The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-14
Board Of Inquiry Will Now Review
Its Finding and Formulate the
Report Of Disaster For the
Officials Of Navy Department
TWISTED HULL TO GoTo
r PEARL HARB0R TUESDAY
What Win Be Done With the Cof-
fin Ship Has Not Yet Been De-
termined - Craft win Hurry
' Repairs For Practise Work

Work on the sui marine FL was fin
ished yesterday afternoon. The dry
dock was cleaned of the debris that
accumulated when the excavations in
the interior of the submarine were in
progress, and this refuse was placed
ON scow. There will be no work to-,
Gay, and tomorrow the board OF IN
vestigation will meet. This meeting
will see the beginning o. the forma-
tion OF the report to the navy depart
ment at Washington on the loss OF the
ship. ......
~ is the plan to sink the dock to-
morrow evening, and to take the sub
marine off Tuesday morning. Ii there
is good weather, she will be towed
to Pearl Harbor Tuesday; and, if
weather is bad, she will be held here
until the seas are smooth enough for
the voyage to be made without DIFF
ficulty. The six pOntoons that raised
her still lie nearby, and the chains re-
main under the hull, SO that there is
little 10 do before she will be in shape
to be foateG once more.
Disposition OF Coffin Ship
Decision on the disposition of the
ship is with the navy department,
which will be guided largely, it is be-
lieved, by the report of the board
named to Investigate that phase. At
ter being taken to Pearl HarbOr, she
will be kept there until orders como
from Washington.
The bow cap of the sui marine,
which covers the torpedo tubes, was
removed yesterday morning, and placed
on a barge. The removal exposed the
four torpedo tubes. 1t was explained
by Lieut. Kirby B. Crittenden, com.
mander of. the AotiIla, that this re
moval was for purposes of inspection.
said, testing Of the ballast tanks of
the FL was completed.
only Agreement Necessary
Mondays meeting of the board of in
vestigatiOn may not be the last one,
rs others may be required to whip the
report into shape, but all the informa
| tiOn needed has teen obtained by the
board. The report will not be mailed
| to Washington before a week or two
Mt least, and then will be made public
| by the navy department at the capital
so that Honolulu hardly will know thu
cause of the disaster for three weeks
| or more.
When the FL comes Off the dock
Inter Island ships will go on. Tnert
are four or five of them, and clean
ing and repairing them will take 1
week pr so; besides, the schooner Alir'
Cooke will 90 on for painting. Al
This will delay repairs to the F2 an'
the 3, and, after they are through
the RI, more seriously damaged b.
the Supply week ago today, win b.
placed on the dock for renairs whicI
will require about ten days.
Pra" Use Work Delayed
It viii push the 6oti'la t" finish il
"rartisr bv December 81. ENerWhin:
remains TO lie done, including the en-
ginrrriug competitions, which, wi
the other tie is were delayed bv TIN
saving Of the "a. For Il is reason
officer, of the fotilla are very anxi0u
to get III" boats repaired and to brg:I
the year $ work Mt once.
After the F-2 and F-3 come off tn
! dock, the FL will 90 on to rec"iv
her semi annual overhauling as well a
to be repaired.