The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-22

hNNdltAt ihA'lAlAt'Nl
and Daniel D..
Tompkins had them draw up the papers. This docu-
mcnt. which Is still cxtant. Is a curious affair. In IT,
after directing that his lust debts be paid, he tclucathS
AN annuity If forty pounds a wear To each 81 the
children Of his half-hrothcr until they are fifteen.
when it Is To- cease. He also gives one Thousand
pounds to each II his ncphcwS upon their twcn'y-irSt
birthday. and a like sum L" his nlrccS on their marriage.
Then he bclucarhs his >lccyc-huttnns and forty pounds
:, his hn,~,kccvcr. and his shoe and kncc-hucklcs
and twenty pounds 1" his one male servant After
that he records that the farm Is to bc held in trust
to found "a home for aged and dccrcIi' ~iil"T~-a
bcncfacrion which has had more far-rcachlng effects
than almost any other IN the country
The details winch surround the making ~ this
hcqucst are entertaining When he had finished his
will up to this point. il IS said that he looked NJ with
an expression Of auNi,tv and remarked
Il am thinking how | can dispose OF the remainder
# NV property most wisely. What do YOU think.
general referring to Hamilton.
How did YOU accumulate Your fortune replied
The latter.
1t was made for me by my father, At hs death l
became his sole heir.
How did he acquire it,
BY honest rrivat'vrIng
Then appropriately i might be left Tor the benefit
II unfortunate and disabled scamyn." returned the
statesman. and Herewith the fortune was So be
uucathcd.
The early history Of Snug Harl"r i ,ipuied with
legal contests which covered a period e thirty years.
i il'ltL a lNt Il4' 81 h-t Request INlaN.AAA - lA'tN'NN
was Of little value. the h.rrS fprcslw something 81 its
future value. II tho national and state courts they
long waged a vigorous warfare :" ;cSt the NahiIty
ui the will. but were eventually defeated. Then thirty
wears after the hcgur~l. or in 1881. the iIrSt steps were
taken =" carry out the wishes of the founder. In that
wear the hrSt Of the parent group of buildings was
begun. and in ISs; dedicated. Since then thrty-two
others have been added, and the bcque>t has been
widcncd to include orphans OF sailors. for which a
separate institution Is maintained. Sill the end OF
the great ", pet has not vet come.
The actual service which the home WAS intended
to render. and which it has most faithfully served. is
that OF providing a final resting place for INDECENT
sailors who have spent a life of toll upon the sea. and
who. h.ving reached Old agc, are without means of
support II is not necessary. to obtain this
. hcucft. that the applicant lie a citizen of the
IN United States. or that he he even physically
I'm incapacitated. Any citizen Of any coun-
S&M try who has served for five years ON an
SE4A American boat. and who has reached the
age Of sixtv-hve years. and is without
ESN visible means Of subsistence. may
~ upon presenting evidence of his service
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~ obt in admittancc. Not only ships
E papers and personal statements from
ship owners are taken. but the author
W. tiles Of the home are willing to secure
evidence where. as in the case nf for
EJa3D eign-born sailors left stranded in this
country. none is Immediately available.
Correspondence is carried on and afidav-
~ its secured. and rending the outcome men are
~ frequently ;ided--a service which was not
, stipul ted in the Request Of the founder.
The most pleasant feature of the institution is that
its scope is not limited to any one race. Sailors. black
or white. yellow or brown, ere welcome. although up
to the present only white and blacks have applied.