SPRINGFIELD

Evening Telegram, June 6, 1901 reported COLLISION OFF TORBAY. Schooner Springfield Cut Down by the Madeline. LAST evening the schooner Springfield, Capt. Styles, of Northern Bight, Random, was cut down off Torbay by the Madeline, Capt. Souloy. The Springfield left here yesterday for Northern Bight with supplies for the Labrador fishery. Off Torbay the schooner Madeline was met beating up to St. John’s with a load of lumber for Martin Brothers. The Madeline crashed into the starboard quarter of the Springfield while reaching inshore, tearing away her stern davits and all her quarter right in to the cabin house, and smashing off her mainboom, making a total wreck of her mainsail. A tug was sent to her assistance and she was towed back to port last night. The damages are set between two and three hundred dollars. She can be seen to-day off O’Dwyer’s wharf, having repairs done, and what is left of her mainsail hanging up to dry.

Evening Telegram, October 1, 1907 reported “The schooner Springfield, John Styles, master, arrived at St. John’s from Northern Bight, T.B., Saturday night last. She met a stiff breeze when off Cape Saint Francis. The clew rope of the staysail was burst and the sail had to be taken in. She then ran to the Narrows and beat in under double-reefed mainsail, single-reefed foresal and flying jib. She brought a load of lumber for C. Hannaford of Northern Bight.”

Evening Telegram, October 29, 1907 – The schooner Springfield, James Styles, and the schooner Isabel Alice, W. J. Styles, both of Random, arrived Sunday with loads of cooper’s lumber, which they are discharging at G. Browning & Sons wharf.