New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-03
SIS Submerged IS Hours,
Nose Down, OFF Capes
of Delaware; Transport
Pumps Air to the Crew
U: S. Warships Are
Speeding to Scene
Carry Apparatus to Cut
Hull of Craft to Free
Men Who Are Still Alive

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-The SIS,
a new submarine of the United States
navy, is hanging head downward in
the Atlantic Ocean, sixty miles east Of
the Delaware Capes, with four officers
and twentysix seahen aboard. 1t has
Been submerged and helpless for more
than thirty-six hours. Lieutenant Com
mander C. NJ. Cook is in command.
The men on board are existing on
air which pumps on the steamship
General Cocktails send through small
hole which was cut in the stern of
the submarine. The hold of the res
cuing steamship on the tapering stern
of the submarine is said to be pre-
carious and even the scanty supply
of air which the imprisoned men are
receiving is dependent upon the calm
ness of the sea-
Another vessel also is standing by,
mander Bristol in command, steamed
at full speed to the rescue at 10 o'clock
tonight from the navy yard here. The
destroyer is equipped with oxy-acety-
line torches, diving gear and complete
wrecking paraphernaia. At the sa ne
time, the destroyer MacDougall, SINH
larly equipped, was dispatched from
the New York Navy Yard. Both swift
:escue vessels were ordered out by
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy. as soon as he learned of the
plight of the SIS.
Civilian Gets Wireless Call
The wireless message calling for
help was not received by any of the
naval stations along the coast but was
picked up first by David L. Moore who
has a wireless outfit in his home at
Pennington, Conn. The message fol-
lows:
"on board U. S. S. General Goethals,
at sea, Sept. g.
"Send destroyers with gear to re-
lieve crew in submerged submarine
SIS. Been in this condition thirtyafve
hours. Bring material for cutting
through hull"
The position of the disabled subma-
rine also was given.
Mr.. Moore flashed the, alarm along
the coast and to Washington, and naval
vessels at sea and in port speedily were
on their way to the So. Destroyers
from Norfolk as we'll as those from
New York and Philadelphia were
rushed to the rescue. and from New
York the torpedo ship Bridgeport was
ordered out The battleship Ohio,
northernmost of the feet on the south
ern drill grounds, is steaminS north
ward under forced draft to aid in the
rescue.
The position of the So is almost
vertical, making it impossible to re-
lease its crew through the torpedo
tubes, as has been done in cmergcn-
cies. The torpedo tubes are aimed at
the bottom of the Atlantic. The in
structions given to the commanders OF
oil al rcf IN
lease the crew by cutting hole in the
hull, or otnrwise, and then to try ia
save the vessel.
Under ordinary circumstances the air
in submarine OF the size of the sd
viii s-stail is Gre! Cor scventy-two
hours, but the position of the S-5 was
convincing evidence TO navy men that
much C the air il the vessel had bacr
lost. Tha. the submarines crew was
lar gone when help came was indicated
b. the following message from the
Genera! Gcethas:
-Four officers and twenty-six ner
have been revived considerably by fresh
air pumped throuea small hole in Side
o. .gbnarine. a!en from Genera
Goe.hais cutting en- hull. Chance Of
relieving crew before deatro,ers' ar
rival about albright doubtful
SIS of Latest Type
How the General Gcethals came K
no.ice the plight OF the submarine
wh;ch rust have presented only small
surface to tic a!:, Is not known. TIL
General Goctnais, Oh its way 1-oin Clis
tobsl, was due in New York tomorrow
IL is on arm: transport.
The So ~ of the latest type, and ha
been in commission only q short time
It sailed from Bogton on Sunday on re
cruitr2 service. It's first stop was u
have been Baltimore.
A series Of seagoing endurance test
0! the S class submarines were givei
up carly in August because OF variou
accidents to the craft.
The six submarines of this class
three OF which are now being bull
at the Portsmouth, N. H., Navy Yard
have length of more than 800 feet
displacement Of about 1900 tons an
surface speed Of 81 knots.
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