Latino passenger letter of Titanic auctioned for million; wrote before tragedy

 
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More than 1,500 people died in the sinking of the Titanic, the immense and luxurious ship that was believed to be “unsinkable”., but ended up at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean after crashing into an iceberg. Among the victims is the Latino Ramón Artagaveytia Gómez, who wrote a letter that was auctioned more than 110 years ago.
 
The Titanic was traveling between Southampton, England, and New York, United States. Ramón, a Uruguayan, had been encouraged to be part of the inaugural tour that would cost him his life.
 
The ship sank on April 15, 1992.
 
On April 11, 1912, he wrote a letter to his brother Adolfo, in which he was happy to be on board and even described the majesty of the ocean liner.
 
“Everything I say about him is little“said the 71-year-old agricultural businessman, a first-class passenger.
 
“The corridors are painted white and some rooms, like this one, are made of carved wood, I think oak, with green velvety satin sofas and chairs. Everything is new and rich“he added, amazed by the size and quality of the boat, the food and the attention received.
 
“As we approached yesterday on the steamer, it was as cool as the Río de la Plata, and when I looked up I had the effect of being at the foot of a five-story house. Upon entering there were about 50 waiters. One takes my bags, and by elevator (there are 3) we go up to my floor on deck B. The dining room is on deck D and there are others below“, he commented.
 
Little did he imagine then that he, who four decades earlier had survived the fire and sinking of the ship América in the Río de la Plata, would drown in the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
 
Others two Uruguayans were part of the tragic maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic from Southampton, England, to New York, as well as two Argentines, a Cuban and a Mexican, the only Latin Americans on board.
 
Source: Pledge Times