New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1915, Page 5

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Name .\ o WRECKAGE OF F-4, “Crew Aware of Delects in Bat- teries of Submarine, States Report | Washington, Sept. 1.—The bodies of + meveral members of the crew of the United States submarine F-4, which sank in Honolulu harbor on March 25 have been located in the wreckage ac- cording to a despatch received at the ‘navy department last evening from Rear Admiral Boush, in charge of i the board of naval officers examining the hulk of the submarine. The de- pepatch sent at 10:30 o'clock yester- day morning, Honolulu time, and re- ceived here at 5:48 p. m., Washing- ton time, reads: “Debris being removed from interior of T'-4. Several bodies located but not yet identified.” Earlier the admiral advised the de- partment that the submarine had been placed in dry dock and that a hole had been found in the.hull. Crew Feared Danger. That the twenty-two officers and men comprising the crew of the F-4, and making up the death total of the accident, started on their last cruise fully aware that their vessel might | never make port again, was plainly | Mndicated in a report of the naval board which made the preliminary investigation of the accident. This re- port was made public yesterday. Not only were the members of the crew entirely alive to serious defects in the batteries of the submarine, but according to the report it is a widely known fact in the service that all three of the remaining boats of the “@ F class possess the same defects to an equal or less extent. The submarines in this class were the F-1, F-2, F-3 and F-4. They were completed in 1911, and with the exception of the F-4, all are still in active service . At the time of their acceptance by the navy they were supposed to be far superior in every way to older types of submarines which are also still in operation. Engines Also Had Faults, In addition to 'having faulty bat- ttries the report shows that the F-4's propelling engines possessed inherent faults and were difficult to keep in re- pair ana that the ability of the offi- cers and crew to regulate the depth to which the submarine could sink de- ¥ rended more on the skill of those in charge than on the accuracy of the mechanical appliances. While it s maid that the engines of the -4 were kept in as high a state of efficiency as practicable within the limitations of the design and while the officers and crew of the boat were found by the bourd to have ben efficient, at- tention is called to the fact that all boats of the F class have these same shortcomings. No attempt was made in the pre- liminary investigation to determine of the F-4 evolved excessive quanti- ties of hydrogen gas, the fumes of the gas and acid becoming noticeable when the boat was submerged for any length of time. In less degree, asserted, this condition tao ob- tains with all the boats of this class. Reference is made to a hydrogen explosion which occurred on the same boat while undergoing repairs just three weeks prior to her lass, and such explosions, it is stated, might occur at any to seep into the bat- teries of all the F-4, Despite specifications Wwhich re- ! quired the covering over the batteries to be watertight, sea water had been known to seep into the batteries of all the “F” boats, the report adds, and such seepage immediately would cause the generation of deadly chlorine gases. In this connection attention is called in the report to such an accldent on the ¥ 1, when large quantities of this gas were generated. Owing to the fact that the submarine was moored to the dock at the time, with the hatches open, no fatalities or injuries to her crew resulted. The steering gear of the F 4, it was found, had glven trouble at times, but the report finds na fault with its design. Declaring that inspections of the i1l fated submersible were regularly held, the report shows that on the whole the F 4 at these in- spections compared favorably with the other boats of her class. No Blame Attached to Crew. Absolving the officers and crew of any suspicion of incompetency or negligence the report says: “The officers and men of the sub- marine torpedo boat F-4 were, in so far as can be ascertained, diligent and alert in the performance of their duties, and no reluctance was shown by them in operating the said F-4, even though the said officers and crew were well aware of the existing defects.” The board which made this prelimi- nary investigation was composed of the following officers: Commander Sumner E. Kittelle, Lieut. Milton S. Davis, Lieut Hugh Brown and Charles T. Westcott, Jr., U. 8. M. C., as re- corder. The board now examining the wreck of the boat cansists of Rear Admiral Clifford J. Boush, command- ant of the naval station at Honolulu; Nayal Constructor J. A. Furer and Lieut. K. B. Crittenden. This board fram a minute examination of the in- terior of the submarine hopes to be able to get at the exact cause of the accident, although acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt admitted to- day that some of the necessary evi- dence may have been abliterated If possible, it is the intention of the Department to bring the bodies of those recovered from the wreck back to the United States for burlal. May Identify Bodies. Honolulu, Sept. 1.—Workmen en- gaged on the wreck of the United States submarine F-4 here yesterday found the bodies of several sailors in the middle compartment after a search of several hours. Lieutenant- Commander Furer believes that the bodies of all the sailors will be re- covered. He is of the opinion that all le within the hulk of the sub- the actual cause of the accident—this decision resting with the present board that is examining the wreck.it- gelf—hut the greater part of the re- port deals with the batteries, the board holding it improbable that the unsatisfactory condition of the pro- pelling engines had any bearing on the accident. Althongh it is set forth that the storage hatteries were in as good con- dition #s could be expected in view of their defects the report says that they “were always in a state of being more or less clectrically ‘grounded,’ Ydue to the leakage of electrolyte or by capillary action of the electrolyte or molsture and poor insulation or bad electrical contact, and that these said ‘grounds’ have been of suffi- clent intensity at times to cause flame and the fusing of electrical con- nections.” This condition, the report adds, obtains with all the submarines of this class. Gas Formed From Batterics When being charged or discharged the report says, the storage batteries marine. “It is possible that every body may be identifie said Furer. “Each man probably carried something by which identification may be made pos- sible in spite of the candition of the bodies.” The work of drydocking was com- pleted. A large jagged hole was dis- covered in the bow and a smaller ono near the stern. Powerful lights disclosing thick layers of mud, dead fish and all sorts of wreckage and debris. A hoist was erected above the submarine and the work of clean- ing out the debris will consume at least two or thre d HORLICK’S | The Original . MALTED MILK u say “HORLIOK'S” | ;’:.’:a:n‘ayyo geot 'QY Substitute, BRITISH CRITICISE GERMAN ACCOUNT Hold Statement of Anglo-German Negotiations in 1912 Misleading London, Sept. 1.—The British for- eign office last night issued a lengthy statement concerning the negotiations between Great Britain and Germany in 1912, compiled from the official rec. ords in the foreign office. “An account of the 1912 Anglo- German negotiations was published in the semi-official Nord Deutsche Alige- meine Zeitung last month.” the state- ment says. ‘“‘This account was mis- leading and no doubt was intended to mislead. It made it appear that the British government had at that time | rejected what would be regarded in many quarters as a reasonable offer of friendship from Germany. 1In these circumstances it may be as well to publish a statement of facts com- piled from the official records here. Chancellor Sketched Formula, “Early in 1912 the German chan- | cellor sketched to Lord Haldane, then British lord high chancellor, the fol- lowing formula as one which would meet the views of the imperial gov- ernment: “First. The high contracting par- ties assure each other mutually of their desire for peace and friendship. “Second. They will not, either of them, make or prepare to make any unprovoked attack upon the other or join in any combination or design against the other for the purpose of aggression; or become a party to any plan of naval or military enterprise, alone or in combination with any other power, directed to such an’ end, and declare themselves not to be bound by any such engagement. Exchange of Views. “Third. If either of the high con- tracting parties bocomes entangled in war with one or more powers in which it cannot be said to be the aggressor, the other party will at least conserve toward the power so entangled benevolent neutrality, and wil use its utmost endeavor for the localization of the conflict. If either of the high contracting parties are forced to go to war by obvious pro- vocation by a third party they bind themselves to enter into an exchange of views concerning their attitude on such a conflict. “Fourth. The duty of neutrality which arises out of the preceding article has no application insofar as existing agreements which the high contracting parties already have made. " Making New Agreements. “Fifth. The making of new agree- ments which render it impossible for either of the parties to observe neu- trality towards the other, beyond what is provided by the preceding limitation, is excluded in conformity with the provisions of article 2. “Sixth. The high contracting par- ties declare they will do all in thelr power to prevent differences and misunderstandings arising between them and other powers. “These conditions, although in ap- pearance fair as between the parties, would have been grossly unfair and one-sided in their operation. Owing to the general position of the united powers and the treaty engagements by which they were bound, the re- sult of articles 4 and 5 would have been that while Germany, in case of a European conflict, would have re- mained free to support her friends, this country would have been for- bidden to raise a finger in defense of hers. Rest With Austria. “Germany could arrange without difficulty that the formal inception of hostilities should rest with Austria. If Austria and Russia were at war Ger- many would support Austria, as is evident from what occurred at the end of July, 1914, while as soon as Russia was attacked by two powers France was bound to come to her assistance. In other words, the pledge of neutrality offered by Germany would have been absolutely valueless because she could always plead the necessity of fulfilling her existing ob- ligations under the triple alliance as an excuse for departing from neu- trality. “On hte other hand, no such de- parture, however serious the provo- catlon, would have been possible for this country, which was bound by no alliance, with the exception of those of Japan and Portugal, while the making of fresh alliances was pro- hibited by article 6. In a word, as appeared still more evident later, there was to be a guarantee of abso- lute neutrality on one side, but not on the other. It was impossible for us to enter into a contract so obviously inequitable, and the formula accord- ingly was rejected by Sir Edward Grey (the British forelgn minister).” SPEND YOUR HOLIDAY AT BEAUTIFUL MORNINGSIDE On-the-Sound. 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