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Toronto Sun
26-04-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
A letter written onboard the Titanic before it sank sells for almost $400,000 at auction
Published Apr 26, 2025 • 1 minute read This undated combination image made available by Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers Friday Nov. 2, 2012 shows notes made by Capt. Maurice Clarke, a British Board of Trade safety inspector, recording his view that Titanic should have carried 50 percent more lifeboats although it had complied with regulations. Photo by Henry Aldridge and Son auctionee / AP LONDON (AP) — A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic's most well-known survivors from onboard the ship, days before it sank, has sold for 300,000 pounds ($399,000) at auction. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account In the note, written to the seller's great-uncle on April 10, 1912, first-class passenger Archibald Gracie wrote of the ill-fated steamship: 'It is a fine ship but I shall await my journeys end before I pass judgment on her.' The letter was sold to a private collector from the United States on Saturday, according to auction house Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire, England. The hammer price far exceeded the initial estimate price of 60,000 pounds. The letter is believed to be the sole example in existence from Gracie from onboard the Titanic, which sank off Newfoundland after hitting an iceberg, killing about 1,500 people on its maiden voyage. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge described it as an 'exceptional museum grade piece.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Gracie, who jumped from the ship and managed to scramble onto an overturned collapsible boat, was rescued by other passengers onboard a lifeboat and was taken to the R.M.S. Carpathia. He went on to write 'The Truth about the Titanic,' an account of his experiences, when he returned to New York City. Gracie boarded the Titanic in Southampton on April 10, 1912, and was assigned first-class cabin C51. His book is seen as one of the most detailed accounts of the events of the night the ship sank, Aldridge said. Gracie did not fully recover from the hypothermia he suffered, and died of complications from diabetes in late 1912. Federal Elections Columnists Toronto & GTA Columnists Editorial Cartoons
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Erie VA hosts inaugural Black History Month celebration
'It's not just black history, it's everyone's history.' That was Friday's message at Erie VA Medical Center as they celebrated Black History Month. Veterans could enjoy food, music, culture and more for two hours at the hospital's inaugural black history event. Remembering one Erie's most influential baseball teams during Black History Month This is to honor all black Americans, VA colleagues and veterans as well as educate them about their minority veterans program. The program coordinator said they started small but continue to grow on a large scale. Erie's first black resident, Boe Bladen, the original owner of Glenwood Estates land 'We started off with Juneteenth, we did Hispanic Heritage Month and now it's Black History Month so every month, every observation, this is what you're going to see at the VA,' said Maurice Clarke, minority veterans program coordinator for the Erie VA Medical Center. 'The thing that I hope for is that they recognize black history as not just black history but their history. It should be celebrated not just in February but every month.' Guest speakers included Nicholas Cardell Gore, Paris Jerome Baker, and live artwork by Ceasar Westbrook. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
