The Washington herald., 1920-09-03

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Text of Message.
David L Moore, who has
wireless outfit at his home in
Pennington, was the FIRST 10 relay
the following message from the
Goethals:
"On Board I. s. s. General
GOethals. at Sea, Sept Send
dcstroyers with gear 10 relieve
crew in submerged submarine SIS
Been in this condition thirty-fve
hours Bring material for cutting
through hull"
Confident of Rescue.
According to officers Of the PhiIa-
dslphia navy yard. Two torpedo-boat
destroyers were Immediately pre-
pared 10 go TO :Ae assistance Of the
submerged submarine. At 10 o'clock
the destroyer Ovcrton left the yard
equipped with appliances calculated
TO carry on the work Of rescue. Con-
idence was expressed by officers at
the yard that the crew Of the strand
ID submersible would soon be res
cued
At C:2O o'clock. when Admiral
Hughes. commanding the League
Island navy yard. received the FIRST
message telling Of the submarines
plight, he sent the following mes
sage to the General Goethals:
Request information n aCetylere
burners can be used for cutting
steel ,hUlD."
Reply Is Hopeful
The answer from the Goethsls was
indicative OF hope for the impriS-
oned crew: Exact condition not yet
known. but IL appears both acetylens
burners and steel cutters without
aceiyTene rsn be used
Ohiters at the navy yard inferred
from this that thu submarine rs not
completely submerged. but may be
upon h'r side or one end OF her may
be projecting from the water
4 later message from the General
Goathals received al the navy yard
added 10 this belief. There are
twenJy-stN men and four ohiCCrs
aboard the submarine. and have re-
NivUd considerably since fresh air
has been pumped through q small
hole IN tho Vessels side
The hole referred 10 is supposed
TO be q valve outlet.
on Delaware CaPes.
The position Of the s.. which
is said y have left the Boston navy
ward for Bal'imor, on Monday. was
given as latitude 1886 north. lonEi-
Judo 400 east. which would place
About 10 o'clock, IL was learned
that two other vessels than the
General Goethals were standing bv
the submarine and were pumping
air into her to aid the crew. The
navy yard here at that time had
just received wireless word that
signals from the crew within the
vessels hull indicated that all were
alive. The two vessels gave their
position about ffty-hve miles south
east OF Cape Hcnlopen
The So. il is understood. loft
Boston on d recruiting trip. She
had been newly commissioned and
is said TO have been on her maiden
"trip when tho us~hap occurred. No
reports were received at a late hour
a tu just what has happened 10
the boat. Sh" is of tho latest type
submersiblo. built a. tho Fore River
yards Of 'h" Bethlehem Shipbuild-
ing Corporation.
Inquiry at the United States Sub
marine Base a1 New London. Conn.
brought "a statement from officers
that nothing was known there uf
IA" S-5's breakdown. u was said.
however. that moderE submcrsi-
bile could remain under water for
much longer period than thirty
nN" hours Without danger TO tho
crew. provided ITS mechanism re
maiucu in order.
The Navy Department last night
was without definite information
a. To tn, disaster reported TO have
Uvcrtakou the submarine So. Tho
underwater Vessel. one OF the latest
pat into commission. was taking
part i'm Ih, general manruNrrs witl
the 0,ot. That she had been down
Tor SOM time MAS arkuuwICdECI
and officials said that all aNailauIc
assisJanC" was being rendered.
Tho officers OF tho So are Lieut..
&. NJ. Cooke. jr- commanding:
Lieut.. c. L. jacobson. Lieut. ijr)
9. =. Grisham. SnsiEu J. Il. Long
stan and Gunner u. Holt. She
carries a complement; Of approNi-
matcly twenty men.