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Show SHARKS EAT THE CREW OF F-4 No Bodies Founds When Examination Ex-amination Is Made of Submarine Sub-marine at Honolulu. Honolulu, Aug 31. Tho hulk of the submarine F-4, lost m Honolulu harbor, har-bor, .March 25, with her crow of 22 men, and raised and placed in dry-dock dry-dock yesterday, today lies exposed to view, the work of pumping out the drydock and raising the shattered and torn submarine from the waters of the harbor having been completed during the night But the craft has not yet yielded up Its secret. No trace of the bodies of tho unfortunate crew has been discovered, dis-covered, nor has the brief examination examina-tion thus far made thrown any light on the cause of the accident that caused the diver to sink and fall to come up again. The F-4 lies on her starboard side in the drydock. When the examining examin-ing board, composed of Rear Admiral C. J. Boush, Lieutenant Commander Julius A. Furer and Lieutenant Kirby B. Crittenden, entered tho vessel, they found tho starboard side and bottom filled with debris, battery plates and some sand and mud. If any bodies remain in the F-4, they are underneath the debris. Doubt Is expressed, however, if any will be found, 'for the great holes torn in the submarine, only part of which were protected by mats during the months of raising operations, allowed the marine creatures with which the waters 6f Hawaii swarm, to enter and it Is anticipated that further search will merely disclose the fact that the bodies of the crew have been entirely destroyed. The naval officers in charge of the work state that the debris will be removed from the vessel ves-sel during the day and a thorough search mado for bodies. In addition to the gaping holes in tho stern of the submarine, a big hole has been torn in the forward part. The investigating board has not yet definitely ascertained whether it was this that occasioned the loss of the vessel or whether the hole was torn in tho hull during the lifting opera-Jons. opera-Jons. Oft |
