East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-03
Commander of Craft Boards
Steamer at 3 A. NJ. When
Radio Message Has Guided
DISCOVERIES to Living Tomb.
DELIVERY EFFECTED
AFTER LONG BATTLE
Boat is Lowered and Graphing
Hooks Are Attached to
Stern; Steamer Takes Men
and Transport Tows Vessel.

j PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.--(A. P.)
Radio messages flashed from the
army transport General GoethaIs to
the Philadelphia navy yard told of the
rescue early today of the officers and
crew of the submarine SIS after they
had spent nearly two days locked in
a disabled vessel beneath the Atlantic,
55 miles off Cape Henlopen. The last
man on the vessel. the commander.
boarded the steamer Atlanthus at 3
O'Clock this morning.
Rescue Takes Hours.
Nine hours had elapsed since the
plight of the undearsea boat had been
made public through a wireless call
picked up by an amateur wireless OPP
orator. A small buoy buzzer telephone
device floating on the water was dis
covered by the lookout and Coeth-
ais saved the submarine. A boat was
lowered and a telephone used to the
submarine. A message was received
that the craft had been submerged
for 35 hours and was running out of
air. The message was sent broadcast,
the steamer Alanthus responding. She
with the Goethals stood By, attached
graphing hooks to the stern of the
submarine by hole bored through
the plates and air was pumped
through to the suffering crew The
crew was later taken aboard the AL
anthus which proceeded to tow the
submarine into Delaware breakwater.
Saved From Living Tomb.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-(U. P.)-
Rescued from a living tomb at the
bottom of the sea, an OF the Officers
and crew of the United States subma-
rine SIS were today being taken to
Philadelphia on the steamer Tlantfus
while behind them. on the end of a
tow cable is trailed the disabled SUBJ
marine which sank off Cape Henlopen
and nearly cost them their lives.
The steamer GoethaIs which sent
out the first $. o. S. dispatch-
ed the following wireless mes
'age: Crew and officers OF subma-
rine SIS all safe, submarine now Sc
sufed to steamship Alantus is being
owed to Delaware breakwater. The
rev and officers are still aboard the
Alanthus.''
Rescue was made possible by war
nvention-a buoy, which was released
when the submarine sank. according
o advices here. Officers on the stea-
ner General Goethals saw the buoy
md lowered a boat. Men in a small
'oat rowed to the buoy and by means
ated with the sunken submarine. The
ioethals' IS. o. s." was answered by
he Alanthus. The ships attached
-rappling hooks to the submarine and
aised its stern so that a hole could
re bored through the submarine. a
lose attached and fresh air pumped
o the victime. The submarine was
lnally brought to the surface shortly
fter $50 a. m.
After the SIS was brought to the
urface. her sailors and officers, one
Y one, climbed out and were taken
board the Alanthus. A cable was
assed to the submarine and the slow
rip toward land begun. The rescue
Tas accomplished dramatically in the
arly hours of this morning. Men
rom the Goethals crept aboard
ortion of the submarines stern that
Fas projected above water and with
and drills cut hole in the side of
he submarine through which the ex-
austed members of the crew. who
ad practically abandoned all hope.
ere aided to safety
Captain Cooke of the submarine
Tas the last man to leave his ship.
or more than an hour he remained
4 its bowels while members of the
rev We're carried to safety. The
lumber of men imprisoned aboard the
ubmarine was 30.
Boat Was Diving.
WASHINGTON, Sept ga. P)
a message from the transport Goe-