Putnam patriot., 1924-07-18
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
 SPEAKS OF BREAULT
Heroism of Henry Breault Sub ject of Saturday Evening
 Post Article
Putnam Sailor Was Thirty Hour, In Submarine on Bottom of Sea

In recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post. national read periedi- cal. the second of a series of articles on Submarine Sieuths and War Sal- wage" described graphically the hero ism of two young sailers. ene of whom was Henry Breault of Putnam. whes their submarine sank Co the bottom of the sea near the Panama Canal, and they were imprisoned for thirty hours
 For his bravery in the sffair. in go- ing hack into the sinking sub though he had a chance to escape. in order that he might help any Of his com rades who were caught inside. Bfeault was recently awarded con- sressional medal of honor for bra very, and was doubly heaored when President Coolidge pinned the metal on hum.
 Putnam people up Co this time have heard of few of the interesting de tails of the experience of being in a sunken submarine for thirty hours. | but the Saturday Evening Post arti- ele which We reprint below gives a very clear conception of the happen- ing.
 Thirty Hours on Bottom
 As recently as the last days of 1 October, 1928. two gallant American seaman. Henry Breault and Lawrence l Brown. were immured for thirty hours in a submarine at the bottom eff bay near the Panama Canal Breault most heroically dashed into the ship as she was sinking te see if he could assist anybody who hap pened to be within. He found Brown asleep in the torpedo room, and they just succeeded in closing the door when the 0-5 went down in forty feet of water.
 .srhere was not a morsel of food aboard, not drink of drinking water. First the lights failed, then the batteries exploded and caused fire which blazed furiously for some time.
 sMeantime. a third man. Charles Butler. caught in the engine room, i took refuge in an air pocket. stripped of his clothes and made for the l hatchway. Emalating the plueky [ fellow who escaped from the Brit l ish submarine, he thrust open the hatch. So enormous was the pressure | that he was blown right out of the water. breaking the surface like a l leaping salmon. He was picked up, after being at the bottom for eight minutes
 Hoisting Cables Break.
 s.In three hours the two other pris- soners heard the knocks of diver I and knew that attempts were being made to rescue them. Nine hours l later they felt the submarine begin i Co move upward For a time she eon- tinued to rise. then their hopes were dashed by sharp snapping sound and they felt their craft fall with d ! bump to the bottom again. Another sixteen hours passed be- ! fore they felf the submarine again hegin to rise. moving SO slowly that both men were consumed with anX-
 aty The maddenine clock tieked a8 as fine craft was pulled up. Water
 nlashed on the deek. Che pent up air
 ushed out footsteps sounded and lhev knew that deliveranee WIS at hand Breuall pushed open the hatch
 al both men stood blinking blindiy .n tho da ling sunshine.
 Their heads reelod So sick and
 l wcre they owing tO the sudden change of pressure that grave danger was aYerled only by quickly placing them iH another submarine and then Iowly reducing the pressure in ac- fardaace with Che recognized diving practice. Thus they came unscath- Cd through their dreadful trail :