Senate Titanic Investigation Resolution
Leads the move for a Senate investigation immediately after news of Titanic's loss reaches the United States.
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The United States Senate investigation, hearings, witnesses, report and maritime-safety recommendations.
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Leads the move for a Senate investigation immediately after news of Titanic's loss reaches the United States.
Opens the Senate investigation at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and begins taking testimony about Titanic's loss.
Gives testimony on the opening day of the Senate inquiry about White Star management and Titanic's voyage.
Explains Carpathia's response to Titanic's distress call and the rescue of survivors to the Senate inquiry.
Gives evidence about Marconi wireless operations and shipboard communications during the Titanic disaster.
Gives evidence about Titanic's officers, navigation, lifeboats and evacuation on the inquiry's opening day.
Describes receiving Titanic's distress traffic and Carpathia's subsequent wireless work for the Senate inquiry.
Gives evidence to the United States Senate inquiry about Titanic's officers, lifeboats and the evacuation.
Describes Titanic's wireless distress work and the final communications sent before the ship sank.
Gives Senate evidence about Titanic's lifeboats, evacuation procedures and his experience after leaving the ship.
Continues the Senate investigation after hearings move from New York to Washington.
Serves on the Senate investigation examining crew testimony and the circumstances of Titanic's loss.
Participates in the Senate inquiry into the causes of the Titanic disaster and related safety issues.
Serves on the Senate subcommittee reviewing evidence concerning Titanic's sinking.
Serves on the Senate Commerce subcommittee and participates in the investigation of Titanic's loss.
Serves on the Senate Commerce subcommittee examining testimony about the Titanic disaster.
Participates in the Senate investigation and questions witnesses about Titanic and maritime safety.
Gives Senate evidence about company communications, survivor information and White Star's relationship with International Mercantile Marine.
Gives evidence about White Star and International Mercantile Marine communications following the disaster.
Gives evidence about Titanic's position, distress signals, nearby lights and the evacuation of the ship.
Describes sighting the iceberg and reporting it to Titanic's bridge during the Senate investigation.
Gives passenger evidence about Titanic's evacuation and his experience leaving the ship in a lifeboat.
Gives evidence about lifeboat loading, his return toward the wreckage and the rescue of people from the water.
Returns to the inquiry for additional questioning about Titanic's navigation and evacuation procedures.
Gives evidence about steering Titanic, lifeboat 6 and events before and after the collision.
Gives evidence about Californian's position, ice conditions and the ship's actions during Titanic's distress.
Explains Californian's wireless traffic and communications with Titanic before the disaster.
Gives evidence about Mount Temple's response to Titanic's distress calls and the surrounding ice conditions.
Gives evidence about conditions aboard Titanic and the actions of crew members during the evacuation.
Returns to the Senate inquiry for further questioning about Titanic, White Star practices and the evacuation.
Provides detailed survivor evidence about the sinking, collapsible boats and conditions on Titanic's decks.
Describes the evacuation and praises the conduct of Titanic's crew during her Senate inquiry testimony.
Gives survivor evidence about Titanic's final hours and the evacuation during the Senate hearings.
Describes Carpathia's response and rescue work to the United States Senate inquiry.
Gives evidence to the United States Senate investigation about Carpathia's response and rescue of Titanic survivors.
Gives evidence to the Senate investigation about ownership, operations and communications involving Titanic and White Star Line.
Gives evidence aboard Olympic about the ship's wireless contact with Titanic and efforts to steam toward the disaster.
Presents the Senate inquiry's findings and safety recommendations after weeks of hearings.
Speaks in the Senate when the Titanic investigation report and maritime safety issues are debated.
Presents the subcommittee's final report on the causes and safety lessons of the Titanic disaster.
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