New Britain herald., 1925-09-30
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER SQ 1925

comrades aboard the a,5i on her "a ast trip,
 Left Autos At Ease Automobiles of several members of the crew are at the base. The cars were parked in different places I by their drivers before starting on the availability run which was to have been but overnight, but now form small group near one of the buildings
 Lieut.. Commander R, F, Jones, physician attached to submarine d. vision 2, who has made a study of living conditions aboard underseas craft. Ia spending much of his time with the families of the men on the S-5l, cndeavoring 10 keep up the spirits of many who refuse to ahan- don hope,
 Newport, R. l., Sept, 30 P)--Thc crane ships Monarch and Century, upon which SO much depends in the desperate efforts 10 bring tho S-5l lp Nllt GhI lhNN " ll'l' Nllf lhl' 'l l'l crew can he learned. this morning lay idle in Newport hnrbor, held there by adverse weather conditions.
 Their crews however, were pre- pared to proceed to sea instantly that adyiCes from Rear Admiral II,
 II. Christy, in charge of the rescue operations, are received indicating
 that conditions arc more favorable for their work.
 Prospects that they will be able to
 venture from the safety Of the har-
 Dor were admittedly slim this morn
 ing. Advices received at the naval
 training station from the officials at the scene of the wreck indicated that
 weather conditions were moderating
 but that there was a heavy wind
 blowing and that the seas were still too heavy to be braved by the cum bcrsome crane ships
 Forced Back Again
 After being forced back from their , work off Block Island yesterday, the
 ships again made q determined ef- , fort to return 10 the scene shortly after midnight last night. They had barely passed by Brenton's Reef into | the open sea when again they were . forced to give up the struggle Roll ing and pitching heavily they crcpt back to the harbor and anchored off the torpedo station.
 } This morning the crews aWoke 10
 find heavy, gray sky with white | calm waters of the harbor. Not withstanding this they were ordered Ito be ready 10 take advantage of any break in the unfavorable conditions. Bodies At Morguc } Newport today held the bodies ol John J. Gibson, Portland, regon. and l William C. Tcschmacher of Bangor f Pa., were taken from the S-51 yes
 terday by divers. The bodies were / being held in the naval hospital | morgue. Although officially hope is l still felt for the safety of the 3l men still in the submarine, orders have : been received by Captain C. E Riggs, commanding officer of the naval hospital to prepare for the re-
 ception and identification Of more
 bodies.
 An effort by newspapcrmCn and photographers to reach the scene of the wreck this morning in private { boats, failed when their craft was , driven back 10 Newport harbor by ? heavy seas just outside of Brenton'! = Reef
 Q By nine o'clock this morning the - sky had cleared and the day gav'
 promise of being bright. The coas C guard reported the sea calm of . Brcntons Reef with a mild nortl D wind blowing. Conditions were saiC !. to he growing more favorable thar l they have been for several days. l Although the Monarch and th' l Century tugged idly at their berth! ] off the torpedo station, their crew! n were active all morning making las y minute preparati tions. Officials of the
 wrecldng company, who were super
 vising the work, said that they hop r cd to be able 10 raise the submarin, y in comparatively short time i II they could be assured of flat SC; r with little. wind 10 handicap them, II All necessary slings and cyeholt y have hccn made ready on the sub 1t marine, they said, and sea anchor c have been laid and buoycd 10 mak # ef Il. l. scene,
 h Strangely carved stones. of whlc