The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-26
SURVIVOR OF DISASTER
WEDs TITANIC WIDOW
Mrs. Eloise Smith Becomes Bride
Of Robert Williams
Daniel.
CEREMONY WAS ON AUGUST %
Business Trip Abroad Causes Hasty
Wedding, and Bride Remains in
This Country Until Her Husband
Returns From Europe.

Romance beginning with the sink
igs of tbs III starred n ltaptc has cul.
minated In. the lnaEEiage Of two sur
vivors. Mrs. Eloise Hughes Smith.
widow of Lucian p. Smith. a, victim of
the disaster. and Robert Williams Dan
iel formerly of this city. News Of the
marriage, which was performed quietly
on August is, in New York, was di-
vulged yesterday by the formal an
nouncernent OF Congressman and Mrs.
James A Hughes Of Huntington, w.
Va. parents OF the bride
The first meeting of the two sur
vivors took place on the morning after
the disaster when MIR. Daniel, In rem
dering aid to the more unfortunate sur
vivors on the Carpathia, was able TO
perform numerous little services for
Mrs. Smith, who had lost her youthful
husband. The widow. yet in her. teens,
had been married just two months and
was returning from her wedding tour
to Europe when death snatched her
husband.
NET AGAIN IN STORM
IN WASHINGTON CITY
On arrival at New York, Mr.. Daniel
parted from Mrs. Smith, after she had
been met by her parents. For nearly
two years they did not meet. Again
n storm brought them together. Mr..
Daniel was detained in Washington last
spring by blizzard. and there he re-
newed the acquaintanceship begun un-
der SUCH unauspicious circumstances.
Other meetings were frequent and,
after n courtship of several months, the
engagement of the. young couple be-
came known among their friends ar
rangements for the. wedding were be-
gun. IT heinG understood. that 1t would
be performed In the latter part, OF Au-
gust. Several weeks before the date,
Mr.. Daniels was called tofLondon; on
important business. and Mrs. Smith
came to New York to bid him good by.
Worried by his trip across the ocean,
which had brought her SO much sor-
row, Mrs. Smith agreed to a quick mar
riaBe, and arrangements were hurried
ly made for the ceremony. They were
married on August %. in the Church
OF the TRANSPORTATION, in the presence
OF few friends and relatives. Chan
ming Daniel. brother. of tho groom, was
best man.
LEFT bride IN THIS COUNTRY,
DETAINED ABROAD by WAR
Owing to tho nature. or his business.
Mr.. Daniel found 1t necessary to leave
his bride behind. and she went on to
tho home Of her parents, in Huntington.
The groom expected to be back in
ton days, but was detained by the out
break of the European war, and only
landed two weeks ago. He was mot by
his wife and relatives of both families.
The news of the romantic marria ne
was heard here yesterday with great
surprise. Mr.. Daniel is we'll known
here, and is closely connected with
many prominent families He is in
business in Philadelphia. under the
name of Robert w. Daniel & Co.. with
offices in New York and London.
Mrs. Daniel is the daughter of Con-
gressman Hughes. of West Virginia.
She made her debut in Washington In
January, 1912. and the following day
her engagement to Mr.. Smith was an
nounced. They were married In March
and had spent two months In Europe
before sailing on the Titanic She Is
now twenty-one years old, while her
husband is thirty years old
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel are now visit
Ing friends at Rosemont, near Phila-
dolphia. 1t is expected that they will
pay asVislt to Sfr. Daniels mother here
In tho near future. Mr.. Daniel Ia a
son OF the late James r. VI Daniel,
a woll-known lawyer of Richmond. fills
mother, whom seen Mt tho Richmond
Hotel last night said that cards am
nouncing the wedding would he Is.
sued shortly s "a