Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-26
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AGAIN HALTS
SALVAGE WORK
Not Advisable For Divers to
Descend or For Tugs to
Drag New Cable

The F4 job is very tedious. but
those in charge of the work are dis,
couragement-proof and as soon as one
! plan fails they set about evolving an.
| other.
1t is believed that when the Mary.
! land took hold of the tow line the
latter part Of last week, the submarine,
/ slightly lifted by the pontoons was
dragged easily over the smooth, bot
tom that surrounded the boat when
the divers made their examinations.
but that after slight progress a coral
ledge was encountered which put an
abrupt halt to shOreward progress. If
this is SO, the boat must be lifted
before any further gain can be made.
The plan that is receiving favorable
consideration now is to lower a wreck
ing hose to the submarine and by
forcing IN compressed air, get rid of
100 TO $50 tons OF sea water This
VIII involve considerable diving as a
complete examination Of the hull to
locate holes or stOve-in plates and to
repair the damage if possible will be
necessary.
The diving crew is ready to go on,
with their part of the work, but it is
far too dangerous to dive with weather
conditions as they are. Yesterday the
diving float, which received consider
able battering. against the scows Sat
urday night, was towed into the navy
slip, where the gear is being thor.
oughly overhauled and repaired.
Rough weather off shore held up
salvage work on the F-4 both yester.
DAY and this morning and for the time
being there is nothing to do but hang
on and wait, hoping that nothing more
will carry away during the period of
waiting. The two lifting scows lie wal.
lowing in a choppy sea, with three
Ilnes from the submarine to their
drums; the Maryland is holding a.
strain on the tow line which goes to i
the pontoons. 1t is too dangerous to
dive and too rough to drag a new line
and chain under the sunken vessel.
This morning the tug Navajo steam.
ed to the scene of operations. the
plan being to replace the line that car.
rled away last Saturday morning, sub
shutting one with a 15-fathom length
OF chain which would pass under the
submarine. In this way it Is hoped !
mat the parting Of the wire cable
through chatting, either on the hull of!
the boat, or between the boat and
coral lodges, can be overcome, After
standing by until 10 o'clock il was
decided to postpone all work until this
when another try will he i
made II weather conditions improveaI
Inc Navajo returned to her berth az
the navy dock.
AS the result of a recent -beneft
lance, the members of Honolulu Lodge l
NO. /, Modern Order of Phoenix. havel
turned over 1920 for the relief Of
me Families and other dependents of |
the men of the F-4. The lodge has re.
quested that the money be distributed
ID equal amounts to the widows of
the four married men in the crew
Mrs. Frank c. Pierard, Mrs. Archie H
1unger, Mrs. William S. Nelson ana |
MRS. Frederick Gilman.
Plans for the proposed vaudeville
snow, the proceeds of which were toll
De devoted to the F-4 relief fund, bayel
been abandoned owing to the large
amount OF work in connection with
the raising of the sunken vessel. The
snow was to have been EARNED out nv |
Lne men OF the Alert and submarines
me Star-Bulletin has been asked by
the men to extend their thanks toll
all VINO have offered time, talent and
services. an"