Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 1 | Rough Seas Prevent Divers from Taking Bodies from Sunken Sub

Rough Seas Prevent Divers From Taking Bodies From Sunken Sub I PROVINCETOWN Mass 1 Dec 31 of ot a and threat AP Rough AP-Rough Rough seas storm forced suspension suspension- o of s salvage I operations on the sunken submarine 4 S late today after atter ever everything thing was was in In- readiness readiness' for removing jemo the the en engina engine engine en- en gine gina room hatch and entering the hull in quest of bodies It is believed be be- be believed believed that ten of the forty men who perished when the S 4 went down In the engine r room room om ero Weather permitting divers will vill enter that compartment tomorrow and remove tho the bodies A calm sea will vill be necessary before this can danger to of the t be done because tho the divers diver working Inside the hull huU The menace to the vas illustrated illustrated illus illus- today when for the tho third time since salvage operations began one one I had to be assisted to the surface by bya a a- comrade Eight divers worked on the hull huH of the S 4 today The gratings over the engine room and motor compartment compartment com corn hatches were removed with th the object of getting tho the sir air r out of ot these two compartments before an attempt Is made to ralso the wreck Under which three lines lines' at al al already ready really have been passed The engine room hatch batch will next next next-be be pc removed to to allow divers to enter The diver who was In difficulties today was Bradford Bedford making making making mak mak- ing his first descent to the rine rInt When he reported that he was In di distress tress the veteran Bill Bihl I Carr CarrY to his assistance After the Continued on n page 2 c. c I ROUGH SEAS STOP DIVERS FROM TAKING TAKING TAK TAK- ING OUT BODIES i 1 r Continued from page 1 rescue tescue Carr went on with hi his work on on th the S S. New Invention n To 0 Aid Sunken Subs PHILADELPHIA Dec 31 AP AP- AP The The- Human Research corporation of ot Philadelphia Philadelphia- today presented to the States government through S Secretary Wilbur the In Invention In- In of a It device whereby a a. submerged sub merged submarine is IB capable of ot signaling to the surface Adoption of ot the device it t is de declared do- do dared will avert accidents similar to that whIch sent tho the S 4 t to th the bottom with the the- loss 1089 o of all aU on board In a a. covering letter to the tho tary tary- the tho corporation gave the ln ip In with drawings patent rights and specifications to to tho the government as aB a New Years Year's gift PREVENTS ACCIDENTS Tho device the tho points out to Secretary Wilbur offers offer to to th the navy a a. means meana of or preventing accidents through col cot or tho the operation non-operation of mechanical mechanical me me- controls In submerged e es This hazard one ono of or the most common can bo be obliterated if It the submarine is equipped with a port controlled from Crom each compartment ad so ei that a n floating indicator audible or visible can be e projected to tho the surface thereby locating tho the sub- sub d submarine five or ten minutes rpm min utes prior to tho the actual appearance on the surface so 80 that any craft iz In the vicinity may have llave time tb tt vacate va va- cato cate the danger zone WAYS TO SIGNAL Numerous ways ways are arc available for tor signals the letter says but butt t Is suggested that the tho signals should hould be light ht flashes helf and sounds Bounds alternately from a a. buoy released by the submarine Dr Isadore tho inventor has lias devoted devoted- fifty years to the study ot of scientific problems He was wan ac according according ac- ac according cording to In tho U. U S. S patent office the first Inventor of ot wireless wireless wire wire- less having j anticipated Marconi by more than a n. year The Human Research corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion 1 Is engaged in the Intimate study of ot men their abilities and characteristics