United States Senate Inquiry

Index of Witnesses

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Items Submitted

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Ismay, J. Bruce  –  Managing Director, International Mercantile Marine - First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 1 - Testimony
• Day 11 - Testimony
• Day 11 - Resumed

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Jones, Thomas  –  Seaman, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Newlands.) *

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Knapp, John J.  –  Captain, United States Navy, Hydrographer, Bureau of Navigation
• Day 17 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Smith.) *
• Day 17 - Submitted - Chart #1 ("Ice as Reported Near Titanic.") *
• Day 17 - Submitted - Memorandum #1 ("Reports of Wrecks, Derelicts, Ice, and Other Obstructions to Navigation.")
• Day 17 - Submitted - Chart #2 ("Ice Barrier - Nearby Ships")
• Day 17 - Submitted - Memorandum #2 ("Memorandum on ships position as shown on chart.")
• Day 17 - Submitted - Chart #3 ("Ships Positions Near Titanic.")
• Day 17 - Submitted - Memorandum #3 ("Titanic - Ice Barrier - Nearby Ships.")
• Day 17 - Submitted - Memorandum #4 ("In Re Drift Ice on and near the Grand Banks.")
• Day 17 - Submitted - Sea Lanes and Steamer Routes

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Lightoller, Charles Herbert  –  Second Officer, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 1 - Testimony
• Day 5 - Testimony
• Day 9 - Testimony
• Day 9 - Recalled

Lord, Stanley  –  Captain, SS Californian
Biography **
• Day 8 - Testimony
• Day 18 - Submitted - Letter from Captain Lord - Detailing temperature readings taken aboard ss Californian.

Lowe, Harold Godfrey  –  Fifth Officer, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 5 - Testimony
• Day 15 - Affidavit

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Marconi, Guglielmo  –  Chairman, British Marconi Company
Biography ***
• Day 1 - Testimony
• Day 6 - Testimony
• Day 6 - Recalled
• Day 10 - Testimony

McGough, James R.  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 18 - Affidavit

Minahan, Daisy  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 16 - Affidavit - (Affidavit of, and letter to Senator Smith.) *

Moore, Ernest James  –  Wireless Operator, SS "Olympic"
• Day 18 - Testimony - (Taken by Senator Smith* - SS Olympic - New York Harbor - 25 May, 1912.)
• Day 18 - Submitted - Copy of Wireless log - SS Olympic - Sunday, 14 April, 1912.

Moore, George  –  Able Body Seaman, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Newlands.) *

Moore, James Henry  –  Captain, SS Mount Temple
• Day 9 - Testimony

Morgan, Charles H.  –  Deputy United States Marshal
• Day 11 - Testimony

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Neale, S. C.  –  Counsel - International Mercantile Marine Co.
• Day 11 - Testimony

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Olliver, Alfred  –  Quartermaster, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Burton.) *

Osman, Frank  –  Able Body Seaman, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Burton.) *

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Perkis, Walter John  –  Quartermaster, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Perkins.) *
• Day 7 - Testimony - with Hogg and Symons (taken as a group.)

Peuchen, Maj. Arthur G.  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 4 - Testimony

Pickard, Berk  –  Third Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 14 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Smith.) *

Pitman, Herbert John  –  Third Officer, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 2 - Testimony
• Day 4 - Testimony

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Quitzrau, Dr. F. C.
• Day 15 - Affidavit

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Ray, Frederick D.  –  Saloon Steward, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 9 - Testimony

Rostron, Arthur Henry  –  Captain, SS Carpathia
Biography **
• Day 1 - Testimony

Rowe, George Thomas  –  Quartermaster, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Burton.) *

Ryerson, Mrs. Emily Borie  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 16 - Affidavit

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Sammis, Frederick M.  –  Chief Engineer, Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co., of America
• Day 10 - Testimony

Shelley, William (see below)

Shelley, Mrs. Imanita  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 18 - Affidavit

Smith, George Otis  –  Director United States Geological Survey
• Day 17 - Submitted - Formation of Icebergs

Smith, Mrs. Lucien P.  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 18 - Affidavit

Stengel, C. E. Henry  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 11 - Testimony

Stone, Melville E.  –  General Manager, Associated Press
• Day 13 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Smith.) *

Symons, George  –  Lookout, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Perkins.) *
• Day 7 - Testimony - with Hogg and Perkis (taken as a group.)

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Taylor, William Henry  –  Fireman, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony
(Testimony taken separately before Senator Newlands.) *

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Ward, William  –  Saloon Steward, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Fletcher.) *

Weikman, A. H.  –  Barber, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 15 - Affidavit

Wheelton, Edward  –  First Class Steward, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Newlands.) *

White, Mrs. J. Stuart  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 12 - Testimony

Widener, Eleanor Elkins  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 18 - Affidavit

Widgery, James  –  Bath Steward, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 7 - Testimony - (Testimony taken separately before Senator Fletcher.) *

Wolfe, H. G.  –  Correspondent, New York World.
• Day 18 - Submitted - Letter concerning the condition of bodies recovered from the Atlantic by the steamer Minia.

Woolner, Hugh  –  First Class Passenger, SS Titanic
Biography **
• Day 10 - Testimony

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- Items Submitted to Committee -

Day 5 - Memorandum - Passenger data (carried/saved by class)
Day 5 - Memorandum - Ship's run information - Third Officer Pitman.
Day 10 - Submitted - procès-verbal, SS Mount Temple.
Day 14 - Submitted - procès-verbal, SS Baltic.
Day 17 - Memorandum - Backing Trials Data from USS North Dakota and USS Delaware.
Day 18 - Submitted - procès-verbal, SS Olympic.

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