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June 3, 1939

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LOSS OF 86 IN SUBMARINE FEARED AS TIDE ENGULFS IT; 4 ESCAPE, SOME DIE IN EFFORT; TAPPING IS HEARD British Divers Tell of Sounds as the Air in Vessel Fades PLAN TO DRAG SHIP ASHORE Vast Array of Rescue Craft Spurs Efforts, Though Hope for Men Is Small

By W.f. Leysmith Special To the New York Times

high tide cuts rescue; 4 escape, 3 die using lungs; W C Arnold, Capt Oram and F Shaw saved; nearby lifeboat crew unable to aid; no hope held for rescue; Lt Comdr Bolus' wife saw USS Squalus rescue film; death toll greatest in history

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