Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-30

day, there Ii little chance that an a.,
tempt win be made 60 take actual oh.
servations. The bell may be tested,
however, later In the das
Last night Jack Agraz. the diver
who went down 2l5 feet Sunday mora
ing. with merely a diving helmet to
combat the enormous pressure, made
a careful study Of the diving bell. and
tested its capacity. Taking on his
coat and cap, Agraz easily slipped
through the oval manhole In the Gov.
err OF the cylinder to the considerable
surprise Of several interested specta.
tors. Owing to the radiating ribs
within the cover OF the tube, an oval
instead OF q round manhole had to be
cut, and the aperture looked small for
the entrance and egress. In fact, the
diving bell Is larger In all dimensions
than was at first planned, owing to the
fact that an 8-foot instead Of 7-foot
length Of cylinder was sent up from
the naval station at Pearl Harbor.
The air capacity Is so large that a man
could probably go down and remain
an hour without Inconvenience, even
without the pumping Of air from the
surface.
IMPROVEMENT ON BELL
A measure of extra precaution
against accident to the man who is to
be lowered in the diving bell was sug-
gested this morning, and although it
meant a Selay of several hours, it
was so well thought of by Civil Engin-
eer Parks that he at once adopted 1t.
The extra factor OF safety viii be
q divers helmet, with air line attach
ed, which will be carried within the
cylinder. In the unlikely contingen-
cy of the glass headlights giving way,
the man within the cylinder would
merely have to put on the helmet and
call for air. and he could then be rails
ed safely to the surface, even IL the
bell was flooded
FAST TO SUBMARINE.
We've got the IA, or else we've
got two cables round chunk OF coral.
that spouts air and oil at the same:
time"
So remarked one naval officer yes
terday afternoon when q second drag
line caught and held or the obstacle.
that the tugs Navajo and Intrepid had
snagged earlier in the day. With hub
bles rising where the cables held,
there was no doubt but that the miss
ing submarine had been finally hook
ed, and on this supposition q vast
amount Of heavy work was success
fully accomplished during the after
noon and throughout the night
Shortly after noon the drag of,
heavy wire cable between the two big.
Tugs which had been sweeping ACROSS
The spot where the FL was supposed.
to lie, caught the strain and held
FIRMLY. The Intrepfd's line was then
passed to the Navajo, which then
held the submarine In q bride, the
tugs nose pointing in shore. Anoth-s
sr drag was .then rugged between the
intrepid and the Makaala, and this
was swept under the Navajo from
bow to stern. the hope being that t.
would hook up the sunken boat from
he opposite end than that held BY
he Navajo. On the first drag the
Navajo,s cable bride seemed to BEL
'ouled, but on second attempt made
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