The letter was written days before the ill-fated steamship tragically went down in the north Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg, killing around 1,500. Gracie’s father had been a Confederate officer during the Civil War, and his great-grandfather built Gracie Mansion, the current official residence of New York City’s mayor. He suffered from the effects of hypothermia long after the shipwreck, and, months later, become the first adult Titanic survivor to die.
Author: Chris Harris
Published at: 2025-04-26 20:56:43
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