New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-02
STEAMSHIP MEN IN SESSION.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
STEAM NAVIGATION.

The animal meeting of the National Board of
Steam Navigation began yesterday al the iiollinah
House There were bet ween thirty and forty men,
beers present. large delegation came from Plits-
bnrq among whom were General James = NegIey,
Captains W W. O'Neill. j. II. Dunlap. H. {. Gfe,'
! A. BlackmOre Harry Brown. Addison Lyste'
treasurer of the association. and ;. ;. Brown. ne
New-Orleans representatives were Captains ID. IL;
Dowd and J. W. Bryant, the president ana
others present were w. W. Hite, Of Louisville;
]. H. stout, of st. Louis; g. w; Prde, ST..
of Philadelphia and ;; X snewnakeL, ot 1ei fI
Baver +. j. Hamilton. ID. NJ. Munger, A. Z. Chcney'
I. W. VosbuIgh jr. Bsbeoek g. w: W So%,s "
the Scw-York men present. The board met at
noon and immediately adjourned for luncheon.
The members reassembed at 2 o'clock 10 listen TO
The renorts of the president and treasurer In re-
viewing the work of the year President lsher sau
that since the last meeting the number OF tne
associations members had been douDieo' ho
added:
Al our last annual meeting the board decided to have
IT, interests progeny fSe r.hes OF the board
IN this respect have been fully ana ,uccesuy csfro1
conmitte-s on all matters affecting the steam interests
and action obtained upon great many bis IN accord
~ a This work the benefits Of and the necessity for an
organized effort. such a. ours were never NJ iuI,y
~ steam Vessels have been enabled TO exercise
an inn,snce without which hsrily SO much could nave
been pished. Attempting nothing put WHAT "as
proper and perssting only in that whch was ,gn. In
bosore Coneres, and in the Departments Washington
"a, has served n well and future efort AL
the easier OF accomplishment lhat so mucn nss oee.
sttaued should encourage attempt more, an1 that
more can and will he attained from this Same Congress
in tho modification repeal Uf other obnoxious anu op
pressive IL what 10 possible ana more tnal
nrobabe II preserve strength and perseverc III
our efforts Therefore We again appeal 20 tuo ~ q
OF vesss whore In che United states 10 svo
the National Board their encouragement ala snu sup
port
TOOK POISON BECAUSE SHE WAS SCOLDED
Policeman McMann. of the Twenty-nlnth Pre-
l.sa EuyaI axu tUlf "A
gi,l had committed suicide in the boarding house
No 400 Fonrth-ave. Mrs Sarah Hicks who Keeps
the house would not admit the Oiiicer when nc
went there She was greatly distressed ana sald
that her daughter, Rose fifteen years old had died
suddenly. Sergeant SchmittbeTger insisted upon
making an Investigation yesterday morning and
Le found evidence that Rose Hicks had died from
fhe effects OF corrosive sublimate A cup which
had contained some of the poison found in
Roae', room. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Hicks
sroIded her daughter severely because the girl 70
fu.ed 70 practise music lesson Rose became so
angry that she was Ut hrst hysterical. She shut
herself M m au upper until late in the even
30 iittle after 10 o'clock a servant saw her
ON the stairs leading to the top story The girl
was holding her head In her hands ana seemed 10
he i'm great main. She said $50 Tor INV mother
Jane and don't let any one else come near me.
Mrs Hicks found her daughter IN COMMISSIONS
She ran to summon q physician. After ealing al
the ofices of several physicians who we've not in
she found DR.. Lee, of No n Madlsoh-aVo. VIM
accompanied her 10 the house. Rose was aireauy
dead Other OCCUPANTS OF the house SAID that host
probably took the poison only TO Hlehteh ne'
mother. They thought she was too young aho
light hearted to premedItate suicide. a yVuni
German. named Helmnken. killed himself IN MI !,
Hckss house June ,, 1850, alter trying "
ynurder "A who passed his VIE.