Titanic'slastlunchmenu,fromMoneyBoat,goesfor$88,000
TheTitanic'slastlunchmenu,savedbyafirst-classpassengerwhoclimbedaboardalifeboatwhosecrewwassaidtohavebeenbribedtorowawayinsteadofrescuemorepeople,soldatauctionfor$88,000onWednesday.泰坦尼克号“最后的午餐”菜单上周三以8.8万美元的价格被拍卖。这份菜单是一位登上救生艇的头等舱乘客保留下来的，据说该救生艇的船员收受贿赂，被要求驶离沉船，而不再救更多人。
TheonlineNewYorkauctioneerLionHeartAutographsofferedthemenuandtwootherpreviouslyunknownartifactsfromLifeboat1.纽约网上拍卖商“狮心真迹”展出了这份菜单及另外两件来自救生艇一号的此前未公开的藏品。
AbrahamLincolnSalomonwasamongahandfuloffirst-classpassengerswhoboardedthelifeboat,dubbedtheMoneyBoatorMillionaire'sBoatbythepressbecauseofunfoundedrumorsoneofthembribedsevencrewmemberstoquicklyrowtheboatawayfromthesinkingoceanliner.亚伯拉罕林肯所罗门是登上救生艇的少数头等舱乘客之一。这一救生艇被媒体称为“金钱舟”或“富翁艇”，因为流言称船上某人买通了七位船员，让他们赶快把船驶离沉船海域。
Themenu,whichlistscornedbeef,dumplingsandothersavoryitems,issignedonthebackinpencilbyanotherfirst-classpassenger,IsaacGeraldFrauenthal,whoescapedonanotherlifeboat.It'sbelievedthetwomenlunchedtogetherthatfatefuldayin1912.这份写有咸牛肉、饺子和其它美味食品的菜单，背面有另一位头等舱乘客艾萨克格拉尔德富兰恩德尔的铅笔签名，他登上了另一艘救生艇。人们认为，这两位先生曾在1912年那个灾难性的日子共进午餐。
SalomonalsotookawayaprintedticketfromtheTitanic'sopulentTurkishbaths,whichrecordedaperson'sweightwhenseatedinaspeciallydesignedupholsteredloungechair.Theticketbearsthenamesofthreeofthefiveotherfirst-classpassengerswithhimonLifeboat1.Oneoffourweighingchairticketsknowntoexist,itsoldfor$11,000.所罗门还从泰坦尼克号众多的土耳其浴盆里，拿走了一张盖了印的票。当人坐在特殊设计的，装有软垫的躺椅上，土耳其浴盆可记录他的体重。那张票上有和他同在救生艇一号上的三位头等舱乘客的名字。当时救生艇上除了所罗门，一共还有五名头等舱乘客。四张称重椅票中，有一张被确认存在，并拍出1.1万美元。
AletterwrittenbyMabelFrancatellitoSalomononNewYork'sPlazaHotelstationerysixmonthsafterthedisasterfetched$7,500.FrancatellihadclimbedintoLifeboat1withheremployer,aristocraticfashiondesignerLucyDuff-GordonandherScottishhusband,LordCosmoDuff-Gordon,whowasrumoredtohavebribedthecrewtorowthemtosafetyintheboat,whichhadacapacityof40.那场灾难发生六个月后，梅布尔弗兰卡特利于纽约广场酒店通讯室写给所罗门的一封信，被拍出7500美元。弗兰卡特利跟随她的雇主、贵族时尚设计师露西达夫-戈登及她的苏格兰籍丈夫，斯莫达夫-戈登勋爵，登上救生艇一号。传言达夫-戈登曾贿赂船员，让船员开着可容40人的救生艇，送他们到安全的地方。
TheDuff-Gordons,theonlypassengerstotestifyaboutthedisaster,wereclearedbytheBritishWreckCommissioner'sinquiry,whichdeterminedthattheydidnotdeterthecrewfromattemptingtorescueotherpeoplebutthatothersmighthavebeensavediftheboathadturnedaround.达夫-戈登夫妇是唯一需要为那场灾难出庭作证的乘客，后来经过英国船难委员会的审讯，被宣告无罪。委员会裁定，在救生艇回头可以救援更多人的情况下，达夫-戈登夫妇并没有阻止船员尝试施救。
LionHeartAutographssaidthesellerwasthesonofamanwhowasgiventheitemsbyadescendentofoneofthesurvivorsofthelifeboat.Itdidnotidentifythebuyers.“狮心真迹”称，一位先生从当年救生艇上一位幸存者处得到此物，而卖家是这位先生的儿子。不过该拍卖商没有透露拍得菜单的买家。