New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 28, 1925, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 oy ‘paojuvy “ydaq APV SawQrT 08 102109uu0) ARMY RED TAPE HAMPERING WORK OF AIR FORCES, SAYS AVIATION PROBE WITNESS Major Kllner, Execu- tive Officer, Endorses Separate Corps For Army — Knows of Dissatisfaction Among Aviators. Need of Higher Ranking Officers Expressed — General Patrick Prepar- ing Statement Same Lines. Along Washington, Sept. tng its inquiry Into the alreraft prob- lem today the president’s special board was told at the outset that army red tape hindered the work of my air service and that oper- of the service should be en- trusted to flying men. Major Walter G. Kilner, executive ofticer of the air service, was the first witness, and he declared that difficulties confronting the service wore not of “personalities,” but of organization. The chief of the alr service, he held, should at all times be empowerde to direct the tes of his men Separate Alr Corps. Heading a | 28 (A—Resum- ong list of army avi- ators to e heard, including Colonel William Mitchell, who is fighting for a unified air service, Major Kilner 2aid at the beginning that he favored a scparate alr corps in the army, such as that favored by Major Gen- eral Patrick, chief of the service. activi- | AUTO FATALITIES ARE INCREASING 433 Killed in 87 Cities During Month of September OVER-SUNDAY ~ TRAGEDIES Several Are Killed In This State— From January 1 to Sept. 12, 8313 Deaths From Motor Cars in the 57 Citles Catalogued By Government. Washington, Sept. 28 (A—Auto- {mobile fatalities in a group of 67 American cities showed a consider- able increase during the four weecks cnding September 12, Reporting the results of its current monthly survey today, the department of commerce placed the tgtal of deaths at 433 as |compared with 364 in the same cit- les during the preceding four weeks, Norfolk is the only city in the group which has shown no fatalities {in the last elght weeks covered in the reports. While cities having a clean record during the last four week e Albany, Cambrid Dal- las, El Paso. FFall River, Fort Worth and Somerville, Mass, The latter teity also holds the best record for the year, with only four deaths, 13 Persons Killed { _I'rom January 1 to September 12, |the department's figures showed 3,- 313 deaths from automobile accl- dents in the 57 citles, which was compared with a total of 3,319 fa- talities in the perfod from January 1 to September 30, 1923. Compara- (Continued on Page Three) NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, CAILLAUX STANDS FIRM ON INITIAL OFFER OF FRENCH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 192 —SIXTEEN PAGES BRITAIN HERALD 'HEAVY SEA HOLDING UP EFFORTS TO RAISE SUB his o sugetos 50 DJVER GOING DOWN IN SEARCH OF SUNKEN SUB Does Not Concede fo Rmerican Viewpoint AMERICAN REPLY T0 BE MADE THIS AFTERNOON Today's Session of Debt Funders Is Short and Given Over To Hearing French Statement of Fiscal Con- ditions and Tnsistence That Origin- al Offer 1s Absolutely Best That Can Be Presented To U, 8, ‘Washington, method of Sept, 28 (A—A new approach was laid out to- day at the third joint session of the American-French debt milsslons which are trylng to find a common ground for settlement of the French war debt. Defends Original Offer Joscph Cafllaux, I'rench finance Avevage Daily Circulation For Week Ending Sept. 26th 12,270 PRICE THREE CENTS e Two Crane Vessels Ready For Attempt When Weather Per- mits — Divers Report Finding One Interior Bulkhead of Sunken Boat Bent But Not Pierced. HOPE OF FINDING MEN ALIVE 1S DIM New London, Sept. 28 () — Ad- vices to the submarine base here at noon were to the effect that condi~ | tions of sea and weather at the locality of the 8-51 wreck were #o minister, made new suggestions re- lating to the F'rench capacity to pay and presented a defense of the prin- ciples of his first offer which was unacceptable, This required lees than thirty minutes, and at a separate meeting of the American commissioners it was decided that Secretary Mellon 4 have a reply ready to be presented to the French at another jont session at 4 o'clock this after- noon. SET BRll]fit AFIRE Mystery Surrounds Midnight| Was Best Offer The statement by M. Caillaux was Golllsmn on Bellm Road flog o i s onner USERON lN HOSPITAL| Navy Official Denies any Rookle Officers Were in Charge of Sub RlDGEF[ELD BURGLARS | Kaid Home of Wealthy New Yorker —~Nurse Who Interfers fs ‘Li. Com. Flanigan at New | STEAL WOMAN'S JEWELS, London Places Squarely | 1 Captain Accused Blame Upon Steamer City of Rome—Criticizes tlon and to have elucidated the min- | ister's declaration last night that his | original proposal was considered by Knocked Down, “Lubberly” Handling of “Iave yon any constructive sug- gostions?” contlnued Senator Bing- | {Willlam Grey, Picked up on Turnpike | Tiogefield, Conn.. Sept ham. “Yes. Turn Hy' :Jll servl fiters themselve: Major Kilner then rea parcd statement sefting forth the functions of the air service in war- fare, in which he avowed that pur- guit and bombardment presented “an air problem that only air men can develop” The witness gald he understood that General Phtrick, who is chief of the service, was preparing a state- ment setting forth his position and that he belicves this would express his views 1 r than he conld. nows of Dissatisfactoni “Do you kuow of any dissatisfac- tlon among air officers?” he was asked over to a pre- s replied Kiiner, The slowness of action on aircraft matters, he and the apparent lack of comprehension of air prob- lems are the chief ea faction among the air personnel. Example of Hindrance an example of “hindrance,” he present air tion | placed upon the work of the service, Major Kilner said that it required the army afr service one yea divs to get funds for the world flight, Thres weeks, he said, wpent in getting permission to send 8 squadron of airplanes lrm\ Self- ridge field, Mich., to Miaml, Senator Bingham of (‘mm»v'!h'\:‘ asked if the problem was “material or personnel 2 mid, the or “parsonnel.” the witness answered, ‘onr pianes are good Lest pursuit planes in the said that the three for dissatisaction among air officers resulted from the atr service failing to receive proper | consideration from the war depart- ment, the handicap of having many officers of funior rank and hecause the air offiecrs were not given a pro- miotion list separate from other a ny AMajor or Kilner canses ma that were n rvice handled by ence with major erals and consequently fee viewpoint did not ¢ we the hi questioning, he said matters frequently junior officers in confer- and brigadier gen- the air serv- ¢ as much Axht fons of the as did opir her officer: r Ralph Royer primary at Antonio, N ™ in cha hoo! at Brooks fleld, Texas, the second wit- ness, ared that the lack of higher ranking officers caused much dissatisfaction in the air servi phasizing that the junior of could not carry sufficient welght in presenting air matters fo superiors. Major R id that one of one ss of 400 West Point cadets less n eighty passed the air ser physical examination. Tn reply to a question sald thaf living condi- thons Brooks field trainin school were inadequate, and the Hv ing conditions deplora “We are doing 1 1917 establishment Major Royce declined to expre: an opinion on the advisability of a department of national defense, un- der which a subsecretary would be all ir activitiés, say- cn too husy to study | thoroughly. No Interest In Plane “Year before 17, he said. “T was inspected hy elove rals, not one of whom looked at a single plane on my fleld.” “What were 1 asked Se “Clotht ¢ word on equipment added N need of inspecti also dec em- he at the work he added. sted in? “we alr officers.” Major Royee alr service to the captains were doing ire in the \ants were assigned ma- testified that In liev tains. and work that ofCantinued on Page 14 of dissatis- | and elx | was | nd we | | cers | with a | : they took | him and his colleagues to be the best they felt they should make. M. Calllaux, in the meantime, meet with his assoclates to give fur- ther study to calculations made by the French experts relative to the eftect that suggestions made Friday by Mr. Mellon would have on the French position. No Statement Tssued Roth sldes were reticent today and when M. Calllaux left the joint meeting he said as a gencral reply 1 Inquirers that Mr. Mellon had re- quested him to say nothing of dis- cussion which went on in the morn- g session. WHEELER REGRETS ATTACK ON ALLING \State Supreme Court Justice, I)echnes o(}omment PROSECUTOR lS ACCUSED . SO e Mr. Mellon sad that he eontinued |Newd Heven@Women RElle et | opeful. He will meet again with Claiming that State's Attorncy enlleagues {wo hours before the cheduled joint session to go over with them the reply to the French suggestions which were understood to represent, in a measure, an im- provement over the original French proposal. Notwithstanding the optimism of Secretary Mellon, there was a dispo- Isitton in some American commission Has Been Seen to Enter Pooze Selling Resorts, Bridgoport, 28 (P —FPubli- cation of so-called charges against lfitw‘q Aftorney A, A. Alllng of {New Haven county, preferred to | judges of the superior court by the Public Welfare association of New Haven, and the notorlety their pub- [lieation has caused Mr. Alling, was regrefted today Chief Justice | George W, Wheeler of the supreme | | court. | | The chief justice waa asked it he {had yet replied fo the communica- [ tlon signed by a group of New Haven women and he sald that he had, b at he could not give out for fon the reply and that it the officers of the Welfarc Asso- | eiation desired to give this ont he |the next day or two saw no objection {0 such & course, | American commissioners, who Regrets Publication chose to take more pessimistic view | Chist Justics Wheeler sald that |chose to take a more pessimistic view the publication of such charges at |1UX's latest move did not imiprove | this particutar time was \mrv..-[“"" the "]“', :"fl" ,’L;’,r:i,:; ;‘t‘;‘vf_‘; Mr. Alling will within a short Ny tall time go from (rlal court work in |13 0t to the point of actua y talk ing terms. CYCLE, SPEEUS HOME ; case. A case of that \‘hurflr(nr."‘ {the chiet justice stated, “needs the Officer Burns of Bristol Department Submits to | service of a state's altorney who i Transfusion Sept. proposal as substantially a repetition of the first French offer. {hesa members little optimism was reflected. When the two missions met at the treasury there was a tendr among soms of the French delegates to show, on the surface at least, a de- gree of discouragement, but later this clon apparently had lifted somewhat and they were more cheerful, The delegates felt .that much de- | pended mpon the conversations of by | | | | | as capable and courageous as Mr. Alling and as devoted to the trial of the great criminal cases which arise in Ney Haven county as he 15 Will Give No Opinion “Tt would be as unfit for me to| express an opinion upon thes charges as it would be in any caso pending before me as a judge,” Chief Justice Wheeler sald. “In neither case could assumption be | | made of the truth of the charges. similarly ought not the presa to make a right assumption and | nelther in comment [assumo he contrary. Espectally | should this follow in the case of a galnst a state’s attorney of professional standing and long caperlenca of Colonel Alling” |10 "0 In due time, he stated, the judges| RetCC ol o bocame i1l two would undoubtedly have investigat- ‘“Q(l(! ago and was taken to the hos- |ed the matter and glven both the|pn) Her condltion became precar- | women and Mr. Aling. t necersary, fous yesterday and an appeal was an opportunity to be heard. made to the Bristol police depart- | Charges concerning the conduct |nent for blood. Officer Norton re- | of State’s Attorney Alling accuée {gponded, hurried on his motoreycle him of “entering places where it 18 |t5 the bedside of the sick girl and { public knowledge that lquor 18| gave a pint of blood. It was report- [s01d.” The astociation making the |ed today that Miss Stielman’s condi- | charges 1s composed entirely of |tjon is fmproved. women and its officers are: Mrs.| This is the second operation re- Sarah Devlin, president; Mrs. Allce |cently when Bristol policemen have | Colvin, vice-president; Gertrude |given thelr blood. A short time ago es, treasurer and Miss’ Ander- | Vfotorcyele Policeman James W. treasurer. All are from New Burns sumbitted to a transfusion | Haven. operation, giving some of his blood ta John E. Condon, & prominent citizen. Mr. Condon is said to be in much better health. (Spe~tal to the Herald.) Bristol, Sept. 28—After giving a {pint of his blood to Miss Josephine | {Stielman of Divinity street at St. Francis' hospital, Hartford, last night, Motorcycle Officer Edgar A. {Norton of this city hopped aboard | his snorting machine and sped back | {to Bristol as though nothing had son | Blames Enemics { Attarney Allng charac- | terized the charges as an attempt | |to discredit his work during the | Macri trial and an attempt to in- | jure him by “persons whese corns | | have been stapped on once or twice.” te's TEAPOT DOME APPFAL St. Louls, Sspt ernment’'s appeal in the Teapot Dome oll lease annulment sult was filed today {in the eighth circuit court of agpeals 8 (Continued on Page Seven), | will | quarters to regard the latest I'rench |7 Among | 28 (M—The gov-| Injured, May Furnish Solution to Mixup Followed by Vire on Tarm- ington Avenue, name as Wil this A man who gave hiis 2T, Tt city, 18 in the Meriden hospital suf- and lam Grey, of street, fering from an injured | back, fn custody by the {sumably in connection with an auto- mobile accident at the Tron bridge on the Farmington road, Berlin, carly srday morning, in thires the bridge ftself was damaged. The dent, the cause and the circumstances surrounding which are vague, involved four car Little is known out the which left one car on the |without lights and another mac oft the bridge and against a of ightly thdt when Alex Heleen of 6 Church street, this city, cam along in is machine, hound for New [Britain, ho was unable to o= send the sharp, penetr s to was s ashed into it, ing the gas (i) e broke out and another car bridge, parked wiihout gether with the twa machine |volved in the collision, burst flames and were consumed. The cupants of the Heleen narrowly escaped with their lives. | Heleen Tells Story Mr. Heleen's story of the accldent, {information from him being all that |15 avallable, fs to the effect that he |was driving his machine in the di- rection of Kensingto In the car {with him were his brother, Mrs. Heleen and three other persons. Approaching the bridge, Mr. Hel cog sald he was blinded the |1ights of a car, which was st [at the side of the roal. He \vrmlm‘l with caution and wh t beyond the belt of light he 'H‘m'\\wl to perceive the rear 'mo(hrr car directly in front of him the lights of his automoblle wer: nm on the vehicle. He applied the brakes, he sald, but after {hold for a foot er two, |and the wheels ekidde some slippery surface which ho s seemed like ofl ere was a cr |as the two cars came together, [then as the gas tank burst, a sheet of fiames enveloped the machines. |The occupants of the car fled and |Charles Heleen was injured on the jaw, as he made haste to get a Mr. Heleen sald he left imme- diately for the New Britain general hospital, to which institution he took his brother for treatment., He sald that he noticed hefore leaving |other car in front of the mac {into which he crashed. Tk d car was also afire and was burned up. It is apparent that the second |car had been involved in a cra presumably with the car, the 1 of which blinded Mr. Heleen, but he ald he could not account for the presence of the vehicle with all llights extinguished and into which his machine plunged. Others Involved Disappear The identity of the drivers of the three cars found along the road re- {mains a mystery, although the |ing of Grey points to the fact th the state police believe him to be i plicated in some way wit |of the night. No trace cans Fire on {he into oc hy nding pro was of they along loc sh, has (Continued on Page Ten) THE WEATHER —o Hartford, Sept. for New Britain and vicinity Fair and cooler tonight and | Tuesday W} e ——— ing |upon his release ho will bu take n“\my‘“ 1s valn state police, pre-|doll which | ars were destroyed by fire and | the {any traecs of the hurglara. which | ine | ders tele- | |phone pole with its lights burning 6o | antomobile | Charles, | | he | and | 28 (@ Lurglars entered the home of Miss iheth Roach, wealthy New Yorik woman, at 45 West Lane early to- tole valuable jewelry from the room {n whien Miss Roach was slecp and made their escape. In lcaving the house they knocked down a nurse who was aroused from leep in a nearby room and attempt- o to Intercept them. The jewelry 1 at several hundred 5. A drawer filled with family was dropped in their flight. te police from the nearby bar- were at the house in a few minutes but a thorough search of nelghborhood failed to reveal Evidenee estiga- accord- silve racks tion po ing to th Miss R creamed when in her room vants went o the mon the state palice whose ba polier N alld ard the infru- o fs 2 semi-ins he he telephone to sum- cks away, and found hat the wires had been eut. The main telephone on the second floor however, was in working order and 1n iImmediate response was T¢ a1 1o but two houses JUMPS INTO RIVER Westhrook Woman Throws Herself Into Tochong and Shock Afiects Heart, Causing Death Westbrook, Conn.. Sept. 28 (P s, Pransic Palm, flung herself into Pochoug river, near her home |today, and died from the effect upon her heart, 8he had been ill for a con- crable period, This morning she r eldest daughter, who was In the room, and went out of the house. t was at first thought she had It but the hody was en floating and it was determined she had died of heart trouble. m, who was 40 years old Fannle Amelia Stokes, is ived by her husband, eight chil- her mether, Mrs. Harriet okes of this town and a sister, Mrs. James U. Dibble of Old Saybrook. Mr 200 Insurance Companies Affected by Court Order New York, Sept. 28 P—Two hun- ired insurance compa United States which have been sell- ing combined life-accident polict s affected in a ruling made by Vederal Judge Grubb today order- ing New York Life Insurance Co. to pay the United States government $100,000 in accrued taxes. Judge Grubb held that the selling of combined life-nccident policies for special premiums rendered the in- ce companies liable to taxation Inst the increased premium. The New York Life Insurance Co had appealed from a decision on this point as a test case. Counsel for the nsurance company announced t ey would carry case to the her court., |Commercial Airplane Trail-Blazers Start 28 UP—The com- reliabllity tour, a through the middle ally inaugurated by Tord airport this morning when the first of 16 planes entered took the air on signal from Edsel Ford. Others followed at short Detr erclal 0-n Sept. irplane g Security Pact Meeting To Be Held at Locarno | 28 (P —The security ce of the German and will be held at Lo- Switzerland, on Oct. §, it was officlally annpounced today. Parls, Sept. carno One of the ser- | intervals. | Vessel After Crash. New London, informed by ssoclated ame on duty carly today, s of the City of Rome had n affidavit which stated t 1, sunk 14 miles east of Bi Island Friday night by that s was commanded by student Licutenant Commander I A pan, executive officer at the marine base denfed that one of the officers on the subma it the time of the experir d Liv! nt the Associated Press explai submarine 1 informat six officers Sept. The hier disaster or in the w on concerning abonrd the S- time of the collision Explains Training Work ) training officers is established for of giving all officers det instruction in submarine submarine To% purpose od submarine du “The studer range from Lieut. Commander . RKtrother with 21 years naval serv § (A—When Press | five on | hat | ock officers, | sub- any | was in- | Commander Flanig ork ool, and gives the 51 at the |lays the loss aol the | il hefore are permanently transferred to 5 of the present cla W ' o the ensigns of the class of 14 with six cluding fou academy “No officer may marine school two vears sea service since months naval years at service the nc the who has had less t his gr uation from the naval academy all officers, rank or exj the submarine enter no mafter what school hefore be in val sub- a and their ffence must go throngh ing ordered to permanent duty on sub Tast Ter vo marines, In the two captains, comma commanders hz as well Fants (J.G.) and ensigns. All Were Qualified “That the officer. used In describing the officers of school may have hes but it should onghly that they as lientena Licut team studer n be understood d not fhic years, and lieutenant n students at nts, s s the misieading, simply students of their All the offi- U. 8 s sunk S the time she qualified in st to stand watclh “In addition three rers had cor perience eady had two arine s officers, ihle submari r three had months tra s a s ibllity for on the shoulder is that respo of T jsion r the City the ports of h knowledge of statemen om r offfcers, our tha enllision and of passengers ed to us, it is clear 1—Assumed small that she was m 3 be robhe Ve 1 at were fu 1y e ship duties and of the six off! ex- al- ining in s of presern he as report hat the City of | of her right larger passenger ves- atithe era drawing dangerously close tl it Rome competently the fa two was too to take he S the pro 51 her r s of era 1s no eviden reason to believe that the « aid not handle as .51 | properiy ? the as expected of ralning and experien htedly true that th (Continued on Pags Three) rs on watch late for the City in led vessels un- of r moves to ht of way the CAPT. JOHN N. DIEHL This photo shows Captain John, H Diehl of the City of Rome which rammed and sunk the 8-561 and who following statement to The |js fndirectly blamed for the catas. | cording to {trophe by Commander |the Flanigan of New London sub base when he of several more lives to the * handling of the pas- “Jubberly |senger ship At Offices 28 (M— Llewellyn, gent of the Ocean company, declined to any comment today on the ent given to The Associated P’ress by Licutenant Commander H. A. Flanigan, exccutive officer at the submarine base at New London, concerning the collision between the ipany's steamer City of Rome 1 the submarine S-51. When his attention was called to the portions of the statement charg- ing that the City of Rome was in- competently handled and that this was responsible for the loss of at least three lives, he remarked: “Anyone is at liberty to express his own opinion about the matter. 1 have no comment to make. It is probable that there will be no fur: fher statement from the company f the colliston.” No Comment Boston, Sept. Wildes, port a Steamship make stat ar oday reg FOUR GOTTAGES BURNI,‘]D g AT MYRTLE BEACH TODAY Aggregate Loss Ts Placed at §20,000 —Several Other Buildings Are Threatened, 28 (A—Four build- Beach were burned and a number of others t were in danger for a short period. Charles flame breaking out of a zo in the rear of the store of A. i of Waterbury, . Sept. Myrtle ay took the hich had a d Berman Buckley e garage and the hall in the house, the of Meriden, Willlam Keeser, of ortion, of M house known no one 1 for the The ¢ | termir | termi | close of inter. The contents of the fire was not de- The aggregated loss was was agitation to fire insurance rate de- creased at the b The firemen | responded quickly after recelving the alarm and in their work were im-! 1 for a time by the overhead The location of the bulldings have th e | ch | wire - r\\ as close by pole 104 of the trolley was seen that collision co to show or ers of N | officers |C Tt | 1ine Silver Sands end | ot and near the the beach KILLED B YTRACTOR gfield, Mass., Sept. 28 (@ »s E. Banks, five yea |1n & hospital y rday soon after he n from the seat of a trac- r traller on which he was riding. and which was being driven by his |tather, and run over by the heavy vehiela | r | terior” and gave an old, dled | bad that rescue operations had to be suspended for the time being. | The Century, 100 ton crane vessel | was moving toward Block Island and the Monarch, the larger crane | vessel was starting to & harbor there under tow. Several of the attending boats at | the submarine wreck were expected back here early this afternoon, at which time it would be learned more definitely just what progress had been made before the wreckers | wer forced to abandon work. The Monarch which got under | way early today ‘after spending a {few hours to the lee of Block }J\xlunl lo escape the strong wind |and waters, reached the scene of . | the eulvaging only a short time be- fore it was decided to discontinue i work temporarily. | It s believed that no attempt was 'nmdu to get a sling from the largs | crane about the stern of the §-51 which rests on the bottom in 125 feet of water, Divers Make Report Divers Have found one of the in- | terior bulkheads of the sunken eub- marine §-51 bent but not pierced, {a radio dispatch received at New- | port from the wreck today sald, | The message did not make clear !volwnwr the compartment was for- ward or aft, The compartment {in the message only bulkhead | Rough weather was | perienced by the rescuc parties ac- radio messages, Two slings were under the submarine |and an attempt was to be made | shortly with a three hundred ton derrick to lift it above the surface. | Word of Fallure One message only was received the submarine base during the night from the ring of naval ves- sels on guard and at work during the hours of darkness at the spot | where the 1 went down to its watery grave. | That message, reccived shortly lafter 10 o'clock by wireless, In- formed the anxious persons ashore of the futile effort to holst the 8-31 by means of the 100 ton crane, The Century. It also dampened the hopes of the naval men that some of their comrades of the sea are still alive in the battered shell of the undersea vessel, The message, sent Admiral H. H. deserii an a as “in- being ex- at in by Rear Christy, commander of the control force, atated that divers at work outside the sunken submarine had been unable to ob- tain a response to their every effort to communicate with the men in side, Six Divers at Work Six navy divers were at work at [the scene of the wreck yesterday and last night. Working in relays, they succeeded In getting a lina under the stern of the submarine Lmd a 100 ton lift was brought to hear the undersea vessel by the crane, The Century. The crane was drawn the water's edge when tightened and the Centu capsized under the crane, however, mada no im pression on the §-51, believed to he embedded in & bank of sand at the bottom of the ocean. After the failure of the Merriit- Chapman derrick to raise the sub- marine, little could be done until the arrival of the Monarch, FEast of Race Point last night a line from the Monarch to the Saga- more, one of the two towing tuge, was fouled as the tug cast oX. This slowed up the trip considerable as the Tuca, the other tug, continued the towing alone with the Saga- more, and the Lark and Mallard, mine layers, standing by to ald if needed. At midnight, the weather hecame guaty, rain fell and there was a stiff onshore breeze, This further retarded the Monarch in her race up Long Tsland Sound on which craft depend the lives of some of the 33 men trapped on the 8-51. | Sea Becomes Rough It also made rescue work more dificult for the boats standing by at the scene of the crash. Wh rain stopped later in the night, the wind continued, whipping vp great white caps at sea. A short time after the recoipt of the wireless message from Rear Admiral Christy, the Chewink, & mine sweeper which had put out from New London yesterday mora- ing with mail and supplies for the | rescue force, docked at the base From the men aboard, delalts of down to the cable alomst pressure. The here | (Continued on Page Ten)