The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02


LIKE A ERRANoE CREATURE
Ilike some strange, malfornhed trta
turo = huge black mass Of metal stood
II tht 1tonolulu Iron Works YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON II was the diving bell
builtto ala IN locating and recovering
the FL l w
II stood ipeongruousiy on three tin,
steel feet built to aid It IN surmounf
ing probabIe coral forests Two.thirdI
up it, height four goggle-eyes stirred
from their wood and iron eyelids. They
were tho p9rtholes Of glass, from whith
: the diver Nil1 peer into the sea.
Z There wcro insect -niaflkings strange.
" white against the black Of the iron
They were big beams Of wood, curved
20 fi1 the pp6 stoutly bolted Together;
ana bound about with cable Should
the bell strike Tho ocean floor or any
heavy objett. they win save the
BELL seAR6BLY LIGHTED
inside the ban the eject was Is
eefi6. Only = little light came through
the 8Iao8 Hanging near the portfolio
was : divers helmet, TO which the an
lines VIII lead; and, III the farther OBJ.
ecurity, 4 little ciftuiar stair reached
the black bottom. The steps tWfned
bout the big IRON upright IN the cen.
a crowd Of men swsrnied about the
iron insect They were PUTTING finish.
ing touches on IT, eonnee ting telephone
wires and fixing airbose couplings A
small crowd Of onlookefs waited
Ftnally At fve.twenty, an fkat Che
shop could do had been done. The crane
picked up the bell and placed 4 on the
waiting truck, which sageed with its
/ burden.
win 3 crowd following, the truck
was pulled to the navy dock. The bell
was swung on; the hose was attached.
and the hoisting engine lowered Il Into
thifty-five feet Of water along the
wharf while oficers and sailors leaned
over the edge and watched its baptism.
FIRST TEST NOT coNcLUs1vE
1t win remain submerged until This
forenoon. Then It win be taken to the
open sea ana submitted to the pressure
Of 500 feet depth. II II answers re-
cuirements perfectly, Jack Agraz win
60 down III It.
Last night q test viii not DO conclu-
sive. Immersion to 500 feet alone win
satisfy, but holding the bell in water
for more than twelve hours win give
ofleers good idea as to its capacity
for holding air and exeludfng water
Two days. almost TO the hour, were
required TO complete II. Ehifts Of four
teen men had worked continuously at
tho Honolulu Iron Works since four
O'Clock e1nday Afternoon, under the
ir.mediate dires ton Of 81 Rnethling,
| foreman. He had had almost no sleep
sinte the work began, IN common with
@, w, Parks, civil engineer az Pearl
Harbor, who planned the machine and
who has been watt hing the progress
md Understanding TIE work Both
men, as wen as virtually the whole
I for ct the iron works. were glad when
the wstcrs' OF the harbor closed over
the bell last evening.
/ HELMET INsfDE BELL
It seemed psrfect, Late pans in
! elnded p,aring q helmet IN the bell.
Into this the intake and exhaust air
lines viii lead. Ordinary atmospheric
pressure, or fourteen or fifteen pounds
J 70 the square inch, win be maintained
unless something should 20 wrong. In
that case, the pressure would be In
creased quit ky to equalize that Of the
water and the diver would place his
head In the helInets The bell then
would he drawn to the gurface, By
this means, the man within win be pro
tetted even should the bell spring o
leak, although q sudden bursting would
be fatal In that case he would be
caught before relief could be given.
But nothing like that is anticipated
The diver viii not be permitted to en-.
tor the bell until 4 scarf hingiy,. minute
ifispsst'on has been made after it has
been exposed TO the pressnro Of the uIi-
derseas. Everything that could be done
to insure the safety Of the psps and its
occupant was looked after. Mr.. Park
said thst, II he were building q bell
with ali facilities and material at his
command, he would make a heay.eI
web TO protect the top and bottom
plates and probably would make II
smaller.
TcP AND BOTTOM wEAKEET
The top and bottom plates sro the
weskeft points, unless something uner,
petted should materialize this morning
but they ere planned 70 Withstand pres.
sures Of 200 pounds to the square inch
while they win ntoupter much less
than that at 500 feet-133 2, to be ex-
Gt-and the tensinch iron strut pla, ed
In the center between the two will orr.
ry 100000 pounds load from ore to the
other. A pressure Of 200 pounds TO the
| sdusrs inth would mean about f0O,o
pounds on eae h end; 1882 would mean
about 300,0on Az 500 feet the bel
will be subjected 10 approximately
100000 pounds. total pressure.
The bell probably win reach 500 feet,
as different soundings showed a depth
Of between forty seven and hfty IA
! thoms where the F-4 lies.
fNres hai,is. leading TO the shat kle
! Of the top win csrry rs weight to the
tatk,e Of the crane. These chains are
one and one-oighth inc hes and each is
twenty feet long. They lead from eyes
IN the tops Of three iron rods, whiC j
run the full length Of the PIPE.
Two plates project out from the top,
Trey are piercad for the entrance OF
guide lines, which win bear no weight
but win hold the bell steady and pre-
rent = swinging and getting the tackle
fonfad, .Ifg' M. 4, 7