Evening star., 1927-12-18
Four Members
of S-4 Grew
From ID. C..
ALL BELIEVED
TO BE ON SHIP
Officials Startled by
News Wilbur
Orders Search.


and Secretary Wilbur remained at
his offices until late hour last night
in personal charge of the mobiliza-
ton of all rescue agencies which
were directed to locus their attention
upon the submarine and her i'm
prisoned crew.
Four Washingtonans are believed
to be aboard the submarine and their
friends besieged newspaper Offices
and the Navy Department for infor-
nation regarding the progress of
the rescue work.
Capt. Adolphus Andrews, com
manding the submarine base at New
London, Conn. was ordered to dis
patch all available vessels to the
scene of the disaster at once.
WashingtonianS in Crew.
The missing four Washing onians
are:
Lieut.. Comdr. William Franklin Cal
laway, POI Shepherd street, Chevy
Chase, Md. submarine expert for the
Board of Inspection and Survey of
the Navy Department.
Lieut. Graham Newell Fitch, junior
grade. 2400 Twentieth street, who at
tended the Force School and the
Central High School here.
Walter Bishop. naval radio oper-
ator. whose wife'S home is given III
Navy Department records at l22S
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Charles A. Ford, 1910 Montana
avenue northeast. civilian. chief
draughtsman for the Board OF In
spection and Survey.
Families Are Notified.
The families of Lieut.. Comdr Gala,
way, Lieut.. Fitch and Mr.. Ford were
notified early last night of the scci-
dent and told that every possible eff
fort was being made to rescue the
men. At the same time they were
informed that little hope was being
held by the department for the safe
recovery of those on board the sub
marine. Mrs. Bishop could no1 be
located.
I'VE are mobilizing every aid to
raise the submarine as quickly as pos
sible," said Secretary Wilbur. 'but
this will depend on diving conditions
and the buoyancy of the submarine
Pointing out that the submarine
weighs 800 tons and that the lifting
buoy will lift about 500 tons. Mr.
Wilbur said that Capt. f.. j. King.
who supervised the raising of the S-5i,
will go by airplane tomorrow morning
from New York to the scene Of the
disa ster.
THE submarine was apparently
operating on it's regular standardiZa
ton tests" said Secretary Wilbur.
The area for this is located purpOsely
so as not to he in the ordinary steam
ship lanes. Conditions there are ideal
for this work, as there is deep water
and it is close to shore. If this sub
marine was struck by destroyer go
ing IL knots there is propably very
little hope that any one survived, but
we will endeavor TO learn at the ear
lest possible moment by sending div.
ers down to communicate il possible.
List May Not Be Correct.
Accompanying Secretary Wilbur
when he arrived at the department soon
after 10 o'clock was Capt. w. r. Sex
ton. head Of the material department
of Naval Operations. Officers at the
Navy Department as soon as they
heard of the disaster began checking
up on the list of officers and crew.
1t was explained that the list as
finally made public might not be cor
rect as to detail, as it was not entirely
up to date. 1t was explained also that
some of the men supposed to be on the
s,,,INr S1n Er
not have been aboard, while others
not mentioned in the list might have
gone aboard at the last minute.
Lieut.. Comdr. Galloway has rounded
out two wears service with the Navy
Department in Washington, and in the
next few months expected orders de-
failing him for sea duty. During his
residence in Washington. the first in
his naval career, he has been attached
TO the Board of Inspection and Survey
as q submarine authority and in such
capacity made frequent trials ana
test runs on new. modified and over
hauled naval craft. He left Washing
ton Monday, expecting to return home
a few davs before Christmas.
Born in Clinton, Mo-. November {,
1889, Lieut.. Comdr. Galloway was APP
pointed to the Naval Academy from
that State in 1907 and upon gradua.
tion was assigned to submarine duty.
/ In 1917 he served aboard submarines
, and continued in this duty until the
! close OF the world war. Later he
commanded the submarine Rio.
Wife .COllapses.
In 1921 he was sent as an inspector
of machinery to the BauSch SulZer Co.
of st. Louis and the following year
went to the Asiatic Feet in command
| of submarine division No. IL.
Lieut. Comdr. Callaway's next of
kin are his wife, who was in a state
Of collapse last night; a 6-year-old
son, William F. Galloway. jr.; his
father. Jerry Galloway. of Clinton,
Md, and a brother, Peyton. who is a
midShipman at the Naval Academy.
! Lieut.. Fitch is not vet % years old.
He was born February 26. 1903, at
Fort Logan RI. Root, Ark. He is the
son Of Col. Graham ID. Fitch, a retired
officer OF the Army. His father and
mother live at 2400 Twentieth street
| here. and We're almost overcome last
! night when they were notified OF the
disaster. After attending the local
/ schools Fitch was appointed to the
! Naval Academy by the President IL
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