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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.