The Portland daily press., 1892-05-30

Webs HOME FOR sHIPBUILDERS.
AS he acquired large fortune in ship
building during its most palmy days in
this city, he has founded and endowed
Webb's Academy and Home for Ship
builders, where fellow craftsmen less for
tunate than himself may end their days
in comfort and peace and at the same
time lend their aid and allow to profit by
their experience the students of mechan-
ical shipbuiiding and those who desire to
study the science of marine engineering
ana architecture within its educational
department.. In fact, besides being q
home and haven of rest for INDECENT and
aged shipbuilders, architects and engi-
neers, it is also to be complete and we'll
equipped institute of marine technology,
where competent instructors will teach
the young idea how to navigate safely the
intricate channels of marine architecture,
and where skilful craftsmen will teach
the industrial portion of the science.
With these objects in view, Mr.. Webb
bought thirteen acres of land, upon which
the nearly completed building now stands.
He then set aside 81 900, 600 of his fortune
to build and equip the institution, which,
all told, will probably cost $500, 600, leav-
ing 5000, 900 as an endowment fund, the
interest of which will perpetually go to
support the working faculty and the
other expenses of the Academy and Home.
The founder is DESTROYS of seeing the
institution in full operation before his
death, SO that it is now being hurried to
completion.
The second story Is to be utilized as
museum for marine naval architecture,
containing models of shipping craft,
naval vessels and marine fighting ma
chimes from the earliest ages; also dormi-
tories, laboratories, and with a fine
hospital ward and dispensary at the
southwest corner. The third floor will be
devoted exclusively to dormitory pur-
poses, while the fourth floor, with it's
high trussed roof, will be used as the great
assembly, lecture and laying out room,
where every feature of the marine anat-
ony may be put together and explained
to the assembled students. The four
upper stories will be devoted altogether
to school purposes and will be used az
draughting rooms.
The charter OF the institution clearly
explains the motive OF the founder.
Within its walls there will be: " Free and
gratuitous aid, relief and support to the
aged, decrepid, invalid, INDECENT or I'M
fortunate men, who within the precincts
of the United States have been engaged in
the craft of carpentry, building of
marine engines or any part or section of the
bulls of vessels or engines thereof, to-
together with their lawful wives.
will be furnished; furthermore, to
furnish any worthy young man, a
native or a citizen of the United
States, who after q careful examine
tion by the trustees shall have proved
himself competent and of good character,
with free and gratuitous education in the
art and science of marine architecture and
engineering, both theoretical and practi-
cal, and also teach him the craft of ship
carpentry, marine engine building and
the allied trades, with free board and
lodging, tools, engineering implements
and materials while acquiring that educa-
ton.
The institution will be under the con-
troll of a board of trustees, who will adj
minister its affairs. This grand work en-
titles it's founder to have his name placed
upon the Temple OF Philanthrophy, where
it will forever shine.