New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-19
CARE FOR JACK ASHORE
PLdN FOR SAILORS HOME.
SeGmen's Church Institute to Ask for
Fund Of S5OOO0O.

The Seamen's Church Institute Of New York
s. going TO ask commercial interests in the city
10 contribute a round 100000 TO build a new
temporary home for sailors ashore at this port
so confident are the directors OF the institution
that there viii be satisfactory response TO the
call that they have :lade a contract for the pur-
chase Of n site for the home at the northeast
corner of South-st. and Coenties slip. The land
IS 10 cost about 100000
On this site viii be erected a building about
ten stories In height. at a cost Of S35o.0oo Such
a building would accommodate about three hun
dred sailors, giving u each man separate room.
The plan is TO provide board for the seamen at
50 week. which viii 5e UNNECESSARILY better
than that TO be found in any sailors boarding
house. One floor of the building will be re-
served for rooms for officers OF ships IN port
A free shipping bureau for seamen. where
captains meet men looking for work and
hire without being compelled to pay fees
10 shipping masters. and where the sailors can
obtain employment without paying blood
money" Will be maintained az the Seamen's In
stitute when il is built. The main purpose OF
the institute is to provide permanent means Of
1escuing sailors ashore from the sharks" and
enable them to their wages for their fam
;lies.
The Seamen's Church Institute is the society
Church Missionary Society for Seamen in the
City and Port Of New York, Of whose board OF
managers Bishop Potter is president and whose
supporters have been we'll known members Of
Protestant Episcopal churches in this city. The
name Of the society has been changed to shorten
d. while the managers remain unchanged. and
1he scope Of the work is 10 be widened The
eociety for years has maintained reading rooms
for sailors at West and Houston SITS, No "a
Stke-sr. No. 2I Coenties Slip. No. State-st, in
Manhattan. and at Bush Docks South Brooklyn,
while IL also has maintained a floating church
Tor searnen at Pike-st. and the East River and
sailors home at No. 80 Market-st. The members
pf the sOcietys building committee are Edmund
q. Baylies, Captain a. 7. Mahan, ]. Augustus
Dohnson, O. Egerton Schmidt, Henry Lewis Nor
us and Wilhelmus Mynderse. Mr. Baylies said
last evening:
While the society organized by Episcopalians
md viii continue 10 have the support OF church
men, It's work is 10 be entirely undenominational.
We have been making fight for years against the
hnracfceS Of boarding house runners and shipping
Snesters who prey the sailors ashore. and also |
levy tribute the shipping interests. We have
made much progress that feel We can put an
end 70 such practices II have plant OF suitable
the Sailors Palace In London. With free bu- |
eeau for shipping sailors. the home VIII attract
both the sailors ashore and the shipping interests
and the plant Will be nearly self-supportng. The |
society has endowment which will enable II 10 |
meet possible deficiencies in the running expenses
scribers. and for years fl has expended about
10000 a year in its work among the seamen.