Drowning Accidents

Little Rock, Ark., July 6.- A terrible accident occurred on the river Mcnday night which resulted in the drowning of four persons. The drowned are: Miss Josie Sanders, aged 18, of Little Rock; Miss Mary Arbor, aged 19, of -Little Rock; Jacob Dante and Joseph Dante of Pine Bluff, Ark. Miss Arbor was the Jfaughter of Mrs. Arbor, and was prominent in Jewish society circles in this city. Miss Sanders was a beautiful young lady. Miss Sanders, Miss Arbor and the Dante brothers were in the skiff on the river where they had gone to view the fireworks being set off from the center of the new bridge. When the pyrotechnic display was over the pleasure steamer U. K. Riggs started on an excursión up the river and ran down the skiff, throwing all the occupants into the water.