The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-08
Tedious Job Of Covering Opening
In Middle Compartment Of
Submarine Begins
ORDERS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY FOR MARYLAND
Inc Views Of Sunken Sea-Wasp
0btalnable From Small
Boats In Harbor
(From Monday Advertiser.l

There win be more diving to the
subniarine IA today, to put on a big
mat over an opening into the middle
compartment and 10 plug ventilator,
torn on during the salvage operations.
Putting the mat in position viii be q
tedious job and II may not be com
pleted today. IL is too heavy for the
divers to handle unaided, and It will
be moved by lines from the ships boat
above, the divers being used to get 1t
into its exact position and to make 1t
fast. With even fair weather today,
they should have IL in shape TO com
plete the work tomorrow.
That will mark the end Of salvage
work until Lieut. Comdr. J. A. Furer 8
six steel pont0ons have been completed
at the Mare Island navy yard. That
probably will be two months at least.
Maryland Expects Orders
Orders are expected by the Mary.
land today, either to return TO San
Francisco or to remain here. Today
will mark the resumption of official
business at the navy department after
Sunday, so IL is expected that the
Maryland s case will receive prompt at.
tention. Word as 70 whether the three
divers, Chilly, Nielsen ana Drellishak,
will return on the Maryland or remain
here until diving is resumed, also is
expected today tsr-sa ...... $50
Chilly has received a postcard from
Loughman, who was taken to the Mare
Island hospital to recover from his seri-
Gus illness following his dangerous en-.
tanglement pndersea. Loughman is
progressing well, Crilly said. : 81,
The two mud scows, used for lifting
the submarine, were on the drydoek,
being ealked, yesterday. They will be
sent back to Pearl Harbor. Virtually
all the gear used in salvage work ex-
eept the donkey engines has been re,
moved from the scows and is piled on
the navy dock. That which came from
the Maryland and also the recompres
sion chamber will be loaded on the
cruiser IL she returns to the Coast Z
Fine Views Of Submarine H., &s
Those who go. out OF the harbor in
small boats are getting fine views Of
the submarine these days. It requires
q smooth sea for seeing to be at its
best, and, preferably, one should be in a
small boat SO his eyes will be as close
as possible 20 the water. He also
should have water glass. . However,
even with a slightly choppy sea and
without water glass, one may make
out the shape Of the submarine with
ease. Apparently, II lies almost direct.
ly upside down, The long, black line
Of the keel is strikingly clear against
the grayrblue paint of the hull. At
times the submarine seems to be SO
near the surface that it almost could
be touched with a short pole. 1t lies
In forty-eight feet of water. Two
black buoys mark its location. With a
slight swell running, the long gray
shape seems to undulate like snake or
eel in the water. There is little evil
dence of damage TO be seen from above.
The Maryland will take about 900
tons of bunker coal before she sails.
That work probably will keep her here,
should she receive orders to leave, un,
til after Wednesday night, when the
big seamen's bah win be held aboard
the cruiser. ~ -a-s--- -