunset to
sunrise. High noon and midnight were
the same 10 the workers, and, fmprnb-
able az il sounds, It was almost as
easy to work in the middle of the
night as IN the middle of the day.
Even for Hawaii, the moon was I'm.
usually brilliant, and hardly q cloud
masked it from one side Of the heav.
ems to the other. Not Is days In the
entire year would conditions for such
work be found as favorable.
Waterfowl Faded.
The nigitt WAS succession of ex-
citements. DFedge, tugs, launch and
speed boats cut circles and figure
eights; backed and pulled, and pushed.
New tackle was rugged, supplies were
brought from far-off bases, drags were
made, andSa half a dozen experiments
OF one sort and another were tried out.
Once the Iatrepid. which was keeping
a steady pill on the California's stern,
parted her tow line, but outside of q
slackening on the HOSTS no damage
vas done.
And all this without the slightest
confusion. The maritime salvage of
fiction, with whistles blowing, sirens
footing and iloarse-voiced skippefs
yelling at zach other through mega
phones was entirely out of last nights
picture. True, hoarse voices spoke
through megaphones, but the latter
were used merely as aids to ordinary
conversation, both Capt, Smith and
Exec. Bugs having lost their voices,
but rather through lack Of sleep and
hard work, than from bawfing com
mands.
Ensign Wills on the Helen. with q
crew Of Hawaiian Dredging Company
employees, had whirlwind trip to Wa
tertoRn after more gear. When the
Hawaiian Hailormen reached Water.
town they we're on their home stamp
ing grounds. and they simply tore
things loose to establish a record for
quick work Locomotives were fired
TO shunt cars of heavy stuff round |
he rickety tracks, iredges were board.
ed with pirskical intent, steam winches |
were pressed into service, and things |
made to nUfn generally. As q result |
the Helen returned with the extra
gear In short order.
My, but that was a strenuous TRIP,
said Ensign Wills, when he set foot |
On the California again. Those
1redge men can sure cut loose when
they want 70
During the forepsrt of the night /
many soundings were taken with the
nicrophone apparatus, the results of |
which add 10 the belief that the Cali /
fornia did ut one time actually havet
he submarine hooked This arrange,
nent consisted of an induction coil on
he end of several hundred feet of con-
iuctor, lowered into the water much
he same a. sounding lead. Con-.
act with metal completed the circuit,
md registered in receiving appar,I
atus held b. the observer above BY
sound, the outline of the F-4 could /
De traced below the surface, or at |
Ieast the officers thought 50 last might
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