The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-26
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In command of the F-4, is % years
old. His home is at Reno, New. He
was graduated from the naval acad-
envy in the class of 1909, and most of
his service has been on the Pacific
noast. He first was on the West Vir-
ginia. later the torpedo boat Tuxton,
and in 1913 on the Alert under in
struction in submarines. July IA,
1914, he took command of the F-4
and went Immediately to Honolulu.
The lieutenant was married just be-
fore sailing for Honolulu, where his
wife is. -
Search Is Proceeding.
Honolulu, March 26. = Mesa ges
the missing submarine F-4 which was
submerged at 9:15 a. m. yesterday
and which has not yet reappeared
state the work is progressing, but that
there is nothing definite to report
The fate of the &c men aboard is still
a matter of conjecture and grave ap-
prehension.
The shore off which the F'-4 is be-
1ieved to be lying on the ocean bed.
is steep and shelves to a precipitous
drop. If the submarine lies in 35
fathoms of water, it is beyond the
reach of divers and it is feared, will
only work deeper to the dropping off
point.
Divers yesterday descended to a
depth of 1916 feet, which is local
record, and were drawn up uncon-
scious.
Relatives of members of the crew
here are frantic for news. James NJ
Hoggett, electrician, of Macedonia,
Mo-, who was on shore leave, is the
only member of the crew known to
have escaped. Other submarines sta
toned here are engaged in searching
the ocean bed for the missing F-4
while the naval tug Navajo and other
vessels are graphing for the subma-
Shortly after midnight the Navajo
and the tug Intrepid reported their
lines fast at a depth of IS fathoms to
what was believed to be submarine
FLA. Other vessels of the submarine
fleet Immediately went to the spot to
investigate.
The flotiIla of submarines stationed
here were engaged in target practice
early yesterday near the >harbor en-
trance when the F-4 was submerged.
The three other divers of the F-4 type
noted the disappearance, but no real
apprehension was felt for her safety
until several hours had passed. Lieut..
Alfred L. EIDE was in command of the
day.
Washington Sees Little Hope.
Washington. March 26--Early to-
day the navy department received
Charles F. Smith. commanding the
first submarine division of the Pacific
fleet off Honolulu:
"F-4 left tender at , a. m. for sub
merged run AaTCn 20. F6ltoQ TO re-
turn to surface. Entrance of harbor
in thirty fathoms of water covered
with fuel oil. Diving and dragging.
If the submarine F-4 is sunk in 20
fathoms OF waterloo feet-as Hon
o1ulu dispatches report, naval officers
have no hopes whatever that any of
her crew of 25 men is alive. At such
a depth they say the submarine must
be crushed and full of water.
Commander Smiths mention of the
entrance of the harbor being COW
cred with oil created grave alarm at
the navy department.
It was feared that the F-4 had
struck a rock although it was pointed
out that Lieutenant EIDE might have
blown out the vessels oil to tighten
her burden.
But the alarm of officials was in
creased by the omission in Command
er Smiths report of any reference to
a signal from the submerged craft
She was equipped with a marker
buoy attached to the outside of the
submarine and capable of being re-
leased from within. AS no mention
was made IF the appearance OF
the marker buoy, officials concluded
it has not come to the surface.
Limit for Diving.
The usual diving radius of a subma-