Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-28
Hope in Derrick Ship
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not to abandon hope. Lieutenant
Commander Flanagan, the base ex-
ecutive officer, insisted that when the
submarine was rammed a large
number of the crew were In a po-
sition to lock themselves behind the
watertight doors of the torpedo ana
motor compartments in the bow ana
stern of the submersible. There, IL
the air held out, they would be saIe
for at least ~ hours, which would
give the derrick ship time to make
the attempt at raising her.
Delay Most Depressing
Oficials in charge Of the rescue
work admitted tonight that the delay
in raising the Ssh afforded the most
depressing aspect Of the situation.
The most optimistic estimate as 70
the lenght of time men might i've IN
the compartments was " hours, ano
two thirds Of that time has passed
since the sinking. With the Monarch
arriving at midnight 1t was beileveo
that the wreck of the supmarlne
could not be brought to the surface
before noon tomorrow at tne eness
There was q grim impression among
the rescuers that no live men might
he found when the Ssh was raised
and her ends cut open to release
those imprisoned in the compart-
ments.
Gloomy Report Diver
The reports of naval divers who
were the first to reach the wreck
10 Of night added to the hopelessness
nf the workers. Chief torpedoman
T w. Ineraham, the first diver to go
down said there was no possible
chance that any of the imprisoned
men were alive.
II made up my mind to this one
minute after I reached the vessei anu
found the coming tower natcn Wiue
open." Ingraham said. Inere rs d
hole in the port side three 1eet Wius
and eight or nine feet long, loca.su
water abaft the coming tower. AS
T waTl<ed about the deck, stamping
ana Kicking on the matches as a
means of communicating with the crew
T saw air bubbles coming around .ne
patches. all of which are closed VIII
the exception of the coming tower
hatch. / was sure then tnat inc
whoIe boat was filled with water.
Inrraham reported that he MADE
ali the noise he could" then put nis
hand on the hatch covers TO se
,vhetber there was any vlpration
from possible answering ho ,;se
n;th,r There was no sign OF lie
whatever, he said.
Air Tubes on Sub -
rh. Arst rescue step taken To-Day
voc N send a diver down to the pro-
ken S-51 to attach compressor ~
t,,has TO the valves on either siue u
~ coming tower. From oaypIea,1
en oTvoen was forced into the nun
On on We snv. of the living from SUMO.
e ~ Early today the submarine
- : a.rrving two expert divers In the
~ s,o1 of the Merritt Chapman
Santt Cornoration of New YORK. Jont
the Neet which Is anchored ANU
Gu. sender Camden. mother snip u
ths submarines and hagshlp OIL
miral Christy. ,.su IN the
.nn ~ the collision was auguinEelh w
o "a tote today by the naval Tug SM
GU 80 Witch arrived with pnysHIo,a
md isupplies aboard. CI ~. .is.
dan,s stern the submarine oyo' tides
ter ship Of the sunkep Vess t under
at anchor to mark tne epos
which the $751; rests. .ra The
other vessels in the meet w. y,nes
naval tug Falcon, tne ,,s,tars sent
500 and S-4s, tugs ana ns and
o,,t by the salvaging con &C.. div
t 1us boats,used by the deep sea Wv
ers' Expert Diver to Work awaited
Ao ,,, 4he arrival of Chief Gunner
9 W r yLo sus from Iona Island asc ID
v Gunner Lougham, who is enpe ths
to reach here tomorrow "o'