The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-28

the lines, we could have got her in the
channel but we had to make another
cut. Then this came. We will send
divers down tomorrow, but we don't
expect them to do anything except to
look over the boat and see how she
lies. @ ~,
Air To Tighten as i
I'VE will pump air into the hull "a
tighten her. We hope to reduce her
weight sufficiently so two lines can lift
her. If we could get four lines about
the hull at once aud start 10 work, we
wouldn Z need the air; but now we II
have to go about it another way J.
The immediate cause of the delay
outside, which left the, salvage craft
exposed to the surf, was the bad posi-
ton of one of the forward lines. /,
was far aft of where IL should have
been, so that, when the engines hoisted
too much of their energy was expended
on sidewise pull instead of on yer
tical. r., u.. .A.l.
This line was stacked off and IL wal
being worked into better hold when
things began to happen. ...
Although the lines gave way, tbs
gear of the scows held firmly. The crib
bing's loss did not weaken the essen
tial parts at all. At no time since worl
began has the gear had such a test
but Lieutenant Commander Furer de
signed it to Withstand twice the deat
load of the submarine.
Divers Down Yesterday ',a
Four descents were made by diver,
Yesterday. Chief Gunner Stillson weat
down twice, his first dives since No
vember, when he was in Long lslant
Sound. Chilly attached a rope to the
submarine, forward, to be used in tow
ing her directly, and Jack Agraz wen
down to look over the lines. This wal
in the morning. In the afternoon, al
vers were summoned from the Mary
land, but they were not used.
One air-compressor is on the Gaylord
ready for use now, and another viii
be installed, if needed. Air lines will
be run to the salvage valve, it is ex
pected, and water forced out. 1t /,
possible that some repairs may have t.
be made to stop openings in the hull
but, unless the holes- are too large, II
IS anticipated that. enough air spressur,
may be maintained TO keep most Of the
hull free Of water.
Work had been continued up to two
o'clock yesterday morning. At five-for
ty-fve, the Navajo went out to begin
towing. When the F4 had been lifted
to fftyfour feet it was decided to cut
the lines again and to get the aft line
into better position,
Easy Diving Now
Chief Gunner Stillson departed fol
San Francisco on the Manoa yesterday
afternoon. There will be nothing diff
fcult in the diving to be done, because
Of the slight depth. DR.. G.. +. W
French will be in charge of the party
of the three remaining divers, Chilly
Nielsen and Drellishak.
Another passenger on the Manoa was
Commander j. j, Raby, who goes to the
Naval Academy to assume charge OF
the department of seamanship. His sue
eessor on the MARYLAND, Lieutenant
Commander David F. Boyd, recently OF
the South Dakota, arrived on the Mat
sonia Yesterday morning.
Parting Salutes ~t"TatH"
There was an amusing episode when
the Manoa steamed out to sea past tn,
salvage craft. She whistled a salute
70 the Alert, also dipping her coIors
The Alert answered her three whistles
with three; and the Navajo Joined in
Her three whistles also were answered
Then the little Makaala, lying almost
unnoticed under the shadow of the biz
Manoa, decided not TO be unnoticed
She piped in with three shrill whistles
and the deep-thToated whistle of the
MPnOa answered her, too.
paaaRD IN tho Manno linn1
rail as she steamed by Many women
wearing leis put about their necks al
the dock, cast them upon the sea at q
point near the submatine.
The entrance of the scows into the
barber last night caused excitement. as
it was believed by many on shore that
the submarine was being brought in
Thev were disillusioned quickly.
A Grim Preparation
There was grim touch at the nava'
wharf Yesterday afternoon, when sail
ors began putting up canvas all about
the coal barge on which is the air
compressor of the divers. This barge
will be used as temporary morgue for
tn" bodies of the twenty-one dead.
Diver Flank Crillv received a letter
from w. +. Loughman. who is at the
Mare Island hosuital recupera ting from
his illness caused by his being fouled
when diving.
Loughman is able to walk. Crillv said
81 e said. too, that he made $500. 200
on the trapsnort going over, "Crilly
went on. she had to tell his story
so many times that he estimated he
would haye made that much money if
he had heen diving. When be wanted
to sleen he put una sign on his berth
Next dive At three o'clock. He says
there are only shout twenty in the hos
pital at Mare Island. SO he doesn t have
TO work so hard diving there"
Thanks From Mrs. Nelson
A note received by The Advertiser
Yesterday from Mrs. Elsie Nelson. wi
dow of one of the F-4's crews, reads as
follows:
"Please extend my thanks to the
people of Honolulu for the kindness
shown me in my bereavement and for
the donations received by me-"
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