The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-27

me coral bottom to escape notice. mar.
.'cuiarlN IN a depth of thirty or thirty.
nNe tathoms to which the F-i was sun.
merged '''-
'"iIision with such u pinnacle would
almost inevitably result in "A ruptur.
vi t"e SKIN OF the submarine. The en-
u'hce OF water into the rine
tnrougl such a cash rs might reason
AMY 10" expected to result fr. m the
vessel striking a coral reef wouId no,
only very soon render the ship helpless
nut would quickly reach the batteries
ana result IN ~asphyxiatitn and poIsonlnx
of all ON board.
The batteries used in submarines are
cad batteries with hyd iochloric acid.
Chlorine gas is liberated II salt wa,.,
re 'ches these batteries. and there Is
hardly a more deadly poison known than
chlorine.
Liberation OF this gas may also have
resulted. II IL said. even IL the "a was
only strained By q collision. provided
the snock was sufficient to open even
small cracks. The action of this gas
IL - quick and deadly that 1t IL
possible That II would result In the death
on all oil board before tho vessel could
br brought T. the surface.
Another possible cause OF the accl-
dent suggested here IL that the sides
OF the ~ might have given way owing
to The great pressure upon her.
The "a was tested TO withstand the
pressure OF the water at a depth of
200 feet. and vessels of her type have
been submerged 10 2s3 feet. It is
possible. however. hat some unde:ected
defect may have developed through SER
vice and nat her frame may have
yielded at $50 feet. her pi esumed depfh
at tn. time she failed to come uy.
Accidents 10 her uin or other APP
paratus are also possible explanations
Of The accident. hut not the most prob
able. II Is pointed out that accidents
to her machinery would not account for
the presence OH the surface water Of the
fuel oil from her tanks.
My some violent rupture either
an Internal explosion. or pres
sure or shock from without. could hav.
led To the bursting of her tanks aud the
release of the oil. such a violent acct
dent would also account for the fact
that no distress signals we're sent out
on the Fl he'll or by the loosing Of
the surface buoy.
The Navy department nada public
to-day "A list Of the men on the "a at
the date NJ March :. 1915. II Is thought
probable that come ~ thes, men have
been since transferred to other vessels
and that others not mentioned IN the
list are on boar the "a Tn. pepar,.
mon, IA, c,,,o, -, <,nt. ~
n''' az Na'i'u "" .Nuil'td! Moore at
Honolulu for "A corrected list OF those
on board at the time OF the accident.
Unofficial reports from Honolulu state
that James NJ. Hogsett. electrician. third
OF 81. Louis, was on shore when
the F-i went out for her practice yes-
Lieut. AItred LOUIS Edc. Junior grade.
who commanded the FL, was born 4.
Reno N,v Ju,y , tSs- ana w,s yrod.
- 49,
ud'eu from Nih"p"ls IN lF"'. tits entire
service has been on the west coast and in
the Pacific. "a. was on the cruiser West
lr,.t,t. -. .o.uoI -,
$500 D." 'i'"' n'd' i!uNtuh anu
the submarine tender Al.it. lie received
OF the FL In JulV. 1914 and
has been with IL eyer si, lion,
ia, ut,o 10 a., t. ~
i''. " -. ii'''''u'u'
At the Navy Department q wtS stated
shat a Junior officer usually