New York, Sept. 28.
After a hearing lasting three week fu the course of which more thi a hundred witnesses were examined, the inquiry into ihe ire which almost completely destroyed the Ward Line vessel Morro Casti2 came to an end. to-day.
The chairman of the inquiry commission announced that the investigators would study the evidence to determine whether charges should be Drought against any officers of the {l-fated liner with a view to the suspension or revocation of their He added that a report of the me quiry would go to the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. D. C. Roper, within a fortnight and, would contain important recommendations for change the marine fire regulations.
The chairman further asserted that the Morro Castle was highly com-Dbustible, although it complied with all regulations.
More than a hundred persons lost. their lives when the Morro Castle was ravaged by fire on the morning. of September 1 while eight mil off the coast of New Jersey. The vessel, which has a displacement of then ona voyage Cuba, to New "York,
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