Report for Brant Island Shoal (North Carolina) - 1868

General
District: 5th
Inspector: J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH Dist.
Location: Pamlico Sound, NC
Date of Report: 01/20/1868
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Premises
Site:
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Screwpile
Number of Separate Lights: 1
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Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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Miscellaneous Remarks: A regulation clock in good order; kept in sitting room.
Illuminating Apparatus
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Order of Apparatus: 5th
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Light Characteristic: Fixed white
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Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Pedestal:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
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How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
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Lamp Description: Lens of 5th order w/ Fountain lamp.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 3, in good condition
Number of Spare Burners: 6, in good condition.
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description:
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): There is a closet provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept in a closet by themselves.
Suitability:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Struck by machinery. In good condition.
Time to Start:
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Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
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Water Supply:
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Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: This station would seem to call for a more substantial boat than the one they have. Stove in use is worn out & ought to be replaced. Note: A new cooking stove has been furnished to this station.
Boats
Boat Number: 0
Type:
Length: 5' 6"
Width: 18'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station:
Sails: True
Suited to Work: Boat is in good condition, clinker built, but too slightly built for station, which calls for a more substantial boat. Sail is nearly worn out.


Miscellaneous
General Information: Sail is nearly worn out. Tolerably good condition.
Boats on Station:
Condition
Lantern: In very good condition.
Illuminating Apparatus: Very good condition in all respects
Service Lamp: In good order & clean in all its parts
Oil: Specimen examined & found to be clear & clean; it had been filtered.
Service Lamp Burner: In good condition & clean in all its parts.
Service Lamp Burner Level: Found to be level
Plate Glass: In excellent condition of cleanliness etc.
Lens Cover: Was on lens; clean, made of ticking & kept in lantern room when not in use.
Lantern Curtains: It was up; is regularly put up & taken down, & is kept in lantern room when not in use.
Carillon or Alarm Bell: None
Rod Lamp: None
Dwelling:
Stairway and Landing: Very clean
Inside of Tower:
Glazing of Dwelling: Very good
Improvements Needed: None, so far as could be ascertained.
Outhouses:
Boathouse:
Grounds:


Equipment Care
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens: No one is permitted to place feet or hands on the lens
Lantern and Trap Doors: Yes
Watch or Trimming Room: No
Lucernes or Matches: No
Heater: No heater
Ventilation: Keeper is absent from the station. Assistant understands use of ventilators & how to air the bldg.
Dome: They were painted according to instructions & were in good order.


Oil Room
Oil Room Condition: Good condition & clean; no appearance of waste of oil.
Oil Carriers: In good condition & well arranged for use.
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: 1
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: 1
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil:
Number of Dripping Buckets: 2
Number of Oil Tanks: 2 holding 150 gallons.
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: They are so made
Oil Butt Covers: Gutters were not filled. Instructed the assistant in regard to filling them & as to the use of covers & air cocks.
Drip Bucket Placement: Yes
Oil Butt Platform: Are placed upon a raised platform
Empty Oil Butts: None empty


Tool Chests and Presses
Cleaning Materials Put Away: Yes
Paints Separate: Yes
Tool Chest: No
Tool Condition: No tools
Tools Free from Rust: No tools
Closets Clean: Yes
Service Box In Good Order: Yes
Trimming Scissors Clean: Yes
Brushes and Floor Clothes: Yes
Lantern Condition: Good


Keeper and Assistants
Keeper Appearance: Keeper was absent
Keeper Interested in Duties: Keeper absent
Keeper Capacity for Duties: Keeper absent
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: Keeper absent
Keeper Complaints:
Keeper Family: Keeper's family does not occupy dwelling with him.
Keeper Name: John W. Wilkins
Keeper Age: Middle-aged
Keeper Present or Absent: Absent
Number of Assistants: 1
Assistants Attend to Duty: Appears to attend regularly
Assistants Capability: Appears to be
Assistants Complaints: No
Assistants Family: Assistant has no family at station.
Assistant Keeper Names: Thomas Wilkins, young, was present.
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: Keeper was absent. Assistant attended throughout the inspection & answered all questions.


Account and Regulations Books
Account Books
Daily Expenditures Posted: Yes
Quarterly Returns on Hand: Yes
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: Yes
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: Yes
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions
Rules and Regulations Copies: 1
Instructions and Directions Copies: 1
Placard Directions Copies: 1
Notice to Visitors Copies: 1
Summary of Duties: 1
Index of Instructions: 1
Guide for Mixed Paints: 1
Directions for Purifying Water: 1
Placards Easily Visible: Yes
Books Easily Accessible: Yes
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