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Show EXPOSE HORROR Of SUBMARINE Farfadet Is Finally . Oped. Poisonous Gases From De- j caying Bodies Almost Overcome Workers Evidences of Crew's Futile Efforts to Escape From Their Tomb Are Revealed. BIZERT, Tunis, July 15. The submarine subma-rine ,boat Farfadet, which sunk at tho entrance of the port of Sldl Abdallah, July 6, was towed Into drydock today after ten days' Incessant efforts to raise her. Tho salvage operations, which were conducted by Admiral Aubert, assisted by 250 sailors and a large staff of cngl-.ncers, cngl-.ncers, have been attonded throughout with a long series of mishaps. Rescue "Was Wear. Tho second day after tho accident, when tho members of the crew of tho Farfadet were yet alive, tho submarlno was brought to the surface and tho rescue of the men was thought to be a matter of a few minutes, but the cables snapped nnd tho submarlno sank again. Five successive efforts to raise tho vessel ves-sel likewise proved unsuccessful. Today, however, under tho supervision of Ad- ; mlrals Fournler and Aubert, the Farfadet was raised and towed Into the Sldl Abdallah Abdal-lah arsenal. Tho hull of the submarine was covered with slime, but was undamaged. undam-aged. Rush of Nauseous Gases. When the door of the Farfadet was opened there was a rush of nauseous gases from the decomposing bodies of tho fourteen men who had perished In her, and great emotion prevailed among the naval officers and men who had assisted in raising the vessel. Powerful deodor-cnts deodor-cnts were Immediately poured into tho vessel, and tho ventilators were started. Crew Employed Every Device. An Inspection of the Farfadet shows that her crew employed every Imaginable device In their attempts to escape. The authorities have decided to allow complete disinfection of tho submarine beforo taking out tho bodies. |