The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-15

officers and crew fought a afsteady battle
Water entered the batteries of the
submarine and released chlorine gas
adding to the danger TO those aboard.
The work of rescue, after 1.-The
breeches buoy had been finally rugged,
was witnessed by crowds that had
gathered along the shore. at the first
news Of the wreck Cheers greeted
every man as he was safely landed on
the beach after the long ride through
the mist and the angry surf from the
crushed shell Of the H-3.
McCullock To Rescue
The United States coast guard ,eut.
ter McCulloch steamed from San Fran,
cisco last night for this port to begin
the, work Of salvaging what is left u
| the .fePipnfbt Of ths ~sve-bsheted
The H.3 was on the way from Bre.
merton navy yard, on Puget Sound, to
Mare Island navy yard in San Fran.
cisco bay. She was accompanied by
her sister submarines, the HI and the
H-2, and the monitor Cheyenne, acting
tender to submarines, which was con
voying the three submersibles down the
coast
1t was just dawn when the H-3 ran
| aground on the shoal and stuck hard
and fast. The grounding occurred near
the entrance of the bay and about two
hundred yards Off the beach.
Signals Bring Assistance
Distress signals sounded from the
H-3. The Cheyenne Immediately stood
by. The tug Relief was rushed from
the harbor. Then the submarine
scunded the whistle "All safe"
The life-saving crew from the local
station started work at once. Efforts
were made to shoot u lifeline out over
the diver.
Dense fog engulfed the stranded sub.
marine, endangering the rescue craft
as they lowered near the H,3. The
submarine was heeled over in fairly
deep water. AS soon as she struck she
began to settle on her side. The water
about the shoal was so shallow, how.
ever, that the tug and the submarine
tender were unable TO come close to
the H.3.
As soon as the submarine ran
| aground wireless messages were flashed
from the Cheyenne up and down the
coast, and all available rescue forces
and apparatus that could be summoned
were rushed to the scene of the wreck.
The whistles from the submari ne
finally ceased and a rift in the fog dis
closed the diver dangerously keeled
over to one side with the matches bat
tened down. 1t was believed the men
were using the submersion equipment
and obtaining air supply from the air
tanks. Well within the surf, the sub
marine was being buffeted by the
waves and great seas swept over the
supeTstTueture.
Fog Closes Down
In this situation, as the fog again
closed down on the diver, hiding her
from the view of shore and sea resc ue
forces, desperate efforts were made tC
reach the men aboard.
After hours of anxiety, another
lifting of the fog raised hopes of avert
ing q tragedy. Members of the crew
were visible through the fog aud the
spray working on the wrecked super
structure of the submarine, battling
against the force of the surf dashing
against the nearly capsized craft.
After the hatches had been battened
down and when it was believed the
men, imprisoned IN the steel smell, were
using their artificial means of all
supply, shore parties discerned man !
form emerging from hatch.
Instantly lifeline was shot to-
ward the submarine from the beach
At the risk of his life, the seaman on
deavored to secure the line but heavy
waves, breaking over the hull, drove
him below.
Meanwhile in the little craft Lieu
tenant Bogusch and Lieut. +. +. Zemke
second in command, were leading q
heroic battle against threatened de
struction, equalled only by the efforts
of the rescue parties vainly trying tc
reach the diver through the rough
seas and the dense fog
! Injured as they were, every man Of