Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-31

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and placed in the great cradle which
would lift her from the water. How,
ever, il was found impossible by the
men working on the barges TO get
them Off until O'Clock. For the next
hour the navy men were busy testing
all the chains and lines preparatory
70 the tow across the harbor. At I
O'Clock the tow began--a silent pro
cession which had all the solemnity OF
q funeral march. The naval tug NaFa-
10, with smaller boats patroIling on
each side. moved slowly and across
the harbor in the fading twilight and
before the east side-the dry-dock side
had been reached, darkness had fall.
en- and the position Of the tug and the
pcntoons which buoyed up the F-4
could be told only by their lights.
prydoeking Well Done.
At 1880 the drydock began to drop
deep below the surface to receive the
pontoons and their burden. It took a
little more than half an hour to get
the dock ready. Superintendent ]. A.
Lyle and his men, whose work was
machine-like in its methods. accuracy
and efficiency. had the dock ready
when the Navajo and her tow reached
the harbor end of the cradle. At the
outer end the tug dropped her lines
and the lines to the drydock from then
on towed the pontoons and the sub
marine into place above the support
ing blocks. All the pontoons had pass
ed inside at sos. 1t then took about
two hours to get the tug Printer, which
had been allowed to dock behind the
submarine, into place, and to make
sure that all the blocks and tackle on
the submarine itself were secure and
true. At 10:45 pumping-out began on
the drydock.
Preparatory to raising the dock,
Johnny Kealoha, the Inter-Island diver
who is skilled in this work, made de-
scents to see that all the lines were
in position. A little difficulty was
had with one of the chains which pull
ed away the blocks for the Printer,
but this was soon remedied
The navy tug Navajo, under Capt
Frederick w. Meters, chief boats
vain, T. s. NJ, did its work smartly
and was soon backed off into the har-
Dor so that the pontoons could be sent
on into the dock.
Il was just HAS when the strain
ing watchers on all sides caught their
first glimpse of the submarine above
the surface. gray back which rose
slowly from the depths. Soon it could
plainly be seen that the submarine
was lying on its starboard side, turned
almost keel upward, and mat a great
ragged hole, large enough, 1t seemed,
for several men to pass into abreast,
had been gashed near the bow on what
would have been the upper side had
the craft been righted. As It was,
the hole was all across the lower side
as the submarine lay on the blocks
Just clearing the floor of the drydi.t;.
There was plenty of light for the
work in the duck. Electric and arc
lights had been plentifully strung and
while the tow was proceeding aeress
the harbor the Maryland played her
searchlight across the water. Early in
the evening a half-moon rose in the
east and cast waning g.eam over a
scene as weirdly colorful as any paint
er could wish.
Hull Badly Broken.
The hull presented pitiNll appear
ance-bruised and torn so that it
shocked the crowd into immediate and
loud EXPLANATIONS. There appeared to
be other abrasions and torn plates
along the sides. but owing to the
strict prohibition against any one but
the navy men and drydock workers he
ing allowed near the F-4. close obser-
walton was impossible.
A heavy stream of water poured