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Show PLAN INQUIRY INTO SHIP FIRE j Transport Will Disembark Passengers and Crew at Los Angeles LOS ANGELES. Oct. 14. (By International In-ternational News Service.) This port tonight was abustle with preparations for the landing of the 74 paMsengersj and 186 members of the crew of the burned steamer City of Honolulu. I Making every effort to provide1 necessary comforts for the rescued! passengers of the burned liner, manyl of whom were forced to flee from the flames without their personal belongings, be-longings, arrangements were speeded' to remove the castaways when the, army transport Thomas docks at Ioa' AngHen harbor some tlmo tomorrow or Monday morning When the Thomas, which was diverted di-verted to Los Angeles Instead of San I Francisco on orders from Washing ton, comes into quarantine, she will j be met by representatives of the jon J Ang.-les Steamship company, oper-1 oper-1 ators of the burned vessel, with emergency clothing for both men and women. Agents will be on hand to carrv out disembarkation with all posslblo' speed and OOBVenlenec The Thoma-s' tlmo of arrival will not be definitely known until her master gives Information by radio. It was not known definitely tonight to-night whether or not quarantine regulations reg-ulations would be waived. F. W. Relyea. director of operations opera-tions on the Pacific coast for the I'nlted Stateis shipping' board, will arrive here tomorrow and It Is understood un-derstood will start a sweeping Investl-! Investl-! ration of the burning of the Vessel, which was owned bv the shipping board although under lease to the local company. I Simultaneously the steamboat inspection in-spection service will launch a probe. |