Letter by ‘Titanic’s Coward’ goes up for auction

TelegraphExpress reports. Back in England, Duff-Gordon and Lady Lucy were the only survivors questioned by Scotland Yard, and Duff-Gordon admitted that he’d promised to pay the boat crew—but said it was no bribe. Incredibly, a British Board of Trade inquiry into the Titanic concluded that Duff-Gordon’s offer was a charitable donation. Yet the landowner was publicly branded a coward and perhaps became a recluse because of it. Among other Titanic items slated for the Sept. 30 auction in New York City is a crumpled lunch menu from the ship, which is expected to fetch at least $50,000, Live ScienceTitanic’s “last letter” recently went up for auction