Frederick Sutton He was 62 years old. His career as a businessman earned him a great deal of wealth, but the fateful year of 1912 marked a time for rest and recovery. On the recommendation of his doctor, he set out on a trip from the United States to England. He was scheduled to return home on the Titanic from Southampton. He was one of the people who died in the shipwreck. His personal belongings are the only thing that survives of him, and now, more than a century later, they are being auctioned off.
Sutton was born in England. However, he settled in New Jersey, where he raised a family and achieved professional success. He made money in the real estate business, ran a bank, and served as financial director for other companies.
March 1912 the doctor advised him to take a long voyageas a treatment for diseases. This was revealed by the Henry Aldridge & Son family, who are in charge of the auction, where the treasure, which has been in storage for more than 100 years, will be sold on November 22nd.
Sutton arrived in England. Then, on April 12, he boarded the Titanic at Southampton. He paid “32 pounds, 6 shillings, and 5 pence.” Aisle 36963whereby he was placed in cabin D-50.
According to the testimony of survivors, the successful businessman was found in the room where he was supposed to have been trapped during the collision with the iceberg. However, the most reliable reconstructions show that he boarded the lifeboat sometime between April 14 and 15, before the Titanic sank. The same memory provides the reason for the sinking. One of the few first class passengers buried at sea.
A few days before the tragedy, he had commented in the ship’s dining room that he was not feeling well. That, and the fact that he was undergoing medical treatment (which was never revealed), made the shipwreck too much for him to bear.
His body was discovered by the McKay Bennett, a powerful ocean liner hired to rescue bodies left floating in the North Atlantic Ocean after the tragedy. His remains were buried at sea on April 22nd.
in bag number 46, A body made of linen cloth arrived. The bag, which has turned yellow over time, is one of the items up for auction. Entry price is $27,617 but can go up to $59,179.
The lot also includes a list of first class passengers kept by Sutton himself. “The listing shows evidence that it was sunk in the North Atlantic and recovered with Mr. Sutton’s belongings,” the auction house said. Although missing, those that survived have been restored by experts.
Among the first notables to embark were JJ Astor, George Widener, Isidore and Ida Strauss, and Benjamin Guggenheim.
Starting passenger list price is $39,453. they expect me to climb $105,208.
These are the most important elements of Sutton’s surviving assets. This section also includes several works that capture the events that followed the tragedy.
Perhaps one of the most decisive in reconstructing the end of the businessman is a letter from Sutton’s children, in which the testimony of Titanic survivor George Brayton is quoted. It was he who informed them that the businessman had managed to get on the boat but had been showing signs of poor health for several days.
The letter can be had for $470, but bidding could triple the price.
In addition to Sutton’s portrait, there is also a memo from Titanic’s operator, White Star Line, explaining the procedures for recovering and handing over bodies to relatives, as well as funeral arrangements for burial of bodies recovered at sea.
It becomes the first part of Mr. Sutton’s fateful treasure. The remaining parts are scheduled to be released in April 2026.
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