William Alden Smith
Books
- Twenty Lifeboats Titanic, the Inquiries, and the Remaking of Maritime Law · Liszt Think
On the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank with lifeboats lowered half full.
- A Desk of Regulations (London, 1894–1912)…g, public inquiries were set up in the United Kingdom and United States. The US inquiry began on 19 April under the chairmanship of Senator William Alden Smith, and the British inquiry commenced in London under Lord Mersey on 2 May. Both would hear testimony about the 1894 Act, about the tonnage ta…
- The Lookout’s Cry…gs. The officers would say they had known ice was ahead, but they had not been given precise positions. The American inquiry, under Senator William Alden Smith, would focus on the speed. Smith would ask why the ship had not slowed down. The British inquiry, under Lord Mersey, would focus on the loo…
- CQD MGY…responses. The Marconi Company would produce its records. The Board of Trade would examine its regulations. The United States Senate, under William Alden Smith, would summon operators and captains to testify. Lord Mersey’s Wreck Commissioner’s inquiry in London would hear the same witnesses and rea…