Report for Prudence Island (Rhode Island) - 1880
General |
District: | 3rd |
Inspector: | Genl. J.C. Duane, Engineer, 3rd LH Dist. |
Location: | On Sandy point E side Prudence Island, RI. |
Date of Report: | 03/03/1880 |
Latitude: | 41° 36' 27" |
Longitude: | 71° 18' 30" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 1 acre |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | Gravelly frequently entirely underwater |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 83' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None - fences damaged by high tide. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None - easy landing on beach |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
Means to Reach Light Station: | From Providence or Newport by steamboat - from Coalmine Station on the Newport & Fall River RR by a small boat. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | To nearest public road 3/4 mile; to nearest RR station 1.5 miles; to nearest steamboat landing 1 1/4 miles; to Coalmine station 3 miles. |
Distance to Post Office: | 8 miles to Bristol; 3 to Coalmine Station. |
Distance to Village: | 8 miles to Bristol; 3 to Coalmine Station. |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By boat from Coalmine Station on the Newport & Fall River RR - 3 miles. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1852 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1855-56 |
Condition at This Date: | |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagonal |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 25' to focal plane |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 30' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewashed |
Tower Connection: | Detached about 190' distant |
Object of Navigation: | Channel to guide to Fall River, local. |
Building Materials: | Cut granite on a protecting pier of stone, 3' high at circumference, 5' at centre. |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 2' 2" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1' 8" |
Diameter at Base: | 8' |
Diameter at Parapet: | 4' 11" |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Stone stairway - iron ladder from upper landing to lantern. |
Number of Landings: | 1 |
Size of Glass: | 8 3/4" x 17" & 6 3/4" x 12 3/4" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 square windows, 1' 9.5" x 3' 3" & 1' 5" x 2' 5.25" |
Number of Doors: | 1 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Stone pier circular in shape. |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sand & gravel |
Soil Susceptibility: | No |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | The site is low & reported as frequently under water. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | 6' 7.5" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 5' |
Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/8" |
Size of Plates: | 19.5" x 14.25" |
Number of Storm Panes: | 2 |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Lower panes on one side |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron, glass & copper |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron frame copper covered. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Iron & copper |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper, led down NW side |
Balustrade: | Iron (wrought) |
Lantern Doors: | 1 - iron frames one side of lantern |
Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
Watchroom Doors: | Iron |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 7 brass in lower part of lantern. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | To bolts of lantern frame. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | 2 tin chests filled w/ supplies of lens apparatus. |
How is Relief Called: | None required |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | LePaute |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed 270 degrees: N x W x E'd to SSW |
Number of Panels: | 3 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 7 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 |
Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
Revolving Panels: | |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | Iron |
Service Table: | Iron |
Draft Tube Description: | None |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | |
Chariot Description: | |
Length of Drop Tube: | |
Clock Weight: | |
Length of Winding Time: | |
Drive During Rewind: | |
Machinery Protection: | |
Regulated: | |
Lens Protection: | |
How Color is Produced: | White |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None |
Oil House Description: | Stores etc., are kept in dwelling which is abt 190' distant from tower. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | 2 - 50 gallon oil butts; 1 - 10 gallon oil can. Oil butts placed on wooden bench. |
Other (Describe): | In dwelling |
Suitability: | Dry & suited. |
Dwelling |
Location: | 190' distant from tower W. |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | Of wood; cellar under main portion. |
Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms & kitchen attached to N side of house, closet on 1st floor. |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | 1 woodshed, 12' x 18' |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | Plank walk from dwelling to tower distant about 190'. |
Area Inclosed: | 1 acre. Fences destroyed by high tides. |
Area of Garden: | None |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | |
Character of Surroundings: | Whole grounds are frequently under water. Surface is gravelly. |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | Well |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | |
Tank Material: | |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | 11' deep |
Well Diameter: | 2' |
Well Lining: | Stone |
Pump or Bucket: | Chain & bucket |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: | About 10' |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Good |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | No |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | No boathouse or landing. Landing made on beach & is easy. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |