Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-10

partment and engine-room found clos
ed, and that therefore,
No attempt was made 10 blow water
from these compartments.
13. Engine-room door found dished
In same manner as engine-room bulk
head, and that, therefore,.
This door must have been in the
closed position when the engine-room
bulkhead failed.
IA Under normal conditions, en-
gineroom door Is kept open, and that,
therefore,-
This door must have been closed by
intention when many Of the person
mel sought refuge in the enginesroom.
Fifteen Bodies In EnsIne-room.
Is. Fifteen bodies found in the en-
gine-room, and that, therefore,,
II Is probable that some members
Of the personnel sought refuge in the
snginereom before its door was clos
ed.
Is. Many articles belonging In mid.
lie compartment found in after end
If engine-ro0m, and that. therefore. -
II Is probable that some Of the If.
teen bodies found In the engine-room
we're washed aft subsequent to the
failure Of the engine-room bulkhead.
IL. Three bodies found forward Of
angine-room bulkhead, and that there
FORE
1t f. probable that not all Of the
members OF the personnel attempted.
or were able, to reach the engine
room.
Is. Automatic blow found tripped
valves on one-hundred- pound air mani.
told found open: switches found
thrown; diving rudders found operat-
ed, and that. therefore,.
Some member or members of the
personnel were alive, and capable of
action for at least q short time. after
the occurrence which led to the dis.
astef.
Bulkhead pished.
10. Engine-room bulkhead found
badly dished. concave side forward:
door-frame found ruptured at top and
at lower corners; bulkhead plating
torn at these corners. and from up:
per middle portion to bounding angle
shell rivets found pulled through;
angie alspiaceu all' aha
~, sAs'sIoIe..
Due . srsat pressure On the iolT
denly. ~
Ept e s-loy1 1uthle1a 4aliea an
renee which led 20 disaster, and that,
mere g, ORE
NJ tiIAe-interyal was Pronaniy SUI
..S,elI iof tne fessei 70 Ieacn the
0v !.
IL Sleht damage 70 smell piating
u wake OF Dounuine angie; smell nv.
~ pulfee tnroueni Dounaine aneie
ulspideea from us norma pesiton'
49, q the 1uikneaa pistlng Iaiieo IN
'enslon. ano lnas, tnsrsIoIe
me failure q tne entlne-room DuiK-
neao was not caused Dy tne savage
10 - aeivls
selses anu go ilnes ~ engine
DOM. excepting muILiers ana star-
Doaro InuIlier Vaive-castlns-torn OH
apparently ~ SAVAGE operations,
.oalla y 800 conoislo some mem
ners q persolnei seAkht IeIuse ~
enklhe-room tSoncipsion ioI engine
room aoef mtehnonaiiy closed Tor
Custom y, ~ ana tls., sheLeLere.-
ne accloente Wnicn was the Pm,
10y cause g the .olsastef oscnrrea
~ ware y ne ehtlne-.ooM Dulkheaa.
sersos'on of ssstery r'ste
- Siop tanks ahe leo Ilnlhg o.
Daitely sleea tshks ioumd eofrodea,
anu .nat' ehsleipr -
tns eofrossoh resu'teo from tne
enen'ess aetion y - pnur'e aeso upon
inquiries % fpe leae.
a. Su'pluLIe acT lounu ies Wy
s1lousn pelt eaa u isu .aAhs
,1uneiusion 1oJ, anu .nss' .ne1eiore
ihe e s,ll Soliui.lol OF the Iivets
ana piauns q .ne oaue.y steel eanks
resuitea from the chemicai ASTON OF
su ap acld. ,
Daeeery steer tsnkA ~ senefal
: III eAceiiens cenui.iOii' anu lnat'
tneretore
my corrosion "a Certain ives anu y.
1a1S 49, 49, - t,,s a;sss.sr ~ -
% v.lyes and ruSis-s found one.
ratea. sw;tchss found ,hrown. an.
.;,s : -,,r. sao- ,nt.rs;onai,y o,osad
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