Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-19
F-4 IS RAISED
l2FEET, TOWED
TOWARD SHORE
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and slJWest stage Of their ascent
IAughman telephone messages be-
came incnherent and he was hauled
quickly 10 the surface, just after Crilly
was taken out Of the recompression
chamber He reached the surface a
few minutes after o'clock and went
into a dead faint as soon as his helmet
was removed He was at once placed
in the air lock, where he remained
under medical care and under the
ministrations of Chilly for almost nine
hours
Lifting Gear Holds.
The heavy work of yesterday and
last night proved successful test for
the two IOntOOn SCOWs that were fit
ted mp by Naval Constructor Furer to
handle the sunken submarine. With
the exception of a small defect. which
WIS found early in the evening and
which took several hours to fix, there
was no sign Of giving away to any Of
the gear. The supreme test came early
this morning when one OF the bow
cables parted The released line jump,
ed a couple Of turns around the drum,
the entire strain coming on the other
rig. 1t was just the sort of accident
that the naval men had hoped to avoid
as putting an undue strain on the lift.
ing machinery, but the fact that when
it happened the machinery stood the
test is a matter Of considerable mo-
ment
1t was possible to break out the sub
marine from the sand without using
pontoon methods and this leads the
navy men to believe that the entire
journey shoreward can be made with
out submerging and pumping out the
ScOWS.
What moves will be made when the
"a is brought into shallower water is
4 matter of conjecture. The main
point is to get her out of the exces
sive depth to a place where the divers
can work without risking their lives
every time they make a descent. AL
though Chief Gunner Stillson and his
experts are ready to do more deep-sea
exploring whenever called upon, it is
unlikely that there will be any more
diving until the "A is brought into
much shallower water. The four div.
ers who have gone down have all done
their work we'll and have been able to
bring up exact information as to the
position of the cables which hold the
in a double sling.
We are ready to do whatever div
ing is required" said Stillson this
"Loughman, I'm very glad
to say, is getting along nicely. He had
a close call Saturday and the strain
has told on him, as was to be expect
ed. Besides the nerve shock, he is a
mass of bruises, caused by being buf.
feted against the taut cables. He's
resting easily and l hope is we'll on
the road to recovery"
Workers Confer.
There was a conference at the Ho.
nolulu naval station this morning, in
tor Furer, Lieut.. c.. E. Smith and
Master Rigger Fred Buss all took
part Afterwards Capt. Smith stated
that work would go right on under the
same general plan. The navy men are
not at all discouraged by the break
ing of one cable, as they anticipate all
sorts of delays and disappointments
On a job of this magnitude. In fact, II
the F4 is successfully salved, a new
worlds record will have been estab-
ished.
During the lifting and towing opera.
tons last night and this morning, the
two scows were behind the Gaylord,
while the tugs had their lines to the
iredge. With, the unwieldy dredge in
between, it was difficult to get a
steady pull, especially with any sea
1t is probable that on the
next attempt lines will be run directly
between tugs and scows.