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less from rescue ships unfolded a
thrilling tale OF heroism at sea.
Flirty-nve hours after the SIS. en- |
route from Boston to Baltimore on a
recruiting expedition had slipped TO
the bottom on Cape Henlopen. the
steamship General Goeshals broad
casied a radio S. o. s. The message
SAID the submarine was caught be-
neath the surface and that help was
nrsehtly needed TO raise her or cut
mole nroush which the crew might
be removed 20 safety.
David l.. Moore. an amateur radio
operator at Bennington, Conn, sit
iing beside his instrument, picked
the cry for help out OF the air. lie
communicated at once with Boston
navy yard and with navy officials at
New Haven.
Desroycrs were dispatched from
] Boston and from the southern drill
/ grounds where the message was re-
hytd 10 the battlcships as they
crulsed through the night.
lhe battleshlp Ohio turned north
ward at once other desiroyers darted
out from navy yards along the coast
and headed toward the spot in the
general vicinity OF latitude 1896 north
longitudes "a west, about 80 mile
east or the Delaware capes, where
the submarine with its human cargo
was reported resting on he bottom.
The word also was conveyed 10 the
Navy Department at Washington
which evidently did not know any
thing about It until 30 hours afler
The 50 had gone down. There were
no details yet Of the manner In which
the crew OF the submarine, trapped
under water and with every minute
seeing their scsnty supply OF air
nearer exhaustion managed at last 90
attract the attention OF a passing
bessel. after 30 hours had slowly
passed, every watch tick bringing
them closer TO death by su1ocation
; or drowning
J Meanwhile. as the navy rescue ships
b plunged through the darkness 10 the
aid OF The So, from north and south
the General GOethals stood by "a
b lend what aid IL could. The submar-
] inc was found TO be at a sharp angle
- down by the bow so the stern was
much nearer the surface. 10 was evil
dent that the GOethals would not bC
able TO get the submerslhle 20 th'
surface before the air within Il was
exhausted. There was a prospect tha
the men and officers In The steel shel
would would die one by one with th'
! rescue party so close 10 was possihl,
10 rap on the hull and thus cOnve,
encouragement 10 the sailors within
l Men from the rescue vessels at
tackled the task OF boring a hOl'
through the submarine and lntroduc
. ing a hose through which fresh all
4 m.raNI hn rlfnrnr.nA raaHINa The NNHnrI "a
raising the SIS went ahead. This en-
deavor was very perll0us. but IN
men went at u with a will and got tn
air hose into the submarine.
stream OF clean, fresh air brought new
lhOne 10 the sailors inside and staNe
on the smotherlng death which ha
come so close
|, Between 5 and 6 o'clock this morn
l ing at the navy radio station, at New
York, near the Battery, an anNiou
group OF navy officers waited tensel
Q for word from the spot where IN
E, rescue was being attempted. At inter
d, walls during me night radio ha
, come. usually just few words, say
y inc laconlcally: Men .still alive
lg 30" or whatever the hour was.
le shortly after $50 A. NJ. came u
ot news thas ihe crew was safe. putin
oi an end 10 the Ions night watch. .,
ce After the SIS was brought to U
III surface her sailors and officers on
y by one. climbed ont and were take
re aboard the Alanthus. As each OF
appeared. haggard and worn Diinkli,t
'e al the early morning sunlight ali'
,e fhe MANY hours OF darkness, q
e resruers cheered A cable was passe
N 10 the wallowing submarine, one en
al al IA sticking out OF the sea and IN
y other pointing toward the bottol
and the slow trip toward land wa
berun. The Alanthus flrst headed f'
Delaware breakwater and naval me-
sares received here and at Washinl
\ ton Indicated the rescued crew woul
4 be taken 10 the League lsiahu nav
yard. at Philadelphia.
=. war invention-a bouy which was r
az leased when the submarine sank a.
NV cording 30 advices received here IN
4 | afternoon. Ohlcers on the steam
Goethals saw the bouy. A boat w
,b lowered The man In the small DO
se rowed 10 the buoy and by means
ne a huzzar attached 10 u communicate
an with the sunken submarine.
From the submersible came me
sage that the SIS had been on u
bottom f5r IS hours, and that the
NJ was running. low. 1Ne machlne
Cd was damaged, according to this me
~ Then the Goethals sent out its
rn o. 5.
~ The Alanthus was the flrst 10 repl
So The ships graphing hooks to the su
III marine and raised Its stern 50 The
hole could be bored.
The men were weak and III VIII
~ they emerged from the vessel. Lie
~ tenant Commander G. McCook was {
~ last man TO leave the ship. Accor
' ing 10 the latest wireless messag
the men were improving rapidly a
expected 20 be perfectly recover