Evening star., 1915-03-28
DREDGER HAD LIFTED
VESSEL FIFTY FEET
Notwithstanding Great Depth Of
Fifty Fathoms in Which She
Lies, Divers Try to Aid.
BUBBLES REACHING SURFACE
Capt. Smith. Commanding Flotilla,
Says That Indicates Likelihood
of One of Boats Compart-
ments Having Burst.

HONOLULU. T. H., March
,7.-Hope that the submarine F-4
would be raised before nightfall
faded this afternoon when chain
loop attached to the disabled
craft slipped and the F-4 settled
back again to the bed Of the
ocean.
The most optimistic of the
naval officials here conceded to-
night that there was no reason
able chance of any OF the sub
marines crew Of twenty-one be-
ing taken out alive.
The powerful dredgef Califor-
MIA, from the Pearl harbor naval
station, had lifted the F-4 fifty
feet before the mishap occurred
which plunged the vessel back in
to the lips of the submarine era
ter in which it is believed to have
lodged.
Streams Of bubbles continuing
TO come to the surface Of the
ocean. indicating that the subn1a-
rine rapidly is filling with water,
caused naval officers tonight to
decide to continue throughout the
night the work Of trying to raise
the sunkcn craft Brilliant moon
light assisted the operations
Mrs. EIDE, wife of Lieut.. Alfred
Louis EIDE, commander of the F-4,
is prostrated. Crowds continued
TO line the water front, among
them relatives of the crew.
Casting About for Hold.
Owing to the great depth-ffty faith
oms-of the submarines resting place,
and the peculiar formation of the
oceans floor at that point outside Hon
OIulu poiy tHc tdSh OI passing
chains under the vessel is extremely
difficult. Divers cannot work effect
lively at that depth. and the casting
about for hold is necessarily hap
hazard
The Alert. mother ship Of the sub
marine fotilla here. is lending all pos
sible aid to the dredger.
As soon as the F-4 is elevated to a
point where divers can operate, lifting
chains will be made fast to the sub
marines bow and stern. and then it
will be comparatively easy for the
dredger to bring the vessel to the sur
{see.
Convinced that the twenty-one
members OF the crew of the submarine
are all dead, 1t was reported tonlg ut
that the officers directing the rescue
work had about decided to postpone
further efforts to raise the vessel un-
I'll tomorrow TO give their worn-out
crews nights rest. The streams Of
air bubbles coming to the surface
however. caused them to persist in the
work of attempted rescue throughout
the night
The rescuers worked with feverish
haste today. cheered by confident pre-.
1tcttons Of officers that life still would
be found in some Of the F-fs crew. II
before night
Heart-Breaking Mishaps.
There were numerous heart-break-
Ing mishaps Once a cable. groaning
with the dead weight of the hulk sud
denly ragged. releasing its hold on the
"a. Later. Just after a chain had
been successfully PASSED under the
vessel 1t slipped or the smooth plates
The disappointment Of the workers
reached it's climax when the hulk,
after having been raised fully fifty
feet. again shook off the chain and
sank The submarine had then been
under water more than nfty-four
hours
IT is believed that the bodies of most
of the crew will be found in the for
ward compartment, the smallest and
strongest of the three. Relatives Of the
crew residing here refuse to abandon
hope. and plead with naval officers to
hasten tho raising OF the craft.
Try to Locate Stem and Stern.
Notwithstanding the great depth.
Divers were Gent down 10 attempt 10
fnd the position OF the submarine and
definitely locate the bow and the
stern
The weather continues nne, and il is
believed that II no further accidents
occur the vessel can be raised tomor-
row. The divers ascertained definitely y
is not the signal buoy OF the "a. An
electrical buzzer device in being used
p 20 determine the efficiency OF the fas-
Jennings on the submarine. 1t is now
planned TO raise the F-4 nearer the
surface so that the divers can be
lowered TO superintend the progres.
of the work. The attempt to raise tht
submarine WAS held UP temporary,
while the cables attached to the sub.
merged craft were tested
AConstant Stream Of Bubbles.
It was Capt Roy c. smith. command
ing the submarine hotilla, who sale
that he believed constant stream o.
bubbles rising to the surface Of tn,
water indicates that at least one OF tn,
CONTINUED on Second Pags.l