Letter written on board the Titanic returns to Belfast
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| Doctor Martin holdin the copy of the letter written by his great uncle |
It might have taken a long time, but a letter written on board the Titanic
100 years ago has returned to its destination of Belfast.
The letter was from Dr John Edward Simpson, who was on board the ship, to
his mum.
It was written just a few days before the Titanic sank on 15 April 1912,
and when the doctor died.
The letter got lost somehow but this month ended up at auction in New York.
Dr John Simpson wrote the letter
But the person who bought it decided the best thing to do was to return it
to where it was headed all those years ago, Belfast in Northern Ireland.
The doctor's family had been campaigning for the letter to return to the
city, so they were very happy with the news.
His great nephew, Dr Martin, said:
"...for it to be on its way back is just amazing and so appropriate
now just ahead of the 100th anniversary of his death.
We are so thankful to the benefactor."
It's planned the letter will be placed in a permanent Titanic exhibition in
Belfast
Now, some of the items found on the ship are to be sold at auction.
They include fancy jewellery, clothes and belongings like watches, but also parts of the ship's steel body.
Experts say the objects are worth millions of pounds.
People who want to buy the old objects will have to make bids, saying how much they'd pay for them.
But the person who makes the highest bid will have to keep to special rules because the items are so special.
They must keep them together and put them on display in the future.
And that means they'll probably have to pay about £100 million for them!
Clothes and jewels from Titanic ship go on sale
Almost
100 years ago the massive Titanic ocean liner was sunk by an iceberg on her
first and only voyage to New York.
Over the years since the
ship was sunk, experts have been to the bottom of the ocean to search for
objects they can bring back to the surface. Now, some of the items found on the ship are to be sold at auction.
They include fancy jewellery, clothes and belongings like watches, but also parts of the ship's steel body.
Experts say the objects are worth millions of pounds.
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| Some parts of the ship's steel body are also included in the auction |
People who want to buy the old objects will have to make bids, saying how much they'd pay for them.
But the person who makes the highest bid will have to keep to special rules because the items are so special.
They must keep them together and put them on display in the future.
And that means they'll probably have to pay about £100 million for them!
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