New Britain herald., 1920-09-03
5 5 Had Electrical Floating Buoy
 Which Gave Distress Signal
WIRELESS SENT BROADCAST
Steamer General Gocthals Receives Message for Help Through Buoy Navy Craft to Rcscue-Farmingto Operator Gets Distress Signal.


 Philadelphia. Sept. S.-Radio mes sa ges. flashed from the Army trans port GeIs.raI Goethais to the Phila> delphia Navy Yard via Cape May. told of the rescue, early today, of the of fcers and crew Of the submarine S-5. They had spent nearly two days locked in the disabled vessel beneath the Atlantic Ocean, 55 miles south of Cape Henlopen.
 Rescued at A. NJ.
 It was after 3 o'clock this morning when Lieutenant-Comman Charles M Cooke, Jr.. who exercised his pre- rogative of being the last man to leave his vessel, was taken aboard the steamship Alanthus Nine hours had elapsed since the plight of the under sea boat had been made public through a wireless call picked up by an amateur operator, David s. Moore. of Pennington, Conn.
 New Electrical Device.
 It was a small buoy. d development of the World War, together with the vigilant eye of a lookout on the bridge of the transport General Goethals, that gave the 30 men on the sub- merged submarine S-5 their chance for life.
 This small buoy, with a ball and buzzer device that can be operated when the boat is submerged, is part of the equipment of all later type submarines. It was cast loose when the General Goethals saw it, being attracted by it's bell. and noted that it was not on the chart
 hoat with nfficaT in, command, was lowered from the transport to investigate. When the buoy was reached the buzzer device could be heard. The officer cut in to the connection and quickly there came this message:
 Distress Message
 Tho submarine S-5 has been sub- merged for B hours. Air is running short. Machinery is damaged. Send for help"
 ,Alantlus to Rescue.
 This plea was sent broadcast by the wireless of the General Goethals. Among those who responded was the steamer .Alanthus. which, with the Army transport, stood by the sub merged vessel and managed to attach grappling hooks to it's stern. .,
 Holding the submarine in a vertical position, a hole was bored through her plates and air pumped through to the suffering. crew, who had almost given up all hope of rescue.
 Destroyers Rushed to Scene.
 In the meantime the call for help had been picked up by the Navy wire less stations, and by command of Secretary Daniels destroyers were rushed to the rescue from Philadel-
 
 Before these vessels arrived, how ever. word was flashed that all of the crew had been taken aboard the
 The S-5 is being lowed to Delaware Breakwater.
 Washington Report.
 Washington. Sept. 3.-Informed by wireless that all members of the submarine S-5, submerged off Cape HenIopen. had been rescued, navy de- partment officials today awaited a re- port as to the cause of the submarines disa blement
 Word from the army transport General Goethals that the 26 men and four officers comprising the crew of the S-5 were safely aboard the steamer Alanthus was relayed to the department. Officials were relieved to hear that although the men were in rather bad shape none had been injured.
 Cooke Last to Leave. Lieut.. Commander Charles NJ Cooke. Jr.. believed to have been in command of the submarine was thought here to have been the last man taken from the wrecked craft The radio message from the General Goethals said the captain came out last As no naval officer of that rank was aboard, if was believed that Commander Cooke was meant Other officers reported on August l with the S-5 were Lieut.. J. c. Gresham; Ensign J. Bailey Longstaff. and Gunner Robert Holt The submarine. the navy depart- ment was informed. was in almost a, | vertical position. With her bow pointed toward the ocean bottom it | would have been useless, naval of- fcers said. for any of the crew to J have attempted to get out through | the torpedo tubes which are in the | bow.
 At 1:40 D. m. today naval authori- ! ties here issued the following state ment to the maritime exchange. All persons who were on the sub | marine S-5 have been saved. They are i now on board the battleship Ohio. The l submarine is now in latitude 3s.3o longitude 74.02. This places her posi- tion approximately 75 miles south ward from the entrance to the DeIa - war; Bay. The Ohio has not vet start cd tc tow the submarine but she is