New Britain herald., 1925-09-28
Two Crane Vessels Ready For Attempt When Weather Per- mits Divers Report Finding One Interior Bulkhead of Sunken Boat Bent But Not Pierced.
HOPE OF FINDING
 MEN ALIVE Is DIM

New London. Sept. 2S Cp - Ad- vices to the submarine base here at noon were to the effect that condi- dons of sea and weather at the locality Of the S-51 wreck were so bad that rescue operations had to be suspended for the time being.
 The Century. 100 ton crane vessel was moving toward Block Island and the Monarch, the larger crane vessel was starting to a harbor there under tow.
 Several of the attending boats at the submarine wreck were expected back here early this afternoon, at which time 1t would be learned more definitely just what progress had been made before the wreckers wer forced to abandon work.
 The Monarch which got under way early today after spending a few hours to the lee of, Block Island to escape the strong wind and waters, reached the scene of the salvaging only a short time be- fore it was decided to discontinue work temporarily.
 It Is believed that no attempt was made to get sling from the large crane about the stern of the S-5l which rests on the bottom in 1a5 feet of water.
 Divers Make Report Divers have found one of the in- terior bulkheads Of the sunken sub marine S-51 bent but not pierced, a radio dispatch received at New port from the wreck today said. The message did not make clear whether the compartment was for ward or aft.
 The compartment vas described in the message only as an in. terior" bulkhead,
 Rough weather was being cx- perienced by the rescue parties ac. cording to radio messages. Two slings were under the submarine and an attempt was to be made shortly with a three hundred ton derrick to lift 1t above the surface.
 Word of Failure
 One message only was received at the submarine base during the night from the ring of naval yes- sells on guard and at work during the hours of darkness at the spot where the S-51 went down to its watery grave.
 That message, received shortly after 10 o'clock by wireless, in- formed the anxious persons ashore of the futile effort 10 hoist the S-51 by means of the 100 ton crane, The Century. It also dampened the hopes of the naval men that some
 of their comrades Of the sea are still alive In the battered shell of the undersea vessel.
 The message, sent in by Rear Admiral H. H. Christy, commander of the control force, stated that
 divers at work outside the sunken submarine had been unable to ob- :. tain a response to their every effort to communicate with the men in , side.
 Six Divers at Work
 Six navy divers were at work al
 the scene of the wreck yesterda! \ and last night Working in relays
 they succeeded in getting lint II YIrNInr thn cfn nf ,-t, l and a 100 ton lift was brought tC
 bear the undersea vessel by tn, n crane, The Century. " The crane was drawn down {,
 the waters edge when the cabl
 frightened and the Century aloms
 capsized under the pressure. Tn crane. however. made no i'm ! precision on the S-S1, believed to b VI embedded in a bank of sand at tn 70 bottom of the ocean. - After the failure of the Merritt 70 Chapman derrick to raise the sub marine little could be done unt nn nn the arrival of the Monarch. ." East of Race Point last night
 line from the Monarch to the Saga ,o more, one of the two towing tug ,o was fouled as the tug cast Of. Tn n slowed up the trip considerable ( nf the Iuca, the other tug, continue
 the towing alone with the Sags ,s more, and the Lark and Mallsri he mine layers, standing by to aid an needed.
 'ts At midnight. the weather hel
 became gusty, rain fell and thel O. was a stiff onshore breeze. Tn as further retarded the Monarch
 her race up Long Island Sound ( to which craft depend the lives e- some of the s3 men trapped on q en S-51.
 he Sea Becomes Rough n- It also made rescue work mo ad difficult for the boats standing IFS at the scene of the crash, While q ey rain stopped later in the night, | nd wind continued, whipping rp gre
 white caps at sea.
 A short time after the receipt
 the wireless message from Re - Admiral Christy. the Chewlnk. led m!ne sweeper which had put c he from New London yesterday mor ac- inE with mall and supplies for [ ng, rescue force. docked at the bas' his From the men aboard, detai;s IVY -