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Wreck of Captain Fritsch's Nina Near Firth of Clyde
News from Minwarine reports Captain Adolph Fritsch of this city was wrecked off a small island near the Firth of Clyde. His forty foot Nina was dashed to pieces during a heavy storm. the daring mariner leaped to shore and is now penniless in Scotland. He had sailed from New York after sailing lakes, crossed to Europe, and hoped to prove American boat-building superiority before planning a Pacific crossing toward Australia.
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