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Bombebossens Fribo/ig, Bombebassens> s
Free Lodging
,
w as erected in the y e a r 1819 by
C omm ander
Soiling
as a refu ge for deserving, old,
and p o o r seam en. It is situate a t N r. 17 B rogade
in C hristianshavn, and affords free residence for 5 0
old sailors, w ho, in addition, receive a sm all w eekly
allow ance.
T h e w ord
Bombebosse
is com pounded of
Bombe
,
a bom b, an d
Bosse,
a box. C omm ander
Soiling, a b ra v e tar, and " a c h aracter” in his day,
being desirous to found a "S a ilo rs’ H om e” for old
and deserving seam en, caused several m oney-boxes
to be m ade in the form o f a bom b, and suspended
in v ario u s places, into w hich such as w ere inclined
to aid
in establish ing the asylum m igh t deposit
th eir contrib ution s. H ence the term
Bombebosse,
which the C omm ander conferred on the Institution.
Haandvcerkerstiftelsen,
or,
Operatives In
stitution
, at the corner o f N y-K ongensgade and
P h ilo so p h g a n g en , N r. 2 2 7 , w as erected in 1837
by charitable contributions, and affords excellent free
lodgings for ab out 7 0 needy fam ilies o f the o perative
class.
It is in contem plation so to extend the in
tention
o f this excellent institution as to include
poor fam ilies of all trades.