Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-04
.UkDERSHIRT WAS
 FIRST SIGNAL OF
 CREWS DISTRESS
Captain Tells How Men Work ed to Save Sub
 Sailors
HAND DRILL ONLY
 AVAILABLE MEANS
Holes Drilled Through Hull of U. Boat Just in Time to Revive SuffOcating Vic
 tins

New York, Sept. 3.-The plight of the disabled submarine, S-5, whose crew of thirty men was rescued to- day after being submerged for Al hours, was first learned by the steam ship Alanthus, which accidentally discovered the submarine off the Del aware capes yesterday afternoon with i 30 feet of her bow protruding above the water, Catain E. o. Swinson of the Steamship General Goethals, re- ported upon his arrival at Hoboken tonight. Earlier reports were that the General Goethals had located the distressed underseas vessel by means of telephone buoy released from the submerged craft.
 The crew of the submarine owe their lives, he said, to the quick work of Chief Engineer w. R. Grace of the General Goethals and his assis- tant, R. A. McWillams.
 The imprisoned men, Captain Swim son said, had cut small hole thru the hull and had stuck through a pole on which was flying an under shirt. The Alanthus was unable to rescue the crew as she had no ap- paratus for cutting through the sub marines hull. The crew of the Alan thus, however, began pumping air through the small hole made by the underseas crafts crew.
 HJf yvoc ohout E.C0 last ~,;r~LA Captain Swinson said, "when we sighted the Alanthus flying distress ] signals, about forty miles east of the five fathom light house.
 Drew Up Alongside.
 We drew up alongside, and made her fast to the bow of the submarine by a cable. This cable was only to keep her from drifting way, as the submarine was perfectly buoyant Her after tanks were full, and her forward tanks empty so that she was lying in the water at an angle of 60 degrees, with thirty feet of hull above the water.
 "The Alanthus captain explained the submarines plight and said she was unable to give any aid other than pumping air through the small hole. The Alanthus had radio out fit but no operator so I sent one of our radio men over to her. By six o'clock, Grace, McWilliams, and four other men were standing on the sub- marines hull, drilling for all they were worth with only one small hand rachet drill. The Alanthus' radio was only good for twenty mile range so we relayed their messages with our outfit. sent messages to Cape May, Philadelphia, Norfolk and New York, telling of the submarines plight and calling for aid, as I didn't think we would be able to cut through the hull with our one little drill. At 9:15, the Alanthus flashed us that Grace had number of holes drilled through, and the men were greatly revived. I sent out the mes. sages but still called for help. l Oil Tanker Arrives
 Later the Hunt, an oil tanker arrived after picking up our mes. sage. She had an electric drill, bu, we found it was useless. She stood by several hours and finally left. find ing she could offer no assistance.
 "ln the meantime, Grace and Me. l Williams were taking turns with the hand drill. and finally at 1920 a. m. after hours of the hardest kind of work, hole was cut through large enough for the men to escape.
 "The first man was tken out n, 1925, and by 2:45, the last man Lieut.. Commander Charles M. Cooke Jr, climbed through the hole.
 "The men from the submarine re vived quickly, after being put aboard the Alanthus, where they were giver not soup, and put to bed. Many wer, bleeding at the mouth and nose. thei, faces were swollen and their eve, bioodshot. but they still had plent, of spirit. ''
 "All credit for the rescue belono, to Grace and McWilliams. If eve, men were heroes, they were.