Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-29

The search for the suner submarine I'd Is no longer
desperate attempt to save human life It is salvage job Of
difficulty and may be weeks before the vessel
is raised and her matches opened
Again, if all goes well it may be matter Of few days
Those directing the work that there chance that any
Eof the crew is still alive. 81
The move that win be made after the powerful tugs
Navajo and Intrepid have caught the submarine with their
sweep Of wire cable will be try diving tube which Is
being constructed under the supervision Civil Engineer
w Parks This cast iron cylinder IL feet diameter
and IL feet n height sealed at both ends It be fitted
with four headlights Of 1inch glass; five inches in diameter
capable Of resisting the pressure with large margin Of safety
Inside this tube viii be placed and the apparatus
be swung overheard and lowered to just clear Of the
floor The tube will be slowly carried back and forth across
the spot where the F4 is known lie until the observer mott
es those in charge Of the hong apparatus by Of
telephone that he has actually seen the submarine
Then the cylinder will be moved along the hull until the
bow and stern located With this information it
eved that chain sings be passed under the vessel pre-
paratory lifting her The observer in can watch
the operation and telephone directions which win make the
work many times easier than it Of cropping bndy
in the ocean depths.
The diving cylinder is being made at the Honolulu Iron
Works rush job It will weigh about 10 on the
face and about ton and half submerged Besides the hoist
ing line and telephone connection the tube viii be fitted with
air hose which will keep the air fresh with possibly slight
pressure for the great depth although this viii
necessary safety the object of apparatus being
allow man to make investigations at normal pressure
thereabouts
MAKE DAYLIGHT START
AT daylight this morning. the working parties turned ont
thoroughly refreshed by and tackled the job with
renewed determination To the tugs Navajo and Intrepid
assigned the principle part Of this mornings task that Of
sweeping the bottom with long length Of wire cable
the spot where the IA lies Even with the spot definite
" located by ranges and marked by spar buoy
tain operation to get cable caught the snken Ship The
wire might pass directly the number Of times and
still fail hold The best chance get the cable under
either bow the stern and the searches BY
certain of how the hull lies.
Uhrn sign from fhn Nav
to the Alert I'VE have heavy strain drag but this
distance from the SPOT where the IA lies and
proved to be only small obstruction
The first sweep made by the two tugs carried away the
buoy that he'd been dropped Yesterday mark the spot where
the great uprush of bubbles had given further conclusive in
dcaon that the F4 directly beneath This disturbance
of the surface occurred late yesterday afternoon when the
dredge California getting in Of her anchors There
considerable slack wire and before was al IA there
sudden strain and the tremendous swirl Of air bub
bes broke the smooth of the Water The powerful
hoists Of the dredge started again and another uprh
Of air bubbles and swirl of oil showed that blight Of the
tContnued on pas