Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-24

'Coniinued from Firs; Pasel
opened his eyes and smiled Hello
Mr. Ensfser1" were his first words
since he had descended at o'clock.
He had lost consciousness 100 feet
below the sea and was living face
down on the - when Eadie arrived
81 the bottom 10 rescue him. Fade
worked feverishIr IN free Michaeis
from the tangled mess ~ steel. The
water WAS - degrees and the diver
"as forced ~ work under heavy pres
sure. AZ the end of three Hateful
hours Esdie cleared Michaels and sent
him NJ. following himself few min
utes later,
Diving conditions Sunday night had
been Impossible Held only 10 her
how anchor ard line 10 the Lark
and the Maiiard. the Falcon swept
back and forth with every roIl of
restless sea. But Eadie and Carr per.
sisted in going down. and Fade had
received the cheering signal from in
side the torpedo compartment on the
Inflated subms Fine that six men were
alive there.
Carr had followed Ia faKifn an Air
line and IL possible blow the ballast
tanks 10 raise. perilaps. the whole
boat.
Tried ia Attach Air Line.
Late sunday night, in spite Of the
raging storm. Michaeis had voiun.
feere6 10 take down another line. cou-
pie H. 10 "A pipe leading 10 the torpedo
tube and thus alYe the impriEDneG
men Air,
He tried many. times. b,it the rest.
iess Falcon abose had dragged his own
cir hose and life line into the twisted
gfeeI IN the submarines deck and ha
made him q prisoner.
ftnder conditions that ~ore most
dangerous Easile. veteran diver, has
brought his mate 30 the s1rf1ce - M
nov in the compression ehamisr
saw the three again. Eadie. Carr and
Miefsaeis heroes all.
Once oot ~ the chamber surveyed
the rolling scar. the biting spray AMI
the coat ~ ice that covered every.
thing. The Falcon bobiseo like a cork,
II was helpless ia the savage sea and
storm.
A diver works In another world 40
much apart from 0its en the httffaf"
ss fae moon. Every condition II ~
IS changed The ~ater around bin
shows his motions The 800 pOIncs u
lead and Lrasf he mus carry ~ kern
him down increase llT buik ara hanl
r4ys his mo|eIue Immersed in b..
Ter Gold he wafer. iie must wear heavy
,gooIen gloves covered With ftit,i,f1
ynittens ~ save h's hands from ffeeI
ing,
Pressure - Tons.
Tbe 50 Icy 100 feet belaw thc
styfsee ~ he tossing sfa The ptes-
sure Of the water alyDve the Giyefs
that aent ~ the submarine Var NOR"
tEsp 50 tons, and IL Vas "s4iY the DF
,ressufe cent from sioPe IN q slender
rs,lyser hose haf enaitled ihe diYepr
to Withstand the gfeat weight
That fragile air hose. running from
.beiy helmets - the 8|T compressor
nn tie Fslcpn WHs lne thread pf life
,.uon wbirh the dtsets III T.-nded
tSv.3,n every side there acre heayS
forces awaiting the a'getf II "a"
ssortu had gsthd . single ba ~sef
t,otSfng the Falcon 10 position pYef
thetn. she would have Fhot away ahr
tne divers auliBfH would have been
carried awaY sending them 10 y
death ~ terrible ar iboss suffered
nv fne prisoners IN the -
~ the swim currents FFf 40 by thT
xtorya had carried then air hoses
across one 81 the ralor Ike torn sistj
mates where the i'auidinR had riDfrsf
q ragged PsFh in She 80. he hoset
would have been AeFtfed
In the darkness ~ ap allen uptia
,be asvers tisktd thtF iIYAs iu soil
,tiAe The Et1tH finally bfoane ~
lad that the Fai"pn Was fared All
tbe certainty ti9f heavy %oae Rnjil
tsltse bel w dag heI auehptS a. t5tt
her unotipE "abies DiFiue bDrafH4
inDnssiilie and the ,eh'Usls Mets ram
PEELED ~ @an HutN the weather
cleared.
feoptUkBt 1879