The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-30

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This may be established to-
day when specially constructed
diving bell being made at the
Honolulu Iron Works, under the
direction Of o. w. Parks, engineer at
Pearl Harbor, Il expected TO be COM
pleted and taken to the search grounds.
GREAT CONFIDENCE REPOsED
By this eontyivancs Il Is believed
that Diver Agraz can be lowered TO
the bottom Of the ocean where the
sunken submarine Is supposed to lie.
II the continuance proves prac tst able,
the diver win not only be able to de-
termine II the shared object Is the
snbmarine but viii be able TO direct
operations on the dredges and tugs
above how TO play their cables to
swing brides TO make a secure cradle
for hosting purposes.
Navy officers place great confidence
In the utility Of the diving-bell. Late
yesterday afternoon the light crane,
which brought up the old anchor from
the sea bottom Sunday morning and
exploded the belief that the submarine
had been found, was towed to the navy
NhNAA ohu buo EAAboW 8LCnok hAl0 CnaAu
deposited on the wharf. This was for
the double purpose Of tightening the
crane and making room for the opera
lions Of the diving bell As soon as
the cylinder Is In readiness II win be
transported to the searching grounds
by tho crane. Though II was uncer-
tain II the bell could be completed TO-
day Engineer Parks was much pleased
with the despatch Of the work At the
iron works. He said late yesterday:
"They have been working day and
night They worked Sunday night and
all day today and are ready to keep
ON tonight. See what they have ac-
complished," pointing TO the big bell,
on which large force Of men were
busy, some putting the canvas gasl<ets
In place, some red-leading the phos-
phor- bronze fittings and others work
ing inside. "fhey are doing the very
best they can Ia & Ia
NO DEFINITE TIME rF
Those At the plant said that the bell
might be completed some time today,
but whether morning or afternoon was
indefinite. After the big work has
been done there will remain fitting the
telephone wires and air inlet and OUT
take and inspecting II carefully. Then
IL viii have to be transported TO the
scene and given severe actual test
there, so that no one can say dehniate-
" when It win be placed In use for the
fret time. .",t ~, -" 49,.
Though al hope Of early raising Of
the suDmarlne or that there is now any
life aboard the unfortunate searwasp
has been abandoned, work did not
slack in the least yesterday lin the
search FOR the Lost craft. @ -
ofiicers and men ceased work late
Sunday afternoon to take absolutely
necessary rest after their trying work
which began Thufyday and continued
unceaaingly day and night without
sleep or relation for approximately
eighty hours. l \ .>'H '' a.. g.
But at six o'clock yesterday morn
ing the offing again became q scene Of
activity Under direction Of Lieuten-
ant Smith the feet Of dredges and tugs
went 10 work with o will and at seven
O'Clock the Systematic sweeping Of tho
ocean bottom was commenced.
Back and forth and across and back
the tugs and the dredge California
dragged their heavy chains In search
for the tomb Of twenty-one men.
Hour after hour the quest continued.
There was not the feyerish intenseness
and anxiety when 1t was still believed
that there might be life aboard the
submarine, hut logged tenacity to
find and raise the sea-wasp.
Oficers and man toiled a. grimly at
their tasks ss when they believed lives
were ~ stake, Now ~ was case Of
recovering tventy-one bodies at the
earliest possible moment. II was said
that II may take weeks and, again 1t
might be only days.
II was late In the afternoon when a
definite 'seatoh'' was made by the
tugs Navajo and Intrepid. dragging a
heavy cAble and chain. Pulling tests
were made ON the cables and IL was
established that q heavy load had been
caught. Every fastpess possible was
made and security as certain as posst-
BILE insured that the object ''snagged'
could be held until the diving-bell
could be given q test. -" : {
NAVAJO REPORTS CATCH
Early In the morning after opera.
ti0ns had been resumed the Navajo re-
ported sfcatch" but Il proved J
slight one and was at some distance
from the spot where the "a has been
definitely located.
About the same time the sweeper
Of the two tugs carried away the buoy
which had been dropped where con-
looked very small for big Jack Agraz,