Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-09-03

MACHINERY DAMAGED
Enroute From Boston to Baltimore
Crew Rescued by steamer Genera
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All Of The sailors and officers aboard
he Submarine So today were Sot-
ten eff and taken to Philadelphia.
Tine submarine SIS of The UFits1
States Navy has been submerged :f5f
mere shan forty hours ! in GwantR
eight fathoms Of, water fifsy;.fiyss
miles southeast of Cape Herfopas
QUO Of the Delaware GaPes, anu aas.
crew of Two officers and thirty-fiE
men are being kept alive by ali
which is heing pumped into the<vessa
Thy two ships which are standing by
IN Che surface. Latest radio reports
received early this morning by navy
wards alcng the coast said that ths
men arc Still living, and are in good
condition. Destroyersl and repair sh;:9Pss'
equipped with apparatus for eittiiR
through the hull OF. the submarine
were rtssiicd to the rescue shortly
after The RADIO message telling T
her plight was received.
The Navy Department. first learffsB
If the accident to the S-5, which vsS
,nly recently commissioned and whfe:a
was go:ng from Bosson to Ba!timoff
On a recruiting "trip, when this WIG
less from the. steamship Genessl
George ", Goethals was, picked VI:
"on Beard u. S. S. General Gae.
Erals. al Sea. Sept. 2.-Sehds destroy.
ers with gear to relieve crew n s1ts-
merged submarine S-s. ReenIi1 rms
condition. for tlnrty-f:ve hours. Briaa
reter$a! fer cutting through hull - -
S tEaa;aas:io, meg: age was also piekssSs, sss
~ ty number Of. amateur :Wirsisss
operators along the coast. One 81
therl. David j.. Moore, picked up the
message iE.FarmiRgton, Conn, wbgge
Il. WAS an amateurs outfit. and made
,ia public. S -
Only very mesger details of the ac-..
.idenf have beer received by fssas Pc.
Navy Department authorities. + iss,
i. !sa.as1, however. ti,et The GSqe,a.:
'Iocthals. proceeding along the re9ssisr resi-
ar s.earlship lanes en- route fsss,s 'ssfs.
r, 49,. x-..vo,J- s.:,LHotfs o <s.L1a.s,
cope bQuF tossing amidst the waves
IN front cf her, The oeil on the bIays;
vas ring:nr anA-a small l,oas':8ss nj.
nediately lowered from the Gepessaaf
Gosthals. Tie boat reached thee psSy sa.
ut in cn the tslcph-ne appaEafqsdsTEE
/. and then from the dspths Of lie lie
sea came This message:
Tho sulqnarine s-5, has bee1 sAfr
merged FOR tilirty-fiv1 hours. AiIaF.
..nnnirr short. Machinery damaged:
Send fer help !
The Gaathals Immediately sent gogt
radio messages telling @ me ps'se@
IT the s,lbnlarire, and then stood h
10 render whatever aid was possipM.
keepin% in commln;cat:on with Eha
Submerged vessel by means Of the
eleohanc cr buoy. Later another
-esSel according to the RADIO. ~.
3orts received by the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. Joined the Goeths's aster
',aY:ng p:t.!;etf lip the latter's rsesto:. rsscl.
bdirfTng .imcst Of the afternoon the, tEd
,hips +r24eE :tfty inl the wares, uT.s1se.
Q hep. waiting for the Navy to sFpd'
,h,Ds ha~ng Tie gear necessary ts
III: through The seeel hull Ct the sgt. s..
marine and release the irnrT'scneHf
members 9f the crew.
Shortly bcfore dusk last night n, flse
selepllona" operator who mad been s1f.'
ing ali day with his. ear to the1slepts
Ter wire ti!at connected the mea"ur-
!: 4r tae water With the VESSELS above:
received th';S message from sit.
cuunanier Of the submarine.
.'Wc must have; more air.
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