Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-14


walked on the submarine itself. He
was drawn Up q matter Of so feet or
so, and swung round by the current 90
that he made his second landing nesr'
er the bow.
LIES ON SIDE. -
The - lies on her starboard side,
with her bow heading northeast. There
10 no coral on the ocean bed there,
just clean white sand. Like nice
smooth beach," 10 the way criIIy put
II, when he made his report to the
group Of waiting officers. Just what
10 the condition Of the hull, CriIly
didn't state. His observation Is the
first IF several that will be made be-
fore the work Of raisine The "a Will
be actually undertaken and he was not
allowed 70 remain long enough on the
bottom to make complete examine.
tion. The diver was very cold when
ne reached the surface and the first
thought, before hearing his report, was
for his personal weifare and safety.
Warm clothes and hot coffee were at
once provided, but while his fingers
were still % cold that ne could hardly
hold . pencil, Chilly Insisted on making
sketeh Of the way the "a lice, and
the position Of the lines around her.
The greatest care YVES taken in
bringing Crilly to the surface after
his ree0rd-breaking dive. With the
new apparatus and gear perfected by
Chief Gunner G. ID. Stilson. who was
IN full control of the diving opera.
tons, Crilly was able to Withstand the
enormous pressure of the water at 800
feet with no Inconvenience. Com
pressed air, supplied from torpedo air
TASKS aboard the barge. was careful.
ly FED to the diver who while at the
maximum depth was breathing highly
compressed air The danger Of sud-
denly reducing this pressure is very
great, resulting In attacks Of the dread.
ed caisson. disease To guard against
this Crilly's journey to the surface
was very slow. Having let 90 Of the
hawser on which he descended, IL was
necessary to raise the diver by his
life line for the first part of the dis
lance. This was done by easy stages,
although It Is the last part of the trip
up that Is the most TO be feared. Al
Jacobs ladder" 80 feet in length,
with rungs 10 feet apart. was pro.
yided for the final stage OF the journey
and progress up this was painfully
slow. is minutes being spent on each
Of the last three rounds.
Telephone Communication.
For the entire time thatSC riIly was
under water, that Is from 10 O'Clock
until noon, be was In telephone COM
munication with those on the float.
This divers telephone Is In itself .
very ingenious device. worked out by
'Stilson. which overeomes the old trou-
BILE of noise In the divers phone owing
70 the air IL his helmet More than
n different kinds Of telephones, made
at home and abroad, were tried be-
fore the right combination was found.
Now, by using two separate circuits,
one for the divers receiver and one
for his transmitter, the buzzing Is
done away with. The unfortunate ten.
der above water. however, gets the
noise e. loud IS ever. and his Job is
anything but cinch.
Crilly was not allowed to do much
talking when at extreme depth. In
fact, his news that the F-4 was located
was merely 4 WsaEords saving that
he was standing on the submarine.
Several times a minute, however. he !,
was expected to report his own con.
dition and just before he came to the
surface DR.. French, the navy surgeon
who p Q regnlar member Of the div.
ing party, was especially insistent In !
asking for symptoms. 1t was CTilIy's |
repeated assurances that he felt all |
right, with no headache and no sign
OF bends Itch that made It certain
the re-compression chamber or air
lock would not have TO be used.
4 Worries Record.
This Is the greatest depth to which
anyone has ever gone" said StilsOn. |
while Crilly ives on his lengthy upl
ward climb. I'VE have the absolute |
records from all over the world as to
diHes and snbmersiens. and there is !
no doubt that Chilly Is the record |
holder. This applies not only TO J
man diving, but to bells, submarines |!
and al mechanical contriyances. At |
one time I had out seven lengths of |
air line, $50 feet, and there h mol
doubt in my mind that Chilly did
800 feet or better. It Is very graft |
Tying TO al Of us to know that after |
coming ell the way across the CONT
nent and the Pacific to do something.
We have succeeded on the very first I
try. Imeap that our mission was first
OF all 70 actually get down to the F.4l
and this we have done on the first
days dive
Everyone was well pleased with the /
results Of the mornings work. Every
one connected with the salvage Job
was on hand, the dredgs GAYLORD and
the barge and raft fronl which the
diving operations are being conducted |
being well filed with spectators. ADJ
uirnl Moore was on hand, as was also
Captain Kittelle OF vne Maryland,
Lieut.. @. u Smith. submarine CONF
mander in charge OF the salvage work,
Naval Constructor ]. "A. Furer, who
has built The lifting pontocns and &C.
great deal of the tech
meal work; Chief Gunner StiIlson. in |
charge OF diving operations; ]. FL
Sheady OF the Inter-Island Steamship