The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-17
viii Be Grounded and Remain So
Until Decision On Her ~
Disposition
FIRST BOARDS REPORT ~
IN FULL REACHES HERE
Reviews Evidence Collected, But
Does Not Fix Cause For
Submarine Disaster

inc submarine rs 10 rear HarBor by
the tug Navajo yesterday, and she ar
rived without an accident, according to
Lieut.. Comdr. } "A. Furer The. sub
marine was held by the six pontoons
that raised her from the sea. She was
taken OF the dfydOck carly Yesterday
and as the sea was smooth
she 4 was towed to the naval base at
once. 90.
Sh" was tied to buoy last night
the naval station, and when
all is ready she will be grounded to get
her ont Of the channel, and to remain
grounded until the navy department de-
cides what shall be done. The recon-
mendation of the special board has been
\rde to Washington by mail, and word
eh"uld come within two weeks, r is
believed. ~
1t is expected that the report of the
board of investigation. which was head.
ed by Rear Admiral G.. j. Boush, will
be sent next week by mail.
Report Of First Board
The full report on the F,4 by the first
board of investigation, headed by
Comdr. Summer f. w. Kittele of the
cruiser MARYLAND, and which was named
by Rear-Adimarl C. B. T. Moore, for
mer commandant of the naval station,
has been received here. 1t gives in full
detail what had come here before only
in brief 1t follows:
Immediately after the accident on the
"a on March 25, 1915, the secretary OF
the navy directed the commandment OF
the naval station, Honolulu T.. H., tC
make most searching investigation OF
the accident and to bring out Of the
facts things showing the condition OF
the boat before it left for its last triT
and the cause of the accident.
Immediately upon the receipt Of
these orders the reommandant directed
board of investigation to convene
IT"his board, consisting of Commando
Sumner f. Kittelle, ;IIidut. Milton s
Davis, Lieut. Hugh Brown and Capt
Cha lies T. Westcott, jr.. United Stat.
Maine Qorrs, As recorder, met and ex
amined fnto ali facts which could b.
BROUGHT before IT, In view of the i'm
possibility of raising the F.4 immedi
ately this board made its report Of
April 20, The board examined the fol
| "'NhNo0NS' IL. DU
Cnsch, attached to the United State
shin Alert, tender to the sumbarin
division at Honolulu; Jares NJ. Hoggfft
electrician, formerly a member of tn
crew of the "a; Rear Admiral Charlie
V. T. Moore, cOmmandant. naval eta
ti"n. Hawaii; Chief Electrician l.. L
Webb, attached to the United State
Submarine FL, a sister ship of the F. 1
'entcnant Bruce J.. Canaga command
ing the Uni'ed States Ship AICrt
who had made two dives on the f 4
Lieutenant (jumiOr gIade) +. w. Scar
land, commanding United States Sui
rH""ine F3; Lieutenant (iuniOr grade
Charles NJ. Yates, commanding Unite
States Submarine F2; Chief Ma
int 4 Mate A. II. Mallien, United State
Submarine F3, who two weeks befor
the accident had been chief engineer @
the F'4; Ensign r. J. Lowry, officer G
the deck Of the United States SupnI
Alert on the morning of March 25 an
Who had twice been attached to III
F,4; Electrician l.. =. Myers Of tn
F3: Chief Gunn"r's Mate G. B. Eva1
# the F-3; Chief Electrician f. '
R"own of the F.: Naval Constructor
A. Furcr, construction officer naval at,
tion. Pearl EIarhor. ana Licutonant
F.. Smith commanding the FL and -
first submarine ivision station at IL
nolulu.
Findings NJ the Roard
AS result of this examination, t
: gether with an Investigation of the /
: spection reports and the othcr da
hoard madc tho foIIow;ra eo,i;", u
O. Thot ,ho .trmotnS p"mHSH'
the suhmarinc tnr"edo 49, =. t"T u nun i,
rrouIarIw in.noctoL AMI 10 -, :"
ms n renair and unkoen ,.as onaI,n,
onlv tho most minor eo.r 70; UNI hn,';,
takcr nIaco sO ma Il
! "2 That the structure of the b,
of the submarine torpedo boat FL h,
+ not suffered loss of strength by corr
sion of buII DIotinU