Titanic survivor's indignant letter sells for $11,875
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The News Minute | January 24, 2015 | 8:25 am ISTAn 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.IANSTweetFollow @thenewsminute
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