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  2. United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic

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    The committee meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, 1912 The opening day of the inquiry at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, with J. Bruce Ismay being questioned. When news of the disaster reached Senator William Alden Smith, he saw an opportunity to establish an inquiry to investigate marine safety issues.

  3. Titanic - Nachspiel einer Katastrophe - Wikipedia

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    The film centers around the United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic, from April 19 and May 25, first in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, and then the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. [1] The purpose of the hearings was to provide a platform for truth and justice to be served, as well as clarify the sequence of events.

  4. J. Bruce Ismay - Wikipedia

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    Ismay was born in Crosby, Lancashire.He was the son of Thomas Henry Ismay (7 January 1837 – 23 November 1899) and Margaret Bruce (13 April 1837 – 9 April 1907), daughter of ship-owner Luke Bruce. [2]

  5. 7 Famous People Who Almost Boarded the Titanic But Didn't - AOL

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    The Titanic sank in the early hours of April 14, 1912, after months of being declared the "unsinkable ship." The maritime disaster took the lives of approximately 1,500 people who either sank with ...

  6. International Mercantile Marine Company - Wikipedia

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    Through the American commission of inquiry devoted to the sinking, Senator William Alden Smith openly attacked the very principle of the company and Morgan. [23] As had been arranged before Titanic sank, J. Bruce Ismay retired as president of IMM in 1913 and was succeeded by Harold Sanderson [24] Morgan died on 31 March 1913. [25]

  7. William Alden Smith - Wikipedia

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    After the luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, with more than 1,500 lives lost, Smith chaired Senate hearings that began at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City the day after the survivors landed. Senators and spectators heard dramatic testimony from the surviving passengers and crew.

  8. Thomas Henry Ismay - Wikipedia

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    "White Star". Caricature by Lib published in Vanity Fair in 1894.. Thomas Henry Ismay (7 January 1837 – 23 November 1899) was an owner of the White Star Line.His son Joseph Bruce Ismay was managing director of the White Star Line and survived the sinking of its ocean liner RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage in 1912.

  9. Titanic - Wikipedia

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    Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches (28.19 m). The ship's total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32 m). [16] Titanic measured 46,329 GRT and 21,831 NRT [17] and with a draught of 34 feet 7 inches (10.54 m) and displaced 52,310 tonnes. [5]