New Britain herald., 1925-09-28
HEAVY SEA- IS CAUSE OF DELAY
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the rescue work were received. It was learned that no pontoons had been put down in an attempt 10 raise the submarine in that man. ncr. The Iswamping of one end Of the century as tho sling frightened when tho hoIsting was started, was described by the Chewink crew.
 Lieutenant A. E. McCann, who had witnessed the rescue work dur ing the day and who came ashore on the Chewink. reported that good days work had been done
 sub May Be Heavy
 1T the lifting power of the Mon arch and the Century is insufficient 10 move the S-61 from tho bottom of the ocean other means 10 ac- complsh this will be taken im- mediately. Naval men pointed out that if all of the compartments of the submarine have been flooded a lift of 4S0 tons would be neces- sary to move her. If two of the compartments are air tight, how ever. a lift of 2j0 tons would be necessary.
 If the hugh derricks succeed in their attempt to raise the undersea craft it is planned 10 bring her up stern first as it is thought that If any of the men are still alive they are in the two rear apartments, the engine room and the motor room.
 Should the cranes, however. be unable to make any impression on the wreck, 1t is planned to send diver through one of the torpedo tubes of the submarine. He will close all of the compartments, all of the water will be pumped out and the shell filed with air. This woud make 1t easier to bring the craft to the surface.
 Little Hope Left
 In commenting on the possibility that some of the S-51 crew may be alive, naval men pointed 10 the ex- perience of the S-5 when men were rescued after being in the water 37 hours. It was admitted, however that there was little hope to save the S-51 victims as they have been under the water much longer than were the men on the S5.
 The rescue of the S~5 men was chiefly due to fresh air being nlmped into the compartments where the members of the crew were located. Fresh air has been pumped into the S-51 but the res cucrs are unable to learn whether : this has done any good for it is not known in which compartment the crew is located.
 Naval officials al the base have . received many inquiries from friends and relatives of the Vlctimf ' of the sal disaster and all have been answered by expressions oi hone. The navy. it was pointed out : has been working from the first on the assumption that the men on the submarine, at least some of them ' are alive and the rescuers today were passing their hope on the be
 lief that the huge crane the Mon
 arch. will be able to bring the iral
 craft to the surface.
 I Harmon Not on Board J Officials at the submarine base
 said today that the number Of the
 submarine must be 33, as Walter E
 Harmon. a member of the crew had been located at his home 1T
 New York, to wrich he. was sum- . moncd by the illness of his father
 inst before the S-51 left New Lon.
 don on cruise.
 The City of Rome was on re :, turn trip from Boston to Savannah r today, her course including th' n scene of the collision Friday night
 Minor damage to her hull was re :, paired before her departure an' r statements from her officers wer taken by steamship inspectors. Tn
 Ocean Steamship company, owne
 of the steamship. issued a state
 ment saying that the captain of tn Il vessel did everything that able sea n manship could suggest to proven |. the accident and render aid. !. AfHdaNits Reported ,- The company is reported to hay q an affidavit from a member of in ,r steamships crew averring that on ,c of three survivors of the submarin l. told him that the S-51 was | m charge of two students when th ,c collision occurred.
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