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Though cleared of blame by the official British inquiry, Ismay never recovered from the Titanic disaster. Already emotionally repressed and insecure before his voyage on Titanic, [33] the tragedy sent him into a state of deep depression from which he never truly emerged. [34] He kept a low profile afterwards.
Senator William Alden Smith chaired the inquiry. The sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 14–15, 1912 resulted in an inquiry by a subcommittee of the Commerce Committee of the United States Senate, chaired by Senator William Alden Smith. The hearings began in New York on April 19, 1912, later moving to Washington, D.C., concluding on May 25 ...
The Attorney General, Sir Rufus Isaacs, presented the inquiry with a list of 26 key questions to be answered. When news of the disaster reached the UK government the responsibility for initiating an inquiry lay with the Board of Trade, the organisation responsible for British maritime regulations and whose inspectors had certified Titanic as seaworthy before her maiden voyage.
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.
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White Star official, J. Bruce Ismay, joined them and told them about the ice warning from the Baltic. At 11:40 pm, Titanic struck an iceberg and began to sink. Ryerson was awake when the ship hit the iceberg. She woke Arthur, Suzette, Emily, John, Grace, and Victorine. "[The maid's] door was locked and I had some difficulty in waking her.
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]
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, British soldier and Chief of Staff during World War II; J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line and survivor of the Titanic disaster; Thomas Henry Ismay, father of Bruce, and founder of White Star Line; Stanley Ismay, British civil servant and judge in British India