Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-12

New York.-Felix Nieto Del Rio,
correspondent in New York of Ell
Diario Ilusrado Of Santiago, Chilli re
lates for the New York Herald the
following story of the sinking of the
submarine H-3 of the Gillian navy,
and its remarkable rescue without
boss Of life:
In the beginning of June mari
tine accident occurred in the military
port of Talcahuano, Chill, which VIII
figure with honor in. the history Of
submarine navigation. The fact has
special interest for the experts Of the
United States because the submarine
H-3 of the Chilian war squadron was
constructed here by the Electric Boat
company This submarine is 0ne&
sN which the British government had
ordered built during the war, but
which she turned over to Chill along
with so airplaneS and hydroplanes of
combat. England made this grant to
Chill after having taken over for her
own fleet two superdreadnaughts Of
$4,000 tons, as well as some destroyers
Of 1000 tons and other smaller vessels
which Chill was having constructed,
and which were used by England in
the war against Germany.
The submarine fleet left New Lon
don last year, conveyed by the cruiser
Chacabuco, under the command of
Admiral Luis Gomez Carreno. At
Charleston a furious tempest came up,
which lasted 10 hours, during which
time the submarines, defying all dan
ger, demonstrated their excellent con
struction and the deNterity of their
Gillian crews The transport Anga-
mos auxiliary Of the fleet, was almost
lost in the storm Having thus proved
the worth Of the submarines, which at
all times remained in a compact group
those in command understood that
they could continue the trip to the
coast Of Chill with entire confidence.
The fleet touched at Havana, Kings,
ton, Colon, Balboa, a port in Ecuador.
africa, Chill, Valparaiso and Tales
huano, their final destination,
This formidable voyage Of many
thousand miles is in truth a record
that adds another proud page to the
traditional competence and fearless
ness of the CHILEAN sailors, who re
ceived their first naval instruction
from the famous English admiral
Lord Cochrane, chief of the Chiliar
feet during the war Of independence
This exploit rebounded in all the
scientific centers of submarine navi
cation, and has been recorded as one
o. the most interesting successful at
tempts made in the world. The great
est span of continued travel was be
tween Ecuador and Chill, which Il
about 1000 miles.
VentiIating Pipe Broken.
AT a quarter to ten o'clock in tn,
morning Of June the submarines
started their customary exercises o
4 submersion inside the military port o
TalcahuanO. Suddenly the command
er, Capt. Del Solar, noticed that hi
boat had become very heavy and dlt
not easily respond to the maneuyers
He then saw that the yentilating pip,
In the battery of the stern had broker
and that, besides water, strong fume
of chlorine were entering the cOmpart
ment With due presence Of mind tn
| commander ordered that the compart
ment be vacated, taking all the neces
sary precautions so that the waite
and gases might not enter the othe
sections of the submarine.
AS the danger was becoming imm
nent, the telephone buoy was sent u
70 call for help, but there was no ar
swer. Later it was found that tn
buoy had became entangled and ha
never reached the surface of the wa
ter. No answer to their calls for hel
proved to the crew that the situatio
was desperate. Nevertheless, neve
for a moment did the discipline q
these men weaken.
While efforts were being made t
get into communication with someon
above, the men were trying to herme
ically calk the partitions, it hayin
been noted that the fumes of tn