Show TWELVE ARE DROWNED 8 show how boat capsizes and passengers were unable to reach shore helena ark twelve persons were drowned one a woman when the chow boat marion capsized eight miles labove the mouth of the st francis river late sunday captain W A joce of neward ark who was in charge chairge returned to helena bringing the information the marion a sixty five ton boat left helena sunday afternoon carry ing members of a carnival company that had been playing here about 3 30 the boat struck and capsized the 62 passengers and members of the crew climbed on top of the ove turned boat and the engineer and a negro set out tor for shore in a skiff waves capsized the skiff and both were drowned ten foot high waves swept the over turned steamer and several were thus washed from their hold drowning be tore fore the eyes of their helpless corn com nations |