Report for Breaker Point (Samoa) - 1911
General |
District: | 19th |
Inspector: | Lieut. C. S. McDowell, USN |
Location: | Entrance to Pago Pago Harbor |
Date of Report: | 03/03/1911 |
Latitude: | 14° 18' 54" S |
Longitude: | 170° 41' 18" W |
Premises |
Site: | Private land |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | 09/03/1900 |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Character of Soil: | Rocky |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 188' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Fai trail about 600' from tower to road. |
Means to Reach Light Station: | Foot |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 5 miles to Naval Station |
Distance to Post Office: | 4.5 miles |
Distance to Village: | 1/4 mile from Laulu |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Good road, about 5 miles |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | None |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | Prior to September 1, 1900 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | February, 1910 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 16' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 188' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash & cement |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Entrance to Pago Pago Harbor |
Building Materials: | Oregon pine around angle iron frame. |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 1" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1" |
Diameter at Base: | 13' square |
Diameter at Parapet: | 4' square |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Ladder |
Number of Landings: | None |
Size of Glass: | None |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
Number of Doors: | None |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rock |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Rock & lava |
Soil Susceptibility: | Yes |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 5 day lens lantern |
Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | |
Number of Plates in Height: | |
Number of Plates Each Side: | |
Thickness of Plates: | |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Brass |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Canvas cover over lantern during day time. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | None |
Lightning Spindle: | None |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Light keeper in private house about 150' from light. |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
Number of Panels: | |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
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: | |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | |
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: | |
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: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/8" |
Diameter of Mantel: | 7/8" |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Water |
How Procured: | Spring |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | |
Tank Material: | |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthy |
Diseases: | Native diseases |
Prevalency: | No |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Boat landing thru reef. |
Distance and Direction: | 1/4 mile from light tower. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |