Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-30
Submarine to Be lowed Into
Drydock Late This After
noon and Lifted From Water
Without Unnecessary Delay
HOPE 10 TAKE OUT THE
BODIES DURING NIGHT



Not before Or o'clock this eve
nina Win The "A start on her final sad
journey. from the quarsntIne. station
dock where 1fe was 01oored yesterday
after being r,ibed. TO the 3nterisIanc
drydock on Allen street. east Of the
navy docks. The bodies ~ her crew
Will Be removed tonight, provided con.
diticns are favorable, a6 naval authori.
tles desire 70 embaIm ~ once what
may remain Of them.
Following = conference n II o'clock
this morning between Lieut.. Command.
er J. a. Furer, the naval constructor
70 whose rcnius Is IN large n,easure
due the successful raising Of the tu1'
marine: Lieut.. x. q. crlttendcn, cen.
mander cf the Submarine f|o<iIIe, and
eAIecs Lyle. superlntenoeut u the "
ter-IsIand drydock, K was decided y
allow the submarIne % be Gc1tcd Into
drydock between and o'cioct thie
evening, - soon - tNo coal banoes q
tbe HeMziien pr<c1io1 CrWperI CO.
be fIoated out Ntef eerat,ttin1 re-
Upheld by The SIX pontoons which
raised her from the As lee( ol water IN
which she lay, the F.4 win be brought
10 drydock bow FIRST. and towed 10
the land side Of the dock. The tug
Printer, which wired for use Of the
Adock today and tomorrow, Will be
floafed in after her, at the hafbor side,
so that the submarine and the tug
win both an the dock. which is S52
feet long. giving plenty Of room for
both.
This will prevent 4s hours or more
Of delay In examination Of the III
fafed under-sea craft. because repairs
10 the Printer would have required at
least "a hours, had work been rushed
on Il night and day. With both boats
In drydock, the F4 can be examined
without delay.
when the F-4 is docked, the next
step. after opening her and removing
the bodies for embalmine at the earli.
est possible moment. 10 prevent the
air from Fastening further decomposi-
fion, win be to right the boat A.
present the submarine lies almost up.
side down. tomorrow the big navy
crane VIII be brought into action. to
rieht the boat. A formal examina-
tion OF the craft viii probably not be
made by the naval board until after
this Is done, but no time will be lost
In making an exhaustive attempt TO
determine the cause Of the tragedy.
Lieut.. Commander LA. Furer came
over from Pearl Harbor this morning
after paying visit 10 his family. the
first time he has been able TO be home
since active salvage work commenced.
He was the center Of groups Of friends
and many were the congratulations
rendered him for putting the epoch
making task through IN Just eight
days.
Board Of inquiry.
On the special naval board Of In
ouirv appointed to examine the E-4
and determine the causes Of the &C
cident. are Rear-admiral Clifford J.
Boush. commandant at Pearl Harbor;
Iieut. X. B. Crittenden. commander OF
the submarine flotilla; and Lieut.. Com.
uander i A. furer. naval constructor.
.ISsnf Harry r. Bogusch will act as
raSorier at the formal sessions, which
win be held IN the administration
building Of the naval station here.
AS the F-4 is now about six feet
under water, Honolulans will not be
able to get q good look at the boat
until she is IN drydock. The pontoons
are carrying the submarine just be-
meath them, In much the same man
ner that the car of q dirigible Is sus.
pended beneath the gas-bag.
Capt. Sumner E. W. Kittelle OF the
u. s. cruiser Maryland was named as
chairman OF the naval inquiry board,
but was relieved from duty by the
navy department and his place has
been taken by Rear-admiral Bonsh, as
the Maryland has to leave tomorrow
AFTERNOON for the mainland, to convoy
hack from San Francisco the squadron
of four TX" submarines. the newest
and safest under-sea craft. assigned to
this port
That the Maryland will take back
m San Francisco the remains OF the
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