Kiwi Kids News Titanic Violin Sold

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article? Wallace Hartley

2. What was the key event from the news article? Violin

3. Where did this event take place? North Atlantic Ocean

4. When did this event take place? 1912

Titanic violin sold in auction

October 22, 2013

A violin believed to have been played on the Titanic before it sank, has been sold for more that $1.9 million NZD.

The instrument is now unplayable due to water damage but was believed to be owned by bandmaster Wallace Hartley, who was among the disaster’s more than 1,500 victims.

The story of Hartley’s band, which continued playing on the ship’s deck until the disaster’s final hour, is a memorable part of James Cameron’s “Titanic”  movie.

Many experts believe that this price will not be beaten for sometime.

The violin has been subject to numerous tests to check its authenticity since it was discovered in 2006.