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CREW OF THE BARKENTINE "SOLID" PROBABLY LOST
The Saint Paul Globe, December 24, 1896.

Crew of the Barkentine "Solid:  Probably Lost.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23
There is reason to fear for the fate of twelve men comprising the officers and crew of the Danish Iron barken-tine, Solid, 340 tons. On the evening of Dec. 15 the barkentine attracted the attention of those on board the Dutch tank steamer Bremerhaven and asked that the Bremerhaven send some bread on board, the supply having fallen short. It was explained that the Solid's boat had been stove and that it was, therefore impossible to send to the Bremerhaven for the food. An officer of the tanker, who went on board the Solid with a supply of breads beef and potatoes, reported that the barkentine was in a bad plight: Her bulwarks, were almost all gone and the seas washed across her decks continually. Capt. J. Ystinas, of the Solid, refused to abandon her. Shortly after the Bremerhaven's boat returned to her the weather came on thick, and the Solid was lost to sight.