The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-08

Homeward bound from a trial trip in Long Island Sound, the submarine Lake Torpedo Boat Company, foun- dered in TO feet of water off Pen field Reef at o'clock yesterday afternoon after trouble had developed in her stern compartments. Mem be-s of the crew, 40 in number. who ,crawled through the ships torpedo tube when the bow was raised clear of the water. were taken off by a landed safely in New York. The res cued men, many of whom are from Bridgeport, arrived home today.
 According to information secured this morning, the S4S was headed to- wards Bridgeport at four o'clock yes terday afternoon, and trouble deVel- oped in the boats stern compartments while off Penfeld reef. Water could not be forced out of the air chambers. and the ship went down in 70 feet of water.
 Members of the submersible's crew worked frantically to raise the craft, and at 10 o'clock last night the ships bow was lifted above the surface. Forty men who were imprisoned in the undersea craft crawled out through her torpedo tube, and at 10:40 o'clock were picked up by d tanker which was proceeding westward. The crew was taken to New York and landed safely at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
 Early this morning, the tugs Rob ert McAllister'' and John Glenn," of the Bridgeport Towing Line company cleared for the scene of the sinking, number of divers. The submarine RIA, of a different class from the S-4S, also started for Penfield reef, and the three boats are now standing by the disabled craft
 At noon today, the S4s was rest ing with her stern on the bottom, and 20 feet of her bows showing above water. Divers started work on r1 fa6 Ia great danger because of the presence of chlorine gas which had been gen. erated by the ruined batteries. It has been impossible as yet to eject the water from the faulty stern compart- 1nents, but an attempt will be made to blow the air chambers clear this afternoon.
 The S-4s was launched in February. and was due to be turned over to the government early in 1922. The boat was 240 feet over all. and was design cd to carry about 40 men. It was es- 7imated in shipping circles this morn ing that damage will amount to more than S20o,0 or over 40 per cent
 Washington, Dec: s-Thte subn1ar- Conn, after being rammed by a tug early today, according to reports re- reived by the Navy Department.
 All members of the crew were saw ed. being picked up by the standard oil tug No. 2S.
 The submarine had not yet been turned over to the Navy Department s,y the building contractor and while aaoard, the majority of the crew were civilians.
 New London, Conn. Dec. News received by the submarine base here uf the sinking Of the S-4S stated that she went down about two miles off Bridgeport and was lying in 70 feet pf water with the bow protruding. All members of thse crew were rescued. tThe R-e has been sent to- Brid geport 5o render any assistance possible
 New York, Dec. S-The crew of the submarine that sank off Bridgeport was brought to the hospital of the Brooklyn Navy Yard today. It was reported the submarine filled with chlorine gas, was abandoned by the crew and sank. The crew was picked sup by a tug.
 New York, Dec s-Forty-five men including two officers and three men Snf the U. s. Navy, were rescued from the Submarine S-4S after it had nose t2ived, leaving only its stern and one torpedo tube protruding above the water, a few miles off Bridgeport early today. The men were brought 70 the Brooklyn Navy Yard by the Standard Oil tanker "Socony 2S." The 2nen had been trapped aboard the sub anarine more than eleven hours.
 The submarine, built by the Lake Torpedo Boat company of Bridgeport : was undergoing a test prior to its acceptance by the United States Navy 1he chief naval officer aboard was ilieut. Commander Stanley Haas whe s'eturned to Bridgeport today, leaving only three United States naval men Et the Brooklyn Navy Yard hospita, to be treated for poisoning iron, chlorine fumes. The rest of the crew went back to Bridgeport.
 If the water had been deeper-i. was only 60 feet where we went dowr, we certainly would have been lucly To escape" said enc of the rescued -nY-0 {1l 1Ff 4t,@ marine shortly before midnight bv the tanker, which answered our flash light signals. We previously haC burned mattresses to attract attention One Ship answered our s. O. s. but did not come to rescue us.''