Report for Sequin (Maine) - 1936
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On highest part of Sequin Island, off the seacoast of ME., & about 2 miles off the S of the mouth of the Kennebec River. |
| Date of Report: | 05/09/1936 |
| Latitude: | 43° 42' 27N" |
| Longitude: | 69° 45' 32W" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Conveyed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 03/20/1797 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Whole Island |
| Area Inclosed: | 212 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 700' - 900 to boatslip |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boatslip |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1795 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1857 |
| 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: | 180' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by workroom |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Granite & brick |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron circular |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10 3/8" x 16 3/8" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - 23" x 34 3/4" |
| Number of Doors: | 2; 1- 4' x 7' 6", 1 - 3' x 7' 0" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 1st conveyance act Feb. 19, 1794 |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 6" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" (in office) |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron - dome shape roof |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron 18" diam. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Fork end - copper - screwed to ball |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 2 iron rails with 14 ball posts - granite gallery |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Granite - watchroom & service room iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None - open stairs |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 6' step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hung to cross beam - rollers |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Open room |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 22,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 6' 0" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 8 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 13 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 |
| 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 5' high - 5' 4" |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | 3 pieces 5" stove pipe 3' long resting in lantern spider |
| 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: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | I.O.V. 55 mm. Type A |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: | 1,500 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm. |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Red brick oil house NW of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 9' 9" x 14' 10" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 3,000 gals - station fitted with 3 - 2020 gal. tanks for fuel oil |
| Other (Describe): | Closet in workroom fitted with shelves used for spare burners, cleaning material, etc. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Air Diaphone |
| Time to Start: | 15 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 2 blasts |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Blast 1.5 sec; silent 1 sec; blast 1.5 sec.; silent 16 sec. |
| Duplication: | The entire outfit |
| Timing Device: | Belt driven |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 30 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | About 160' |
| Compass Direction: | S - 170 degrees true |
| Location: | Guide to Kennebec River & general coast guide |
| Distance and Direction: | About 250' S |
| Water Supply: | Rain water |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Path |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | White brick fog signal building with lead colored trimmings |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Pressure gauge to 2 air tanks |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 3,000 lbs |
| Metal: | Iron |
| Diameter: | 3' 8" |
| Height: | 3' 3" |
| Time: | |
| Manufacturer: | Naylor-Vickers & Co., 1858 |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Air Diaphone |
| Siren Diameter: | |
| Siren Built Date: | |
| Siren Manufacturer: | Diaphone Co., limited of Canada |
| Siren Ports: | |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | Belt driven timing device |
| Siren Condition: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Oil Engine |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | Jan. 1923 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 10.5" x 8" x 10" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 28 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Distillate |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Compressed air |
| Compressor Maker: | Same |
| Compressor Seat: | On same rod & bed |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 10" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 8" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 280 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | Simplate |
| Kind of Unloader: | Simplate C.P.T. Co. |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 4" |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 6' 0" |
| Height: | 7' 6" |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | |
| Pressure in Each: | 40 lbs |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Double dwelling connected with tower; Single dwelling about 50' S of tower |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Double house - brick - single, wood. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 in each part of double, 7 in single |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3 |
| Heating Plant: | Hot water, Gurney, in double house only |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper & 2 assts. |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
| Outhouses: | 5 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | 4 paths - 4 walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rocky |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. (3) |
| Stove, Size: | Royal Atlantic # 8 (3) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 39" x 20" x 5" (3) |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass (3) |
| Pump, Size: | #2 (3) |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of buildings |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Generally ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Frequent cleaning of cisterns |
| Tank Capacity: | 61,000 gal - 9 cisterns - 2 in double dwelling, 1 in single, 2 in fog signal house; 4 outside |
| Tank Material: | Stone & brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Compressed air |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Very healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boatslip to boathouse - path from lighthouse |
| Distance and Direction: | 800' ENE |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 106 |
| Type: | Motor Boat |
| Length: | 7' 3" |
| Width: | 23' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Jan. 1923 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 48 |
| Type: | Rowboat |
| Length: | 4' 9" |
| Width: | 13' 6" |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | No record |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Mianus |
| Horsepower: | 7.5 |
| Engine Maker: | Mianus Motor Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | Dry |
| Propeller Diameter: | 20" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 20 |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Double cylinder - steam |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | 6" |
| Engine Stroke: | 8" |
| Engine Boiler: | Flue tube |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Ledgerwood # 21414.5 |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Boathouse & at mooring |