The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-20

with their braeing, on the seows, and hcl
had awaited the arst actual test, whies
came yesterday, with great interest
Everything held in fne fashion 4
he said. "The strain on the machinery
was as great as Il win be, for we had
the submarine lifted clear ] have n.
doubt that the scows WIN be equal I
the burden.,'
work WIN BE Rushed
Mr.. Furer was asked concerning the
intention to take new purchases thii
morning.
THAT Is only incidental, y he rr
piled. sfFor all essentials, the seowi
are ready and need not be changed. "
I work win be rushed day and night
according 70 the plans. shifts worked
Alternately sunday night and yestc'
day, but only four men, 70 serve as
watchmen, were left on the Geylprg'
and scows last night, Liberty wa
given until six o'clock this morninr
In the afternoon the broken cab
was drawn from the sea. While thi.
was being done the anehor,barge was
being moved by the Navajo. In strit
ing tho Gaylord, wood beam was
broken. AS the small barge and is
engine practically are Invaluable FOR
transferring lines from the tugs to y
se6wA, no dragging was attempted last
night. The barge was brought 70 Tho
navy dock, and carpenters immediatel
began repairing it.
Moving Submarine Inshore
Forty-six fathoms Of water lie be
meath the dredge Gaylord. The tender
Alert, a few hundred yards to the west
is anchored in no more than seventeen
but the slope toward the shore Is much
more gradual, being about one fathoh
in fifty feet, Lieutenant Smith said
The submarine win be moved up thu
gentle slope, rising nearer the surfacs
and being moved closer to the shor'
at all times.
First Impressions Of the. nature o.
the sea floor are being discounted. tn
| bottom is described IS being Of hne
lwhite sand, offering no visible impedi
ment, although it is possible Away
THAT unexpected lodges viii be met
Most Of the difficulties Of the worl
will be over when the IA has bcel
moved into depth Of 200 feet. Tbi
probably win be met within 500 q
800 linear feet, basing the estimate d
the slope as ascertained by Lieutehan
Smith .ll
Twelve rect Day
twelve feet q day win be goo'
progress, = said Mr. Furer. eve d
not expect to bring the IA up at once
| We do mot care how long it takes. w
have progressed and we win progress
! further That ID the principal thing
Some days we may move far; som
days less That is why ] say that a
average Of twelve feet each day vii
be good. :, .|a
| But q lift Of twelve feet each da
will mean about 100 feet nearer shor'
lat 200 feet depth the divers win b
! able to give much more aid when r'
| quired than they can give now,
Il Lieutepant Smith was asked Wheths
Il the Submarine would withstand tn
stress Of being lifted. While admit
| ting that no such strain as this prol
ably ever had been placed on . sui
marine, he said he believed that /
would hold together. " But, y he adde'
"that is q risk that we have to TAX
The cables hold her at different point
distributing the stress. y y.
Bride Holds Lines Together
IA bride holds the three lines :
yethcr near the F-4s hull The fourt
line, when in position, probably wi
We left TO shift for itself, but there
little fear among those in charge
tbe lines slipping. The weight on eae
they believe, win be enough to hold
In place. as'l +'9.
II Sixty-four men worked Sunday Mig
\ until ten.thirty. Then half Of the
were given liberty, the Others renal
ii ing on duty during the night. II "
Z Il z 4 y . y ..' - Z.
/ While this crew was working that y
Inc parted. They were relieved at A
o i'elock yesterday morning, and at 5
! | i'cloek the others returned and work
! iuring the day. Lieutenant smit
d Fred Buss, master rigger, and othe
. ,oniained on duty all night and all d
J, Yesterday until four Clock in the a
4 srnoon. y H ta i S as
D iron on ssa Floor f'g
81 Mr.. Bnss said that there is a gre
amount Of iron on the sea aoor ne
a the submarine, including several q
Ol chors and pieces OF steel cable th
4 have been lost in the salvage wol
Il Some Of this weight may have to
,tl,ifted II any of the iron is foulcd