The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-27
PUBLIC INTEREST
IN F-4 CALAMITY
ISBE|NG REVIVED
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As ,iour For Temperance Of
Lost Submarine Draws Near
People Speculate
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
AGAIN IS REVIVED
Navy Department Has Taken
Steps To Keep Facts From
Becoming Known

On the surface of the lost F4 draws
near, the theories as to the cause OF
the disaster attain added interest and
the discussion of the probable finding
of the board of inquiry, VIII oh is head
ell by Commander Crittenden of tn,
submarine Aotilla and made up other
wise of officers Of the U. s. S. Mary
land, is growing more pointed.
The generally accepted theory is
that the loss of the Fr4 is, as stated
at the time Of the disaster in The Ad
vert ser, due directly and wholly to a
artery explosion, the resultant gases
from which killed the members Of the
crew. This is the advance theory
which the local submarine and other
naval officers have already sent to
Washington, their preliminary report
being now on file with the navy de-
partment.
Germans Use Chlorine Gas
1t is of particular interest at this
time to remember that the deadly
chlorine gas developed by a battery
explosion is the gas the Germans are
credited with using in their "gas at
taeks" upon the British and French
trenches Of Northern France and Fan
ders. 1t does not kill instantly, but
it intermediates the one who breaths
a lungfull, knocking him ont and al
lowing him to die in deadly agony.
in the interior of a Submarine, of
course, the gas would kill much more
rapidly than in an open-air trench.
The navy department, possibly as
test of the knowledge of submarine
officers of their particular work, EARL
in the matter of the FL disaster, sent
ont a series of ten possible reasons
for the accident to the submarine of
! ononlu harbor and requested the of
fcers of the various fotillas to sing
gcst which one, or ones of the ten
made the loss of the F-4 possible.
The local officers agreed upon the hat
terry explosion hypothesis as the mos
probable, advancing their reasons why
IinRl Work win Be Quick
The work of raising the submarine
once the pontoOns are in place beside
the F-4 on the sand Eottom of the
channel, is expected to be a matter OF
only two or three hours. Of The pom
toons will be pumped out compartment
by compartment and every effort will
lie made to maintain an even st ain
on the lifting chains. The pumping
will be 30 done that no one OF tn
six pontoOns will at any time during
the operatiOn he unduly bouyant, thus
bringing lifting strain unequally up
on either end or silc of the sunken
craft.
VIII Keep Pub ic Ignorant
All arrangements have been com
plntId for the grueSomc completion Of
the tax Of Of ching the submarine hui
and bringing cut the twenty-one bod
is. The hull, foated by the pOntOons
will lie towcd into the floating dock
and h|Ocked up, when the pOntoOns
will b" hcatnd out Of the way. The
dock will then be raised, bringing the
Submarine Into the clear The bod eS
will, nrobRblv, be brought out through
the large hole torn in the vessels bow
which Is large enough for the purpose
Id"n, ifcr tion will lie made of the
bodies, if possible.
Arrangements have been made foI
l"eping press and public away from
~" Scene of the final operations. A
guard Of marines from the MARYLAND
has already boon detailed to prevent
the morbidly curious from entering the
dN"k ward, while provost guard OF
s"diefs from one Of the army post,
WI probably also he detailed Ia
guard the approaches. The navy de
Ja"tmont docs not intend to have any
@ frieneics expos d,
Two More Chains Placed
q 'od fortune Yesterday succeeded il
fortune Monday in getting chains un
dr. the submarine "a Two were put un
der YESTERDAY, and start was made
toward putting a fourth In place. One
WIS placed last week.
Work ended about four O'c'Ock yes
tcrdav afternoon. At that time. Their,
were three chains under the submarine
two aft and one amidships. A Start
hal been made toward placing a fOuI tn
chain, and completing this will be the
first work TO be undertaken this nom
inc.
When this chain has cen put In
Elpcc. two will have TO be placed IN
der the how; and then the pontoOus
will hn ready for SINKING
" r. AHFbL ana " DITCH WtF'
dog" Yesterday. during different hours
OF III day, preparing the lighter lines
70" the chains and reporting on the
rrrqr IS Of the work.
Nost"rday's success was all the NOR
g~atifv ny erHuse Of the breaking OF
two Hrne MOndnv, to which were ut
tnched chains. The light lines brOk'
as soon as the chains struck the coral
however.
=. Nope Of the old chains will be used
The were drcnped when the work
end, abruptly May %. Du" to THEN
Pcei Ion II IL neo"ssa'y to place new
Clniaq enti ee'y' but from yestar lav ;.
rrorcss, tie should 60 forward rap
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