New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
Sean1en Save
31in Sunken
Submarine
(Contlnued from raee one)

"pretty slow, chief" said the deck
engineer.
"Yes," replied Grace. "Too slow.
But it is the only way"
"They've got an electric drill here
on the Alanthus," suggested the assist
ant. "Shall get it ?"
"No, tell you" replied the chief.
This hand ratchet is the only way.
This submarine is full Of gas. l got
my fill Of it Just now. The acetyline
torch and the electric drill working or
der"
Rescuers Menaccd by Gas
That was about all the chief had to
say until his ratchet drill had respond
Cd to the seventh hole. Between the
from his post the chief engineer Of the
Gocthals, stripped to the waist, made
suggestions to his men. Better look
around this packet and see If you can
find some good chiscls and a few
s.edges. We are going to need them
pretty soon." he sad.
These were brought and laid beside
him on the rude raft from which he
worked, and when the last hole Of the
ellpsc was drilled he brought them into
use. His arms were almost numb from
holpcrs chip the s1cci between the
holes. He had been drilling for five
hours. The hardest steel known to man
had yielded to his arms.
The grim LOOK on Grace's face had
now disappeared. He had mastered a
tough job and smiles Of approaching
victory were there instead. Slowly but
surcly the chipping linked Zip the drill!
holes, and the ragged oval, through
which the half-suffocatcd men event.
ually were TO pass was ready for the
final breaking. Two crow bars were
driven through and the way was
opened.
Overioycd at the success of his FIVE
hour fight with the unyie!ding steel,
Grace began 10 laugh. "Gosh, Pm glad
that is finished" he remarked. II was
afraid all the time | was drilling that
some destroyer would come along and
shoot me up for wrecking navy prop
erty."
+. Men Weak and Slightly Dazed
Throughout the hours of drilling,
the crew of the Goethals which in
ciudcd the ships surgeon, had not
overlooked preparations for removing 6
the imprisoned crew from the sunken
Submarine. The Alanthus had swung
out one Of her booms directly over the
hole that Grace had made and from it
danglcd an improvised sling made Of
sail cloth, which was to be used in
lifting the crew to safety if they
CHANGED to b" alive.
The drilling. which began at ! p. m.
Thursday, ended at 1:2O a. m. Friday,
and at AS a. m. the first limp. half
sutfocatcd man from the SO showed
his face at the aperture Grace had cut
in the stern. 1t took an hour to get
them all out. The men were weak ana
slightly dazcd. but they were strong
enough to g-ope their way up the sides
Of the submarine to the hole whero
help awaited them.
A man had merely to show his head
and he was saved. 1t was bright moon
light, and this illumination, augment
ed by the bunch lights from the Alan
thus, showed distinctly the form Of
each man as he came to the cut-out in
the plate. The crew from the Gocthals
clutched each man By the shoulders and
dragged him out and into the sling Of
sail cloth that dangied from the boom
Of the Alanthus.
Commander Last to Leave
One by one the men were taken out,
counted, and their names recorded rs
they were put aboard the modern
frcighter standing by. On the Alanthus
was the surgeon of the Goethals and
Lieutenant Alfred n. Champions, Of
Loling, Tex, who was stationed at
Port-au-Prirce and who was returning
- the states on leave.
Both doctors gave the men first aid
and worked over them continuously un-
til daybreak. A sailor named 0. Saw
age was the only one of the rescued
crew who was slow in responding to
treatment, but he was out Of danger by
the time the Goe.ha!s got Oh her
course for New York
The last man to come through the
stern Of the SIS was Lieutenant Com
mander Cooke jr., who was in COM
mand. He was strong in courage, but
weak in body, and it was with diff
Guilty that he was able to reach the
opening. Like the others, who climb bed
out ahead Of him, Lieutenant Com
mander Cooke was pale and his lips
blue and swollen. AS the rescuors were
about to drag him to safety, he said
fccbly that he had something more to
do and could rot neglect il. Tho men
on the raft could not understand what
he said. but he slid below and was gone
for a short time.
When he climbed up the steep skin