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

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and placed in the great cradle which
wcnld lift her from the water How
ever. Il was found impossible by the
men working on the barges To get
them off until 8 O'Clock. For the next
hour the navy men were busy testing
al the ehains and lines preparatory
10 the tow across the harbor At z
O'Clock the tow began-a silent pro-
cessioh which had all the solemnity Of
a mineral march. The naval tug Nava-
10, with smaller boats patrolling 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
pontocns which buoyed up the F-4
could be told only by their lights.
orydookine Well Done.
At 1880 the drydock began to drop
deep below the surface to receive the
pontoons and their burden. 1t took a
little mere than half an hour to get
the dock ready. Superintendent J. A..
Lyle and his men, whose work was.
machine-iike IN its methods, accuracy
and efficiency, had the dock ready.
when the Navajo and her tow reached
the har5or 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 S:55. II 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 1915 pumping-out began on
the drydock
Preparatory to raising the dock,
Johnny Kealoha, the InterIsland 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 enc 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, Q. S. N, did its work smartly
and was soon backed off into the har-
Dor so that the pontoons could be sent
on into the dock.
It was just 1l:45 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 that 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 IL was,
the hole was all across the lower side
as the submarine lay on the blocks !
just clearing the floor of the drydSas.
There was plenty Of light for the
lights had been plentifully strung and |
while the tow was proceeding across
the harbor the Maryland played her |
searchlight across the water. Early in |
the evening half-moon rose i'm the |
east and cast waning CLEAN over |
scene as weirdly colorful as any paint |
er could wish.
Hull Badly Broken.
The hull presented a pitiful appear !
anee- 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 be-
ing allowed near the IA, close obser- /
Vaticn was impossible.
A heavy stream of water poured |