Report for Sand Island (Alabama) - 1928
| General |
| District: | 8th |
| Inspector: | Asst. Supt. |
| Location: | On island W side of main entrance to Mobile Bay |
| Date of Report: | 11/23/1928 |
| Latitude: | 30° 11' 15" |
| Longitude: | 88° 03' 02" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land |
| Date of Reservation: | 09/13/1854 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 60' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Walk on piles from boathouse |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat - 7 miles to Dauphin Island, 35 miles to Mobile. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | 7 miles to Dauphin Island |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | 132' brick tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1838 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Rebuilt 1873, 1924 repaired |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 131' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sea |
| Color of Tower: | Black |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | By walk; detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, also bay & local |
| Building Materials: | Brick |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron spiral |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4; 23.5" x 4' 6" x 1 3/4" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 steel - 35.5" x 6' 8.5"; wooden - 27" x 6' 7" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower is on site formerly an island; it is now surrounded by an island of rip rap |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 2nd order |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/4" |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 45" x 27 1/4": 39" x 27 1/4"; 30 3/4" x 27 1/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Yes |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Yes |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Iron stairway |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Below glass on flower (?) |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Noen |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screened |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Small table |
| How is Relief Called: | No |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fenestre |
| Year Made: | 1871 |
| Marks and Number: | Barbier & Fenestre, 1871 - on pedestal |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd |
| Inside Diameter: | 1400 mm (55.2") |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5, fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6, fixed |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Electric flasher - JH Bells No 826; 110V Westinghouse - 2000W, 1200 RPM, 110V in duplicate, 56 exide batteries |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | 11" diameter cast iron, 7' high |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | 6" dia. sheet steel |
| 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: | Sheet steel |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 1000 W |
| Type of Illuminant: | Electric incandescent |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | Spare oil wick light |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 doz. electric lamps. |
| Candle Power: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Occ. w 10 sec, light 5 sec, eclipse 5 sec. |
| Time Limit: | Any characteristic by change in flasher |
| Eclipse Type: | |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 on 3rd landing for towels. |
| Oil House Description: | NW of tower, 80' |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 10' x 12' x 8' high |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 300 5-gal can |
| Other (Describe): | 1 in each living room |
| Suitability: | Dry; suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 15' NW of tower |
| Coloring: | White; lead color trim |
| Construction Materials: | Wood; on cast iron pipe on concrete block |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 rooms & bath |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Oil heaters |
| Number of Keepers: | 3 |
| Furnished Quarters: | All, but no family quarters |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Boathouse |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | 8' wide to boathouse |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Nothing but rip rap in water |
| Stove, Maker: | Perfection Stove Co. |
| Stove, Size: | 1 - 2 burner; 1 - 3 burner |
| Sink, Maker: | Crane Co. |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 30" |
| Pump, Maker: | Not known |
| Pump, Size: | 1 1/4" |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Cistern - 2 |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not likely |
| Purity Precaution: | Wash roof before using water, screen stops |
| Tank Capacity: | 2; each 4800 gal |
| Tank Material: | Cypress |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing is made in boathouse; 8' walk to dwelling & tower. |
| Distance and Direction: | 75' N |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | This is an isolated station |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Redwing |
| Horsepower: | 7-8 |
| Engine Maker: | Redwing Motor Co. - No 4278 |
| Spare Coil: | Atwater-Kent |
| Magnet: | Bosch |
| Battery: | 1 hot shot - 5 cell |
| Propeller Diameter: | 18" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 22" |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | 2 hand winches. |
| Engine RPMs: | |
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| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
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| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Boathouses |