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Titanic survivor's indignant letter sells
An indignant letter written
by a Titanic survivor to a friend in New York sold at auction for
$11,875, according to RR Auction in Boston.
The remarks were
written on Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon's personal letterhead and dated May 27,
1912 -- six weeks after HMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on its
maiden voyage -- and seem to indicate that she and her husband, Sir
Cosmo Duff-Gordon, didn't receive such a warm welcome home after their
rescue, CNN reported Thursday.
"According to the way we have been
treated by England on our return we didn't seem to have done the right
thing in being saved at all isn't it disgraceful?" Lady Duff-Gordon
wrote.
The prominent London fashion designer and her husband, a
Scottish baronet, escaped by boarding Lifeboat 1, which transported 12
passengers despite having capacity for 40.
Less than one-third of
the more than 2,200 people aboard Titanic survived, hundreds fewer than
could have lived if all of the lifeboats had been deployed and filled.
"We remain fascinated by the Titanic tragedy and will for years to come," RR Auction's Bobby Livingston said.
A cup and saucer from the Titanic sold for $13,750.