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“泰坦尼克”号上相关遗物和纪念品于上周拍卖，引起了很多人的关注。
In eight handwritten pages， a 16-year-old passenger recounted the Titanic's
last hours， starting with the moment the ill-fated oceanliner hit an iceberg.
From a lifeboat， Laura Marie Cribb watched the luxurious vessel's lights go
out and listened to the ″most terrible shrieks and groans from the helpless and
doomed passengers who were left on the wreck of the great ship.″
Her account， written soon after the disaster， fetched ＄16，800 at a
Christie's auction of Titanic memorabilia Thursday. The 18 lots — including
letters， postcards， telegrams from survivors and photographs of passengers —
sold for a total of ＄193，140.
The Titanic， the world's largest passenger steamship at the time， was on
its maiden voyage when it struck an iceberg on April 14， 1912， and sank early on
the following day. At least 1，496 people were killed.
Cribb， a third-class passenger from Newark， N.J.， was rescued by the RMS
Carpathia， but her father perished.
The deck log from cable ship SS MacKay-Bennett， the second ship on the
scene after the Carpathia， was up for auction at a pre-sale estimate of ＄30，000
to ＄50，000. It sold for ＄102，000.
The auction also included the ship's first-class passenger list， which
bears such prominent New York names as Astor， Guggenheim and Straus. The list
sold for ＄48，000， topping a pre-sale estimate of ＄15，000 to ＄20，000.
All prices include a 20-percent buyer's premium.
Artifacts from another famous shipwrecked luxury liner， the Andrea Doria，
were also auctioned. Christie's also sold items such as silverware and posters
from the SS Normandy， a French oceanliner that capsized and burned in New York
Harbor during World War II.
泰坦尼克号遗物拍卖会上高价成交
“泰坦尼克”号上相关遗物和纪念品于上周拍卖，引起了很多人的关注。据克里斯蒂拍卖行透露，所有拍卖品最终拍出了19.3万美元的高价。
上周四，美国纽约克里斯蒂拍卖行举行拍卖会，拍卖著名难船“泰坦尼克”号上的18件遗物，包括书信、明信片、幸存者的电报以及乘客的照片等相关物品。在这18件物品中，最珍贵的要数一本航海日记，这本日记记录了当时这艘邮轮在遭受灭顶之灾时的情景，所以极具收藏价值，估价在3万到5万美元。而在上周四的拍卖会上拍出了10.2万美元的高价。另外一份珍贵的物品是头等舱的乘客名单，它记载了当时纽约的一些显赫人物，它的估价在1.5万到2万美元，而最终以4.8万美元成交。
克里斯蒂拍卖行的相关负责人表示，拍卖的物品有些令人十分感伤，因为拍卖的物品中还包括了“泰坦尼克”号的打捞过程，包括打捞遇难者的遗体过程记录。除了有关遗物之外，幸存者的笔录等珍贵历史文献也被同时拍卖。
“泰坦尼克”号，在世界航海史上曾被骄傲地称为“永不沉没的巨轮”，也是当时最大的客轮，它在1912年4月14日处女航中就撞上冰山沉没，至少有1496人丧生。有关遗物在过去的几十年中陆续被打捞上岸。(记者
王晓鸥 编译)
来源 《北京娱乐信报》(J-07) | 
