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“The Unsinkable” Molly Brown, Denver Socialite and Titanic survivor, presenting Captain Arthur Henry Rostron of the Cunard Liner, RMS Carpathia, a loving cup as a token of thanks for his actions on the night of April 14th and early morning hours of April 15th 1912.

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April 19th, 1912 - The American Inquiry Begins

Day 1: The subcommittee met at 10:30 AM at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC.

Senator William Alden Smith began the day with the reading of the Senate resolution for the inquiry. Then they began calling witnesses.

For day one of the inquiry, the witnesses were as follows: 

J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of I.M.M and Managing Director of the White Star Line;

 Arthur Henry Rostron, Captain, RMS Carpathia; 

Guglielmo Marconi, President of Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co.;

Charles Lightoller, Second Officer, RMS TItanic (highest ranking crew member to survive);

Harold T. Cottam, Marconi wireless operator aboard RMS Carpathia;

Alfred Crawford, Bedroom Steward, RMS Titanic

They met that day, with a number of recesses, until 10:30 PM, hearing testimony from the witnesses above. 

Notable Quotes:

“In the first place, I would like to express my sincere grief at this deplorable catastrophe. I understand that you gentlemen have been appointed as a Committee of the Senate to inquire into the circumstances. So far as we are concerned, we welcome it. We court the fullest inquiry. We have nothing to conceal; nothing to hide.” - Ismay 

“When we built the Titanic we had that especially in mind. If this ship had hit the iceberg stem on, in all human probability she would have been here today.“ - Ismay 

“ ...  although I must say, from the very start, all these people behaved magnificently. As each boat came alongside everyone was calm, and they kept perfectly still in their boats. They were quiet and orderly, and each person came up the ladder, or was pulled up, in turn as they were told off. There was no confusion whatever among the passengers. They behaved magnificently - every one of them.” - Rostron

“ I may state this: That the position given me by the Titanic was absolutely correct and she was absolutely on her track, bound for New York. “ - Rostron

“ The ships are built nowadays to be practically unsinkable, and each ship is supposed to be a lifeboat in itself. The boats are merely supposed to be put on as a standby. The ships are supposed to be built, and the naval architects say they are, unsinkable under certain conditions.” - Rostron

Senator SMITH.“What time did you leave the ship” LIGHTOLLER. “I didn't leave it.” Senator SMITH. “Did the ship leave you?” LIGHTOLLER. “Yes, sir.”

SEE this previous post about why the inquiry came about.

SEE this post about Captain Rostron’s testimony and the subcommittee’s ultimate conclusions about the action of Rostron & his crew aboard RMS Carpathia.

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RMS Carpathia: The Basics

Length: 540.0 ft.

Breadth: 64.2 ft.

Draft (or Depth): 37.4 ft.

Tonnage: 13,603 (gross); 10,322 (underdeck); 8,660 (net)

Engines: Quadruple expansion, 4 cyl. 26" 37" 53" 76" x 54" stroke

Speed: 15 knots

Builder: C. S. Swan and Hunter, Ltd., Newcastle. (Yard no. 274)

Launched: August 6, 1902

Maiden Voyage: May 5, 1903

Disposition: July 17, 1918 - Torpedoed and sunk.

Particulars:

Port of Registry: Liverpool, England

Flag of Registry: British

Funnel color: Red; black top; 3 narrow black rings

Company flag: Red; at center, a gold lion holding a globe

Signal Letters: T W S B

Wireless call letters: M P A

Details: Steel hull; one funnel, four masts; twin screws; 3 decks, 8 bulkheads;Accommodation: First class 204; third class 1,500; 485 in rooms, remainder in dormitories

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