The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-09
DIVER AGRAz WILL
GODOWNTOWASP
! some TINE TODAY
His Medium Of Descent Win Be
Ponderous Cylinder, Now
Pronounced Perfect
$1,000
DARING DEEP-sEA FEAT
WILL LOCATE SUBMARINE
Actual Saving Of Sunken Craft
Likely TO Begin Tomor-
row Or Later
4 To- "I &
lFrom Thnrsday,. AavertIserll


Some time today probably late this
afternoOn--Jack Agras win be lowered
into the depths Of the ocean where the
sunken submarine IA lies, in an az,
tempt to ascertain the exact position
of the lost craft.
His medium Of descent win be ne
Ponderons diving tube constructed an.
der the direction OF Commander G. Wi
Parks II win be the next big moye
In the effort to recover the lost craft
men. III n
This statement was made last niaht
by Lieut.. Charles Il. Smith, command
er Of the submarine flotilla, who Il IN
direct charge Of the salvage work.
The bell has been pronouncea perfect
by the engineers who have had charge
Of its construction. Diver Agras has
no fears OF entering the continuance
and being lowered to the depth at
which the lost submarine lays. lin fact.
ne is anxious to make the attempt.
Transferred u Drsdge
Early yesterday morning the bell
was taken from the big navy floating
crane in the navy slip, placed On A
navy lighter, towed to the Gaylord by
the tug Navajo and placed aboard the
On the same trip the Navajo carried
! y the Gaylord a great steel boom
which will be utilized In maneuverina
the bell when it is lowered int the
sea. The boom was taken from the
steamer Kukui rs being sufficient 70
handle the bell and not .havinn the
pcnderosity Of the big dredge boom.
Lieutenant Smith was ON the lob An
day yesterday experimenting the rio-
ging Of the boom, but when night Fell
the work was not completed. AQfas
stood by and watched All the onera.
lions with interest, besides giving helm
At every turn. When belief was 81
pressed that he probably would be Al.
lowed to descend some time this AZ.
ternoon Agraz was elated
The taking Of the diving bell to the
Gaylord and the rigging OF the boom
Twas tile principal work yesterday IL
the preparations for the lifting OF the
FL. After transporting the bell and
the boom to the Gaylord the tug Navajo
Lay at moorage in the navy slip the re-
mainder of the day. Captain Meters
left the naval station late in the after.
! noon to secure rest for the ordeal which
win enter when the work of raising
! the submaripe Is begun In earnest.
Cable Sttll Holds WASP
Z Grip on the submarine is maintained
! BY a line passed under the lost shin
Tuesday by the Navajo and both ends
Of which were later passed to the
, dredge Gaylord. Lleutenant Smith
said last night that Dc did not desire
to attach further lines until they
could be placed under the direction Of
divers. He believed this could De
!, successfully accomplished when Agras
Is lowered in the diving BEN to the
site of the wreck.
Last night when Lieutenant Smith
left the Gaylord the dredge was lyine
J, directly above the sunken submarins
and rs soon as the boom could be rig
god there would be nothing 70 prevent
the lowering Of the bell and the max
ing Of observations BY the diver whf
/. went down in the sontrivanee.
Z The four pontoons which will BE-
\ utilized in the raising Of the ia are
practically completed insofar as thu
timber work Is concerned and probabl,
win be towed TO the navy slips todas
!, one by one by the Navajo. Lying Al
Z the wharfs they will be equipped viii
the steel work which Is being made 81
the Honolulu Iron Works.
Salvage Operations Tedious
This will take some time and Lieu
Z tenant Smith said last night that II viii
y be at least some time tomorrow, IL no
/, later, before actual work on raisin,
/. the submarine can be begun. 1t &
/, generally believed now that the sunk
en- submarine is entirely flooded AM
i that power to lift its entire submergel
y weight filed with water will be requir
!. cd to lift the lost craft 70 the surface