White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Countess of Rothes letter
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - First Class Bedroom Steward and victim Charles Crumplin. Letter dated 10 May 1912 to Ada Crumplin, Charles's widow, by Roberta Maioni, First Class Titanic passenger survivor and maid to the Countess of Rothes. The letter details Mr Crumplin's actions as he helped the Countess and Miss Gladys Cherry as the ship was sinking. "Whitefriars Altadena California May 10th The Countess of Rothes has received Mrs Crumplin's letter and writes today she sends her deepest sympathy to Mrs Crumplin in her sadness, Lady Rothes saw her husband towards the last as he came and helped her and Miss Cherry and put on their lifebelts and he was always so attentive and obliging. Lady Rothes did not see him after he got up on deck and is sure that he was helping other passengers and doing his duty with all the other magnificent men who went down on that terrible night. Lady Rothes much regrets that she can give no other information concerning Mrs Crumplin's husband and can only again say with what deep sympathy she writes this letter." The letter was sold with its original envelope addressed to Mrs Crumplin.
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