The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-23
HEAVY WIND AND
SEA- STOP WORK ON
RECOVERY OF IA
Tugs Unable To Maneuyer and
Replace Line Which Snapped
Monday Morning
SMITH STOPS OPERATIONS
I UNTIL SEA IS oUIETER
Officers In Charge Retain Conf
dence of Raising Sea-Wasp
Despite Reverses = !
(From Wednesday : Advertiscr>

Wind and sea must subside in their
fury before work can again be contin.
ued in the salving Of the submarine
F4. The elements yesterday brought
the work to a standstill. Because of
the ehoppy sea and high swells tugs
could only stand by and look on. The
two seow pOntoons perforee took the
bit in their teeth and hung on to their
three remaining lines. They could do
nothing else. - z. \,
IL was a day of inactivity and disap.
Rointment to the officials in charge Of
the work Hope had been entertained
that when one of the lines parted early
Monday morning that il could be quick
~ replaced and the work of towing the
submarine inshore be resumed. .I
However, Neptune. stepped in. For
several days he has been throwing up
choppy seas and long swells, but YES.
terday morning before daylight he
came to the front with vengeance He
sent in his biggest swells and chopped
them up in q manner which made all
operations impracticable. ..
Commander Calls on Operations
Commander Smith and his men had
worked all Monday and Monday niaht
to afiix another cable when the lightest
strand broke in the early hours that
morning. They were ready for the huge
task. Great waves were playing about
the pontoons. The tug Navajo was sent
for. But when the tug came out it was
seen that any action would be danger.
Gus and useless. Any attempt to pass
line from the dredge Gaylord to the
Navajo would undoubtedly have result.
ed ina crash that would have been dis
astrous. ~. O.. ~ ''''
Accordingly, Commander Smith call.
ed all operations off for the day except
the perfecting of the machinery on the
two scow. pontoons. Every conceivable
weak point was gone over and the me.
chanism brought up to its highest eff.
ciencyY
3 Last night Commander Smith stated
that he had no doubt that the F-4 would
i be raised. He declared it has been
\ raised once and that it can be raised
kagain and again until it is brought into
such shoal water that divers can direct
/ placing of lines that a straight lift may
j be given. Or. "l ~
Naval Constructor Confident \,
r., Though there was disappointment
4 among those who are in charge Of the
salvage work yesterday because of the
high seas, there was not a single note
of encouragement. Naval Constructor
Furer came of the barges with two
hammers in his hands and declared:
Nothing to it. OF course, it will be
raised. The wire on the drums show
we have raised IL twelve feet. Just
=, how far inshore the vessel has beer
towed we have not determined. But
that submarine is coming in and that
is all there is to,it How long it will
take only time will tell"
All depends on the weather and sea
as to when work of raising will be re
commenced. The heavy sea running
solutely stopped Work but the accom-
panying heavy wind made maneuverinl
of tugs and scows out of question. Ac
cordingly all officers and men came
ashore yesterday afternoon, except q
ni2ht watch. 4
All Depends On Weather "
Operations today will depend entire
" on the condition of the weather anC
the sea. The Navajo will go out Al
the earliest practicable moment an(
place another line about the fore ent
Of the submarine to replace the hnC
which was broken early Monday morn
ing. If the weather is as bad rs yes
terday the Navajo will lay by JUS
as it did yesterday. Commander Smitl
is determined to take no risks. y
=, The three lines still holding the sub
marine have the sunken ship in tigh
grip and there Is no danger Of losinI
ia AGAIN nassed beneatb tba aim an
otbp1 Ene will he lowered and maneny
ered hv the tugs N 'sGt;e, - all aight n
the strands az the lines an there will
!, he no chance of slippinS when futbe
} strain for liftinr of the vessel will b.
Iapplied. The work of afixipg the fourtl
line about the submarine and passin,
: It to the scows is expected TO take