US Senate inquiry opens at the Waldorf-Astoria
Senator William Alden Smith convened his subcommittee in New York the morning after the Carpathia docked, subpoenaing Ismay and the surviving British officers and crew before they could sail for home. Hearings moved to Washington days later.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- United States Senate inquiry into the loss of the Titanic · legislative inquiry · not located
- J. Bruce Ismay · person · not located
- New York — Chelsea Piers (Piers 54 and 59) · port · United States
Evidence
Verified — Every field is supported by a cited authoritative source.
Titanic Disaster: Report of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate
Criticised the Californian's failure to respond to rockets, the absence of lifeboat drill and of a continuous wireless watch, and the inadequacy of lifeboat provision; recommended lifeboat seats for every person carried.
United States Senate, 62nd Congress · 1912-05-28 · Verified
Senate Report No. 806, 62nd Congress, 2nd Session
Recorded on United States Senate inquiry into the loss of the Titanic
- Titanic sails for New York — last sight of land
- Baltic's ice warning handed to Ismay and pocketed
- Carpathia lands the survivors at New York
- US Senate inquiry opens at the Waldorf-Astoria
- US Senate report submitted
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- Titanic sails for New York — last sight of land · 1912-04-11 13:30