The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-27
10 MEN MAY
Be LOST in
SUB WRECK
Reports From Los Angeles
and San Pedro Harbor
Differ on Disaster

and San Pedro Harbor
Differ on Disaster
SAN PEDRO. Cal. Sept. al
Ton men are now thought 10
have host their lives In the RS
disaster. according 20 n new
check made today by authorities
Of the submarine base herc.
The number Of missing may
even reach ~ high ~ II. 10 Was
said
Tho United States tug Samoa.
rushed to the scene today. h
standing over tho coming tow
sr Of the suulcn submarine. Tho
tower Is within sfx feet Of the
waters surface
The Samoa Is stcasfying tho
Submarine IN am upright position
IN the harbor bottom
los ANGELES Cal. Sept. IL
One drowned arSd one missing. be
feved drowned. was the authentic
casualty list Eivtn the United Press
today by Rear Admiral Herman o,
Stickney. commandar OF tho Pacific
fleee train. following tho mysterious
sinking last night OF tho United
Gtatss submarind RS at San Pedro
The official ry{:
Drowned: r. prcffen. seaman.
Arissfng. vtncsiat spaulsberg. alec.
AyiciAn.
Tns body Of Dreffen was shot out
Of the diving BOATS coming tower
by tho inrushing water. which filled
and sunk the R-0
Dreffsn could not swim and In his
panic fought Off 'wouid-be rescuers
according to wftnerses- He wen,
DOWN In tho suction which followed
the last dive Of tho RS. In the weird
circle Of brilliant light thrown by
searchhghts OF surrounding battle
ships. n spauisbcrg succeeded In
-dogwtng down" the water.tigh'
ooors OF the compartment In which
he vas caught when the submarine
sank without warning. he can iivs
FOR - hours IN the supply OF air In
the compartment Admiral Stickney
ontd
a import from San PEDRO that ter
men we've unAocounted for was dis
counted by Admiral stickney. Hs
expressed confidence they would Be
accounted for when the confusion
over tho ships roster h cleared.
One limo OF hose was being secured
to-day to . connection with tho ships
huh to pump out the water. A SEQ
md iine wAs connected TO carry air
within and raise Il TO tho surface.
An immediate court Of inquiry VIII
b convened to determine tho cause
u the disaster and fix responsibility,
according to tho train commander.
Available reports assign rs the
sAuse Of the sinking the opening OF
. torpedo tube by mistake he said.
With two diving crews working Al
tpp speed, II win taxa until wednes
day morning to bring the SUMMARIES
70 the surface, according 20 Lieut.
Com. Eric Barr. engineering officer
Of the submarine. who y In charge
e the rescue crow.
The entire crew was INSIDE thu
hull when the accident occurred
arranging torpedcss for practices
tt1s morning. according to a pre-
liminary report made by naval Of
flc1als. II u thought that the rear
torpedo tube failed under pressurs
Of the sea- Ths men poured on,
tho coming tower In single file
Sefore the inrushing waters
A gas explosion occurred
All war craft In tho harbor, ut
trnctsd By the shouts and explo
sion. csntered powerful ssarchiishts
on the stricken submarine and
rushed small boats to the aid Of hss
crew.
The RS. . Holland type" sub
marine. was built IN 1918 by the
Fail River shipbuilding company
Lieut. I. r. Chambers commanded
the cran.
Floating cranes from San Fran
cisco WIN be necessary to lift the
wreck. now resting on the bottom
IN 30 feet of water. navy engineer
safd today.
wAsHTNGrOE. Sept. a7.-rh,
submarine R-s sank Mt her mooringi
IN San Pedro. Cal. at 7:i5 D. m. yes
tsrday. according TO a dispatch re
ccived today by the navy department
Ths dispatch, which was somewha
warbled. said there were two cas-
uaities"
Further details have been asked.
The submarine sank while she wa
moored beside the mother ship
Kanaan