The Washington times., 1915-05-07
LINES FASTENED TO
SUNKEN SUBMARINE
Rear Admiral Moore Says He
Hopes Eventually to Raise
the F-4-Time Uncertain.

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels was
sovlsed by Rear Admiral Moore from
donolulu today that lines had been
fastened to the sunken submarine F-4.
The Secretary gave out letter Of
April 10 from Rear Admiral Moore re-
hdns in detail the progress Of sal
wage operations on the F-4 between
April IA and 10. The letter says:
On April I reported that Diver
Crilly reached the F-4 in forty.eight
lying on her starboard side. He was
down only fifteen minutes, and that
was all that he was able to report on
that occasion. He made the dive with
q the diving Wing suis sna A'R It was Sc not found
necessary to put him in the recon.
preston chamber at ALL He went
down on one Of the lines that he had
previously passed to the submarine; and snd
confirmed our opinion that we had two
lines to the submarine.
One Live Under Stern.
On the same day. in the afternoon.
aver Nelson went below and found
that we had one line under the stern.
which was clear, but that the forward
Nne was foul Of the coming tower. He
was down only about twenty minutes
and reported that the superstructure
was caved in In the neighborhood OF
the coming tower, but that he saw
no holes in the hull. In the short time
necessarily incomplete and does not
conclusively prove that there are no
holes In the submarine.
''On Tuesday morning( April Is. we
cleared the line from the coming tower
and in the afternoon Diver Drellishak
went down and reported that the line
that had been foul of the coming tower
was clear. We then had two main lines
reported that one Of the lines was
caught only on a cleat on the side OF
thwe Vessel.
"on Friday, April ls; we passed use ,,t, the
and began to transfer lifting lines TO
one Of the ponteons. We succeeded
transferring one line on the sixteenth.
Diver Under Water Four Hours.
'''On Saturday. April IT. Diver Lough-
man was sent down to report upon the
condition Of the lines. but became fouled
and was rescued by Diver Crilly. Diver
Loughman was under water for about
four hours ard was reported in the
afternoon as being alright, but he need
cd to 60 into the compression chamber
and was kept there until 1 o'clock In
the morning, when he was taken out.
the doctors fearing pneumonia On
sunday he was considered very Ill. but
the doctors expressed the hope that
scious and able to talk, and gave clear
Information as to what he saw before
he became fouled.
When Loughman reported that he
was fouled and that he could neither 60
up nor down. Diver Crilly was quickly
placed in a diving suit and went to his
assistance I am informed that he went
down to AS feet, where Loushman
considerable period. and once came
all the way to the surface. and carried
lifeline down and made fast to Lough-
y. He himself seemed alright. but was
suffering from nervous shock, as was
evidenced by a little tendency to hys-
- tera In the evening after the whole
matter was ended. His condition today
Is reported as good.
Praise For Crilly.
"I desire to invite the Depatment's 9
Special attention to the self possession,
coudase and strength Of Crilly in this
feat OF rescuing his companion. Lough-
man Is today reported as improving.
On Sunday. April 1S we succeeded in
passing the fourth line under the stern
Of the submarine. and about o'clock.
or a little after. began to heave taht
on the lines. One wire bull-rope pulled
out the socket. which delayed the work
for some hours. but during the night a
shows that the hoistrrg apparatus de-
signed and erected by Naval Construc-
tor Furer Is sufficiently powerful to lift
the submarine by some little improve
ments so as to enable US to haul on
both lines In scow at the some time.
rine parted under tho strain and oper-
atoms were stopped. According to the
soundings and the turns on the drums
for winding up the cable. the submarine
- Ny.t~ xyI alNyA g.. -h -.
ter than she was in before and moved a
slight distance in shore.
Tn this connection the commandani
desires to say that he thinks the varia
ton In the depth recorded around the
submarine Is perhaps not accurate, due
TO the fact that the lead lines may have
detected more cr less by currents, as
the divers report that the submarine
with no corral Immediately around her
Expect To Raise F-4.
~Today IL being spent in replacing the
wire hawser that parted last night and
rearranging the combination of barges
dredges and tugs In the hope that we
shall get more efficient towing results
toward the shore, Our confidence in
the power of the lifting apparatus is in.
CREASED by the results OF last night. We
knowledge developed by the @ work t 4
would be impossible at this time 20 sci
p date by which we could expect to have
her entirely under our control
TT IL deemed impossible, on account
Of the depth of the water and the swell
OF the sea, to plumb the submarine by
the Maryland, and a very efficient barge
arrangement for the divers has beer
made by which we have been able tc
supply them with all the air needed and
with such convenience as to getting the
diver into the recompression chambeI
in case Of need as would be possible ir
any other arrangement that could be
mado uiungsidc the Maryland
It Is nov our hope to be able to gel