Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) PRICE $6.00 62D CONGRESS SENATE {DOCUMENT _2d Session_ {NO. 933 LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP "TITANIC" REPORT OF A FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE FOUNDERING ON APRIL 15, 1912, OF THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP "TITANIC," OF LIVERPOOL, AFTER STRIKING ICE IN OR NEAR LATITUDE 41° 46´ N., LONGITUDE 50° 14´ W., NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, AS CONDUCTED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT [Illustration: colophon] PRESENTED BY MR. SMITH OF MICHIGAN AUGUST 20, 1912.--Ordered to be printed with illustrations WASHINGTON 1912 TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 7 I. Description of the ship 10 The White Star Co. 10 The steamship Titanic 11 Detailed description 13 Water-tight compartments 14 Decks and accommodation 16 Structure 23 Life-saving appliances 25 Pumping arrangements 26 Electrical installation 27 Machinery 29 General 31 Crew and passengers 32 II. Account of the ship's journey across the Atlantic, the messages she received, and the disaster 32 The sailing orders 32 The route followed 33 Ice messages received 35 Speed of the ship 39 The weather conditions 40 Action that should have been taken 40 The collision 41