Arizona republican., 1920-03-15
FOUR LIVES ARE LOST WHEN NAVY
 SUB GOES ASHORE
Commander and Three Men Are Victims of Accident Think Sub May Be
 Saved-Goes Aground on Coast of Lower California Help Is Rushed
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 SAN DIEGO, March 14.-
 Lieutenant Commander James R.
 Webb and three members of his
 crew were lost when the United
 States submarine H-1 went
 aground at the entrance to Mag
 daIena bay, Lower California, ac-
 cording to a radio report received
 here today.
 The others listed as dead were: H. M- Giles. machinist mate; M. $. Del amarine and Joseph Kaufman. sea- men. Their bodies were reported to have been buried by the survivors in the sandy beach of Santa Margarita island, in the mouth of Magdalena bay. about 650 miles south of San Diego.
 The vessel was reported to have grounded Friday, stern on. The de- stroyer Sinclair. called to the scene by =. O. & messages broadcasted early Friday night by the "U- s. s. Eagle" got d line to the HI Saturday after noon but it parted Other vessels are believed to be standing by.
 The HI was bound from the canal zone to the Pacific submarine base at San Pedro. Calif.
 Reached Vessel to Save Crew?
 How Lieutenant Commander Webb and the three men lost their lives was not known here tonight. Rear Ad- mira1 Weiles expects detailed inform ation tomorrow. It is believed, how ever. that the H-1, in some manner, got water in her batteries. If this happened it sent up a dense cloud of chlorine gas, and navy officers here thought that Commander Webb in or der to prevent the aSphyxiation of the crew. ordered the H-1 beached. Re- ports received here are that a heavy sea was running, and the four are thought to have been carried over board.
 A radio report from Commander F. r. McCreary, of the destroyer Sinclair received here by Rear Admiral Welles, said that the surviving members of the crew had been put aboard the steamer Mazatlan- which left MagdaIena bay yesterday afternoon for San Pedro.
 Commander McCreary WireIessed that the Sinclair succeeded in getting towline to the Hi late yesterday afternoon but that the line snapped before the submarine could be moved No further attempts were L,ade yes terday because of darkness. The HI was then lying head to the sea- the stern being aground. the bow in deep water According to the radiogram sent 10 Admiral Welles, chlorine gas was pouring out of the coming tower as late as this morning. 24 hours after the submarine went aground.
 Aid And Supplies Sent to Scene
 An urgent call for supplies was sent to the local naval authorities by Commander McCreary of the Sinclair, and Captain Frank Evans, senior off cer afloat here. immediately ordered the destroyer Woolsey to the scene of the disaster. The Woolsey, carrying a large quantity of foodstuffs fuel oil and other supplies. steamed for Point Redondo at $50 a. today. The Woolsey should reach Point Redondo at daybreak tomorrow.
 The destroyers Sinclair. McCrawlev and Meade en route from Puerto Cortez. Honduras. for San Diego. were steaming off the Lower California coast when word of the plight of the H. was sent to Admiral WelIes The admiral immediately radioed to the destroyers to proceed at full speed to the aid of the submarine. The fuel steamer Neptune, en route to San Diego, was also ordered to the scene Of the disaster and should reach there at about a. m. Monday.
 Commander Webb was born in South Carolina Nov. 9, 1889, and was an pointed 10 the naval academy July 2 l5O9- He has been in the submarine service virtually ever since his gradu- alton from Annapolis.
 WASHINGTON. March 1a-Po,o,.s to the navy department today said the submarine HI. which went ashore saturday, near Magdalena bay. Lower ShiAoIHid was driven on the rocks during d storm but could be refloated surviving members of the crew were rescued by destroyer and an eaela boat The collier Neptune and an other destroyer are en route to aid in floating the vessel. -i'
 Survivors Aboard Steamer
 LOS ANGELES. March IA-vioa Admiral Clarence $. Williams. tern porarily in command of the Pacific ileet' tonight announced he had re- ceived a wireless stating that the s1,r- Viving members of the crew of the submarine H-1 which is aground Sff santa Margarita island, MagdaIena bay are aboard the steamer Mazatlan. due to arrive at San Pedro March 1S The message, the vice admiral said was from the Mazatlan, reIayed bv the