The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-03
DENTAL RECORDS
:. AGA|N.EFFECTNE
They Help Naval Officers lden-
l%tify Body Of Frank N,
Herzog Of "a ~
Copy Of The Advertiser Of March
rs, Date q Accident, A."
Found



the board Of investigation has finished
with her.
Effect Of Wasp Considered
Effect on both officers and men Of
the ships presence in the active list
is something that the navy department
probably would take into considera-
ton. The psychological impulse from
her would be bad; she would remain
"hoodoo" throughout, and this with
out considering that the cost Of re-
pairing her probably would be very
great, and possibly more than would be
justified.
Charles Harris Wells was n ma
chinist's mate, second class. His next
of kin was Miss Elizabeth NJ. Wells,
designated "friend" in the records Of
the Alert, but probably a sister. Her
address was given as 522 West Twenty
second street, Norfolk, Virginia. Wells
enlisted July 25, 1908, and he was
thirty four years old.
Besides the notebook, which was
Wells own, and contained no entries
at all relative to the loss of the sub
uh 10 In
the pocket of his jacket, and, when
found, men Of the fotilla recalled that
Wells had been fishing at Pearl Har.
Dor March "a, the day before the boat
was lost.
Clever Identification
Identification of Frank Nephi Her
zog was cleverly done by DR.. William
Seaman of the naval station and DR..
W. A. Cress of the Alert. Dental rec.
two lower molars gone, and he was the
only man who had two such teeth miss
ing, so this was conclusive. Success
in these identi6Gations leads, TO hope
that all may be identified in one way
or another, either by missing teeth or
by their having personal effects that
may be recognized, or, possibly, by the
shapes of the skulls in some cases
although Ashcroft was the only man
to make his Identification possible from
that alone. Moreover, HerzOg's shoe
showed an oh" plainly. The teeth
could not have been lost at or since
the F-4 disaster, for the cavities
showed the familiar filling up which
proved they were of long standing.
Herzog was one of the men under
instruction in the F-4 when she was
lost. The next of kin was given as
Nephi Herzog, father, 545 East street,
Salt Lake City. He enlisted December
5, 1912, and was twenty-five years old
Condition of the bodies was de,
scribed yesterday as shrunk in, due to
the early decay of the connective tbs,
sues, while the fatty tissues stood up
The flesh is decayed badly, however
and is Of no use in making identified.
ton.
Copy of The Advertiser
copy of The Advertiser of March
25, the day the F-4 was lost, was found
in the middle compartment yesterday
The outside folds were blackened and
eaten by sea water and acids, but the
editorial page, which contained an edi
torial on 1.-THE Babies of Belgium
and cartoon on "a Wary Bird,
showing the American eagle avoiding
the steel trap of Mexican trouble, was
plain, as it had been protected by the
outside folds. 1t was found by Chief
Hospital Steward Jackson Of Pear
Harbor and was sold for twenty dollars
Work will be resumed this morning
in the middle compartment. No other
bodies were found yesterday, and it ID
believed that no more are there. There
remains some debris to be got out of II
today, and then the after compartment
will be gone into. Bodies should BIZ
taken from 70 much more rapidly, al
there are many more in it and there ii
not so much debris to be removed.
Cleaning Out Is Slow
1t probably will be late next weel
before the whole submarine has beer
cleaned out Preparations have beer
made to give quicker entrance into thu
engine compartment by cutting away
engine matches with an oxy-acetylent
flame. Due TO the crushing of tn
Loaf by the chains which tore the biz
opening forward, there is little space
left in the first compartment, wher,
the torpedo tubes are.
There were few spectators yesterda,
afternoon. No session Of the board o
investigation was held,