Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-03-27
FOUR TITANIC BRIDES
NOW HAPPY MOTHERS
stork Has Come to Them Since
Husbands Met Death In
Disaster.

When the doomed White Star liner
Titanic left England a little less than
year ago on her maiden voyage she
counted among her passengers eight OF
the happiest persons in the world
three couples on their honeymoon, and
fourth that had heen married only
two years. Six OF the eight were re-
turning to their native. land after a
happy wedding journey through Eu-
rope. These six Travelled first class.
The other two-who had been mar
ried a longer time, but were quite as
happy-were Syrian immigrants who
We're coming to America to carve out
a fortune for themselves and their chill
dren to-be in the new world. They
travelled by steerage.
Ten months have passed-10 months
of widowhood for the young wives
But fate, which had taken from each a
life. has given to each another life
Each Is a mother.
You are familiar With the story Of
Colonel Astor and his bride. When the
parting came he lifted her tenderly
her ear, and as the boat pulled away
from the sinking steamer he waved his
hand, smiled and said: "Goodby dear;
III see you later"
In Fifth avenue mansion the young
Mrs. Astor croons over a babe whose
lection of that last farewell.
You have heard, too of young Lucien
r. Smith. of Cincinnati. and his two
months bride, who was The beautiful
Elotse Hughes. daughter OF the West
Virginia congressman. He, too. sald
goodby to his young gir-wife with q
smile on his lips--yct With heart that
no doubt was breaking Az he UNI
clasped her tightening arms from his
neck and told her she must go, he
Quieted her fears and told her he would
surely join her soon.
Today in the l,mcien p. Smith home
at Cincinnati the girl who less than a
year ago was happy. care free de-
buntante mt Washington, bends over a
little babe ANA secs in its eyes light
that reminds her OF the one who is
gone-the father who went down with
the wreck smiling. facing death to the
music played by heroes.
You have heard. too. the story of
young Dan" Marvin. of New York,
and his little "biosraph bride" the
prettiest. plnckiest little wife, as he
said, a man ever had. She, too is
widowed. She, too, finds healing in the
touch of the tiny rose pink fingers OF
three months babe
These are the Titanic honeymoon
brides. Happily for them and their
little ones. they live in homes of wealth
and shall never feel the pinch of pow
erty.
But all unknown and in want In the
Syrian colony os Cleveland lives the
fourth Titanic mother Adele. She. too.
croons over y fatherless babe. Mas
rallah went TO his death as uncom-
plainngly as did Smith or Aston or
Marvin. Vet it mast have taken more
bravery for him in the parting, for he
knew when he was gone there would be
no one to care for herhis beloved
Adele
II wanted a SON too. Adele Mas
rallah said. bending over Ter first horn
when told that M,s .Nstor had given
birth to- a baby hoy. "Bit she is worry
like her father. oh. yer! like. We cali
her Elizabeth. She has given me peace
of heart
Yes, these lttle ones svho lave come
to take the places %. these who wer'
lost have giSen eaee of hcart ts,e'
bear rich gifts of compensation TO tho
| girl-mothers who played so sal a par
In the ocean TRACE ly of q year ago