Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-14
J. ]. TRANSPORT WITH SURVIVORS
 |S EXPECTED TO
 ARRIVE SUNDAY
Declared Passengers Showed No Fear When Fire Forced
 Them to Take to Boats
LINER, IS STILL BURNING
Freighter's Captain Declares Salvage of Big Steamer
 Out of Question

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 13. - (By the Associated Press 1.-The veteran United States army transport Thomas is steaming tonight in the Pacific ocean toward San Francisco with the 261 passengers and members of the crew of the liner City of Honolulu. which is drifting, a burned out hulk. on the sea lanes to the southwest. By the closest figuring that can be arriv- ed at by army transport service off cials here, the Thomas should arrive Sunday.
 The Thomas is capable Of twelve knots an hour but it usually held to ten or less or a total distance of 2S5 miles a day. The point where she took off the passengers and crew of the Honolulu from the West Pardon which rescued them from the seas about the burning Honolulu is some 620 miles southwest of San Francisco the army transport officials said.
 Word from the big transport to the Associated Press today by the wire less service of the Federal Telegraph company was 10 the effect that the passengers were in good spirits. and that they evidently showed no fear when the fire crept around them on the great liner and forced them to be thrust into the sea in small boats to await what proved to be a kindly fate. The tons of water poured into the Honolulu's blazing compartments caus ed her to list heavily to port and great ly increased the rescue hazard. Later the vessel righted herself so that the boats could be lowered with greater facility. Word from the West Fara- lon was that the Honolulu was still burning. Day reports told of the cav ing in Of her superstructure. this great work of destruction starting first with collapsing of one Of her stacks and an aftermast before the flames
 The oceans swells sent up clouds of steam as they lapped against her blistering hot sides. but she continued to ride the seas easily, and showed no indications that the flames which raked her would send her to the bot tom. The blackened hull was much too hot to be approached today. ac- cording to radio from the West Far alon to her agents. Struthers and Bar ry here. The rescue boat was told to stand by" until it could be determin- ed whether she should tow it to a mainland port or merely wait until sal wage vessels arrived. On account of the Honolulu having been changed by the fire from a beautiful swift liner to that naval hazard known as a menace to navigation" she much be closely watched.
 All messages received here said that the work of descue was as ef- fective as though it had been consist ently rehearsed. According to a wire less message from the Thomas the greatest hardship suffered by the pas sengers was their experience of seven hours on the open sea, while the Tho mas. the West Pardon and the Mati- son liner Enterprise were steaming toward them.
 According to message received from Captain NJ. NJ. Walk of the Far alon. the fire had destroyed all Of the Honolulu's upper works, and her hull was evidently so warped and twisted by the flames that salvage will be out of the question.
 The probable cause of the fire was given as defective wiring in the sec ond cabin. according to a message from the Thomas. The usual investi- gation by the United States steam boat inspection service is expected to go into this fully.