The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28
SUBMARINE LOCATED
800 FEET DEEP
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object which was first grappied yes
( terday was the Fz-
| The naval authorities abandoned
hope tonight that any OF the impris-
onei men would be taken out alive.
Air bubbles were continually rising to
!. the surface as the WORK OF rescue
was in progress today, but this, ex-
perts declared, was not necessarily
an indication OF tie existence OF HE
! in the vessel.
Extremely slow progress was made
/ today GIVING 10 the great depth OF the
water In which the submarine now
rests. After having carefully tested
the cables. the vessel was raised
dfty feet, but slipped back eight feet.
This caused quick sag in one OF the
cables. resulting in reports that the
heavy hawser had snapped. Having
been able to start the submarine from
the bottom, Rear Admiral Moore.
commandant Of the naval station,
urged the rescuing vessels on TO even
greater efforts and it is expected the
FL will be brought to the surface
some time tonight
From position high In the air,
Aviator Bradshaw was able to give
the naval officers considerable assist
ance today II establishing the exact
position OF the sunken vessel. Giro
ling in a hyGroplane over the spot
where rested the vessel. now gener-
ally accepted to be the tomb OF TWEEN
ty-one American sailors, he was able
to look down through the clear wat
ers of the ilarbor and determine in
which direction her stem and stern
were pointing.
What Probably Happened.
SAN FRANCISCO, March IA
graphic description OF the manner IN
which he believes the men in the
submarine F4 went to their death
was given here tonight. by ]. B. How
ell. former submarine commander OF
the United States navy and holder OF
the worlds submarine record. There
Is no doubt in Howell's mind that the
men are dead. He formerly COM
manded a submarine Of the F4 type
and said that when he established his
records in the FL by going down 2s3
feet, castings were leaking
with reports from various officers
that all was in readiness. Lieutenant
Edes probably ordered the automatic
pillow set for 20 feet" said Howell.
"and the dive began. With Increasing
momentum the boat passed the 10
foot mark and then reached 100 feet.
The automatic piow must have click
ed. The crew waited.
@One hundred and fifty feet,
Blow auxiliary, forward and
middle main ballast Lieutenant Edes
probably ordered Then 230 feet. The
momentum couldn't be stopped. Some
thing had gone wrong. Too much
water had entered the tanks at the
beginning of the dive.
Two hundred and fifty feet The
piYots and seams began to leak. The
| TORPEDO hatch casting gave way.
Three hundred feet. The tanks
tore away from the skin of the vessel
and salt water rushed over III ebat-
ter;es. A short circuit. Darkness.
"The air became terrible. Chloride
gas from the suIphuric acid and salt
water filed the vessel. The crew be.
came unconscious and as the little
vessel reached the bottom they pass
ed into eternity"
Howell declared that had the F-4
been raised within twenty-four hours
there would have been a chance that
some Of the men Imprisoned aboard
her would have been rescued alive
As the submarines are divided into
three COMPARTMENTS, some OF the
crew might have saved themselves by
crowdiag into the front compartment
the smallest and strongest. Men able
to Get into this compartment might
have been able to live for twenty-fouI
hours, despite the fact that there
would have been little air space
Howell stated.
All Hope Abandoned.
WASHINGTON. March 81 The
: navy department tonight awaited Ad
: rnirsI Noore's complete report from
Honolulu on the submarine F. disas
ter It was not expected until thu
beat was raised and all facts ascer
tanned.
Hope that any remained alive OF
board was abandoned Experts beliey
> ed the submarine filed and drowned
all instantly or that al explosion kill
ed them. Until full details are avail
able. officers declined to express {
definite opinion concerning the acci
dent.
The coumonest opinion seemed Z
be. however, that the "a struck
coral spike. ripping a hole througl
i which it filed instantly.
/ The suggestion was also made tina
=, the sunken object the rescue ship
A have made fast 70 and toged in shor
q is not the submarine. but soEv cers
4 lict or other sea-bottom obstructio
. they accidentally encountered Will
graphing for the lost craft.