As dawn broke the next morning, Gracie returned to New York City aboard the rescue ship Carpathia. He was one of 706 people ...

Col. Archibald Gracie wrote the letter while traveling on the Titanic days before the ship sank and plunged him into the icy ...

In the lettercard, dated April 10, 1912, first-class passenger Archibald Gracie wrote of the ill-fated steamship.

Col Gracie was one of about 2,200 passengers and crew on board the Titanic sailing to New York. More than 1,500 died in the disaster. The first-class passenger, wrote the letter from cabin C51.

As dawn broke the next morning, Gracie returned to New York City ... the fatal incident. Almost immediately upon his return, Gracie began writing "The Truth about the Titanic." ...