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Days before the Titanic struck an iceberg, a first-class passenger, Col. Archibald Gracie, described the vessel in a letter written while on board: \u201cIt is a fine ship but I shall await my journey\u2019s end before I pass judgment on her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colonel Gracie\u2019s journey on the Titanic had a catastrophic end, but he fared better than most.<\/p>\n

He was on the top deck of the ship, gripping a railing, as it plunged into the sea. He said he was \u201cswirled\u201d under water before he got to a raft, where he spent hours floating on icy waters before being rescued.<\/p>\n

The letter he wrote was sold on Saturday at an auction for $399,000 (or 300,000 pounds), according to Henry Aldridge and Son, an auction house in Wiltshire, England.<\/p>\n

The auction house said<\/a> the letter, written in neat, cursive handwriting, was addressed to an unidentified European ambassador, the great-uncle of the seller. The letterhead shows a triangular red flag with a white star and is printed with the words \u201cOn board R.M.S. Titanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n