Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
ADMIRAL REPORTS
ON RESCUE PLANS
Naval District Commander
Orders Ships to Scene
OF Disaster.
By the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
The following official report on the
sinking Of the submarine S-4 was re
ceived at the Navy Department late
last night from Rear Admiral An
drews. cumman dant of the First Naval
District. which includes the point
where the disaster occurred:
The 81 al 3;37 pm, December L.
while submerged, was rammed and
sunk near provincetown Mass. by
the Coast Guard destroyer Pauldin2
making is Knots. The PauldinS re
ported that the submarines periscopa
started to Come.uD just under the port
bow of the Paulding. Position Of the
sinking given by the PauldinS, Wood
end Light bearing 10 degrees; Long
Point - degrees. Position given by
l.. s s. Wdndank. District tug i'm at
tendance on inspection board, 132 de-
grees from Woodend Light. distance,
/ 300 yards.
Boats searched for survivors, no
body seen. Marker buoys planted by
Wandank. Oil slick seen. Depth of
water at wreck 102 feet. Weather at
$50 pm. wind from northwest -
miles per hour. rough sea. visibility
10 miles
Two Coast Guard deStroyers at the
scene Of collision by pm. and the
ing Wandank standing by. The Navy
miueSWeeper /. :. =. Lark left Boston
at 6.4J D.m. with diving apparatus.
divers and underwater cutting equip
menl from The navy yard The sub.
marine tender L. =. =. Bushnell left
the navy yard at Portsmouth. \. H.,
N n Ill ~
structor and other officers with sub
marine experience on board.
Comdr. StTOthers. division command
er on board the destroyer Sturtevant.
LEFT Boston at I:a5. The minesweeper
Mal,ard will leave Boston at II pm.
The submarine rescue vessel. l.. s.
:. Falcon. which assisted at the sal
vaging of the submarine SD. with
capt. Frank II. Brumby. comma nder
control force on board. left New Lon
don. Conn. at $40 pm. for scene of
wreck. Navy yard, New York. has
been ordered To ship salvage pontoons
and salvage gear To the scene of the
wreck. The chain for the pOntoons is
at the Boston Navy Yard and will be
shipped Ia the scene of the wreck.
Capt. Ernest King. L. s. N, who
had charge Of the salvaging opera.
ent in command of the naval aircraft
tender Wright now at Hampton
Roads, Va. has been ordered to re-
port to the senior officer present at
the scene of the wreck to assist in the
salvaginS opera tons and he is now
en- route by rail and plane. The sub
marine SIS has been ordered to re-
turn to PrOvincetown by the COM
mander, submarine divisions. The
Coast Guard cutter Tampa and Tus-
carora left the Navy yard, Boston,
for Provincetown at 3 pm.
Will Use Seaplanes.
The destroyer Psalding is badly
damaged but has reached Province
town. The tug Mohave r. at the Navy
yard, Boston. ready to take material
TO the scere Of the wreck 2 5 demanded.
The commander of the control
force has been requested TO please
call for anything needed, with the
suggestion that destroyers be used
for quick transportation.
The civilian diver at the Boston
on the Ssh. Comdr Dysart from the
navy yard, Boston. is on the mine
sweeper Lark TO act as a liaison Off
Ger and advise on facilities available
at the navy yard. Eleven divers left
Newport. r. l.. for Provincetown by
automobile with Lieut.. Matthews in
charge. Seaplanes from Squantum
will help locate the submarine Sunday
morning if weather and sea are favor
able"