Arizona republican., 1920-09-03
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The United States submarine S-5 was being kept barely at the surface of the Atlantic ocean. 55 miles east of Cape Henlopen, tonight, by a precarious hold secured on her stern by the General Goethals, an army transport. while a dozen ves- sells of the navy are racing from various points to her rescue.
 With her crew of four officers and 26 men, the S-5 had been submerged for 36 hours but through hole cut in her stern by the crew of the General Goethals, enough air is being pumped to keep the men alive until naval equfp- ment rushed on the fastest vessels available can get there to complete her rescue.
 How the S-5 became disabled and how the General Goethals learned of her plight had not been learned late to- night by the navy department. Captain B. F. Hutchjson, assistant chief of op- erations, ssFd the battleship Ohio from the southern drill ground, was under way for the spot as were two destroy CTS from the Norfolk base, a destroyer with naval constructors and special equipment from Philadelphia, and n fourth destroyer and the torpedo ship Bridgeport from New York.
 The rescue vessels are under orders to get the men out first, Captain Hut chinson said by raising and cutting into the submarine. Messages from the General Goethals said sufficient air had been gotten into the hull to revive" the crew and explained that the S-5 position in the water was almost yer tical
 Cables from the submarines stern to the General Goethals are proving suffi- cient to hold her to the surface and men were landed who cut the hole through which the air pipe was intro duced. Ordinarily the air supply in a submarine of her type. Captain Hutch inson said, would suffice to keep her crew alive 72 hours but her peculiar po- sition would indicate much air had been lost
 The S-5 has been on special recruit ing duty at Atlantic ports. She Is com manded by Lieut.. Com. C M. Cook Her present position was given as latitude 3s.3O. longitude 7404. Besides the Gen eral Goethals the steamer Olanthus also is standing by and it is believed that she can be held safely until the navy boats with lifting apparatus, experts and workmen reach her
 The rescue boats are equipped to cut the side out of the submarine.
 Her peculiar position probably haa made it useless to attempt to take any of her men out by the occasionally used route of the torpedo tubes, Captain Hutchinson explained, because the tubes are in her bow and pointed to- wards the ocean bottom The hole which the General GoethaIs has been able to make is only a small one
 Submerged 35 Hours NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept "A wireless message from the United States steamship General Goethals picked up at Pennington Conn. to- night, says the United States submar- inc S-5 has been submerged 35 hours and asks that destroyers be sent to her rescue.
 The radio was received by David l. Moore, who has a wireless outfit al his home in Pennington. 1t read: "On board U. $. s. General GoethaIs at sea, September 2-Send destroyers with gear 10 relieve crew in submerged submarine S-5. Been in this condition 35 hours. Bring material for cutting through hull"
 Inquiry at the United States sub- marine base at New London brought a statement from officers that nothina was known there about the report. Of ficers said, however, a submarine could remain submerged for much longer period than 35 hours without danger tc the crew, providing it's mechanicism was working