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Date Posted: 10:58:01 12/12/99 Sun
Author: Stuart
Subject: Re: Olympic's Demise
In reply to: Stevo 's message, "Re: Olympic's Demise" on 17:26:01 12/11/99 Sat

the Olympic had collided with a
> Nantucket Lightship, off the coast of New York, on
> September 15, 1934,

15th May 1934 actually

Most of the furnishings now reside at the White
> Swan Hotel, in the UK,

Not most, only the 1st Class Lounge and bits of the Aft Grand Stair case. They have 2 out of the 4,456 lots sold at the auction!

> suprisingly, most of them didn't sail (sell?) because people
> didn't want furnishings that looked like their
> Grandmother's house. (what are you on about??)

To my knowledge, they were all sold, though mystery does surround certain lots, notably the panelling from the 1st Class Smoke Room.

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