The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-26
SHIP ARRIVES

last nlSnL Win o9 NieIlDcIS Va
her crew on board. arrived 1t
the Hoosac Tunnel Docks, Char
lcstown, this afternoon.
Newport. r. l.. Sept. 26.-P)-.
The position of the Submarine Sol
sunk off Block Island last night in
a collision with the Steamer City OF
Rome, was located today by rescue
craft searching for the vessel, it was
reported in radio message to the
Newport Naval Training station.
There were no signs of life, the
message said. but crews OF the res
cue ships were optmistict that some
of the 81 men who went down with
the submarine might be alive.
The position Of the S5l WAS given
as about mile and half south
east Of that first given by the City
of Rome. Four submarines were
standing by, as was Vincent Astor $
Yacht, the Nourmahal.
Dispatch Barge
The Destroyer Putnam. which went
out from Newport early this morn
ing was returning to this port while
wrccking company's barge was set
ting out for the scene of the dlsas-
ter with full equipment on board to
bring the craft to the surface.
A wireless message said that the
S-5l had been located by Lieutenant
G. S. Hawkings, plotting seaplane
which had been flying over the Vi
cinity of the disaster. The submar-
inc lies in % fathoms of water.
Commander Lewis ID. Causey, exc
cutive officer of the torpedo station
here, said that it 'looks bad for
those aboard the S-5l, as air bubbles
were coming to the surface.
Relates Crash
Captain Diehls message read as
follows:
~. S. Submarine S-5l seen from
sea. No sidelights showing. Was
nearly into ship when sidelights were
switched on. Backed full speed but
submarine did not change. Struck
forward coming tower. Submarine
sank at once. Only three men saw
ed Being taken care of. All pass
encers and crew of Rome OK. Ship
little dented.'
Captain Diehl's message was tie
first indication Of how the accident
happened and he has promised by
wireless to give further details
when the City of Rome reaches Bos-
ton at about 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Commander c. II. Shaw command
ing officer of the Putnam said when
that ship returned to port. that in
his opinion the men in the sub
merged submarine had enough air to
last them 72 hours.
LINER RETURNS
Boston, Sept. 26.--R-The Steam
ship City Of Rome is proceeding to
Boston with the only three survivors
she was able to rescue after ramming
and sinking the United States Sub
marine S-5l Oft Block Island, accord
ing to radio communication receiv-
ed at the Navy Yards here from her
commander shortly after five o'clock.
The message said the City of Rome
rammed the submarine at 1924 p. nj.
and continued.
Rescued Dewey Kile, NJ. S. Lira
and A. Greer. Nothing else could
be found. An oil spot showed up
where the S-5l went down. Am pro-
ceeding to Boston. Expect to ar
rive about 9 p. IN. (Signed DiehD.'
Boston, Sept. 26.-P)-Thirty-four
members of the crew of the Submar-
inc S-5l lay imprisoned at the bot
tom Of the Atlantic today after their
vessel was rammed last night by the
Steamer City of Rome of the Ocean
Steamship Company, on her voyage
from Savannah, Ga, to Boston.
Three survivors were picked up b!
the steamer and it was matter o.
tr rhnf hnV n n ~ a N
er were drowned or were alive II
the underwater vessel.
While fleet of rescue craft from
Newport, r. l.. New York City ant
New London, Conn, the submarine:
miles east Of Block Island where
the disaster occurred, those on shore
eagerly awaited news of the crash
The City of Rome was proceeding t.
Boston and Captain Diehl, her com
| mander, gave no details in his frs
terse message to officers of the com
pany. She was due to reach Bostol
sometime this afternoon and it wa
said she might not arrive before
or o'clock.
MAY BE ALIVE
Hope that the 81 men who wen
OOWn WIN lne S-Ol HiSHt SSii "
alive was increased when the des
troyer Putnam, sent to the seen
| from the Naval Training Station a
Newport, sent wireless messag
saying they had discovered what ap
parently was a buoy, made up of
bunch Of life preservers. Naval me
at Newport expressed the hope tina
the buoy had been floated out of tn
sunken craft by members of the ere,
who might be alive and wanted {
give their position beneath the wa
ter.
The men rescued by the City Q
Rome were Dewey Kile. NJ. S. Lir
and A. Gier. all members of the en-
CINE room force. according to . mes
sage received at the Boston Nav
Yard. "Nothing else could be found
said the message. can oil spot show
ed up where the S-51 went down."
| At New London, from where tn
!, S-51 sailed on Sept. 20 for practic
cruise, Naval officers said the ia,