Evening star., 1927-12-24
Work to Be Pushed as Soon
as Seas Subside in Effort
to Raise Hull.
THREE MEN IN WATER
MEET WITH MISHAPS
Wilbur and Admiral Hughes Ar.
rive to View Efforts Being
Made by Crews.

BY the Associated ttcss.
PROVINCETOWN. Mass. Decem.
ber - With one tunnel completed
under the sunken submari S-4 and
work started on a second, operations
we're at halt today because Of gales
and rough seas.
The fomplcted tunnel was about ~
feet aft OF the bow. \ four-inch
manila cable was passed under and
Iooped. The same procedure will he
followed when the second opening Is
forced through the mud, 46 feet from
the bow. Then stout battleship cable
will replace the manila and both lines
will he in readiness TO he attached to
lifting pontoons.
The initial hurrowiaC operations
were not accomplished without con
siderable hazard tn the 10 divers EN-
ployed in the work.
Wind Sweeps Flagship.
A strong northwest wind which
swept against the port side or the
Falcon. flagship Of the fleet OF ~
vessels on the scene and headquarters
of Rear Admiral Frank II. Brumby.
comma nding the operations. added 10
their danger and eventually compelled
work to cease.
The wind loosened the Falcons
lines to mooring buoys and caused the
anchors to drag In the soft mud so
that she could no longer maintain her
position over the sunken submcrsible.
Three OF the 10 divers met with
mishaps before the squad was called
of duty last night Frank Criliey was
blown TO the surface when an air
valve in his diving suit opened and
an excessive amount OF air rushed in.
Six members Of the Falcons crew
ieaped to the divers platform to haul
him from the cold water.
Suit Torn by Steel.
Frank Mattox's diving suit was cut
against a Jagged piece of steel while
he was on the deck of the 81, and al.
though the suit filled with water from
feet TO shoulders. he stuck To his job
for an hour. He was pulled UP badly
chilled.
The third man. John Schaddt. sur.
fered conclusion OF thu eustaChian
tubes from long service at the bottom
under high pressure.
Secretary OF tho Navy Wilbur and
Admiral Charles r. Hughes. chief Of
ma val operati lions. arrived here shortly
before II am. today to make n per
sonal inspection OF salvage operations
at the scene OF the wreck of the sub.
marine So.
While diving work remained tenn
porarily suspended. there seemed no
likelihood that anything short Of ex.
ceeding rough weather would inter.
f..rA ayish IA Ian tn at hn - ~
both Admiral Rrumhy and Lieut..
Comdr. Edward F.llsberg. In charge Of
diving operations, announced belief
that this would be possible.
F.llsberg pointed out that the S4
was I'm n legs exposed position and in
hallower water than the SOL. which
sank two years ago off Block Island.
and on which II was necessary In quit
work much earlier In the season.
Conditions Are Better.
The 81 IL not so badly damaged as
the other craft and Ia lighter. Another
is that after being raised II
viii he necessary only to tow the "a
30 miles to the Boston Navy Yard,
whereas the S.5i had To I've taken al
most four times that distance To the
Broknlyn yard,
Admiral BrImbv declared Inc navy
would no, reiinquish it's efforts at sal
wage until forced 10 do so.
In statement acknowledging the
multitude OF suggestions which hay"
poured In concerning possible rescue
and salvage methods. Admiral Brumhy
M id each had been given careful con
aidetation.
"Ail those ut the wreck have used
and are using every effort and all
a vailable facilities fpp accomplishing
their task,
Much OF the work is done under
conditions that are very different from
anything seen on shore. where The
weather has little or no effect. Some
Of The work nj the wreck is necessarily
tedious. difficult and sometimes dan
gefous, but the work has progressed
without interruption when II was pos
slbie for II Ia do h0,