Report for Somers Cove (Maryland) - 1870
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | Commo. F. A. Dornin, LH Inspector 5th Dist. |
Location: | |
Date of Report: | 08/28/1870 |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | |
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: | Keeper's dwelling |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
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: | |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | |
Object of Navigation: | |
Building Materials: | |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | There is a marine clock in good condition. |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | There is no ladder at this station, but 1 req'd for painting outside & top of tower. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | There is none required. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
How is Relief Called: | There is no bell for calling relief. |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
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: | Lens of 6th order |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare lamp in good condition. |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 spare burners 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. There is also a closet provided for paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | There is a fog bell worked by machinery & in good condition. |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 0 |
Type: | |
Length: | 4.5' |
Width: | 16.5' |
When Built: | |
Date Harbored at Station: | |
Sails: | True |
Suited to Work: | Boat in good condition, but too crank for use. Sail worn out. |
Condition |
Lantern: | In most excellent condition |
Illuminating Apparatus: | Perfectly clean in every respect. |
Service Lamp: | In good condition clean outside & inside. Glass chimney was free from soot smoke or stains. |
Oil: | Specimen examined & found to be free from all objectionable matter. |
Service Lamp Burner: | It was free from all gummy or burnt oil & wick was well trimmed. |
Service Lamp Burner Level: | It was found to be level. Keeper understands how to center it. |
Plate Glass: | In good condition free from scratches stains or dirt. |
Lens Cover: | It was on. Clean, hung up in the lantern room when not in use. |
Lantern Curtains: | 2 sets. Clean & in good condition: put up & taken down at the proper time. |
Carillon or Alarm Bell: | There is no alarm bell. |
Rod Lamp: | In good condition & very clean. |
Dwelling: | Dwelling is in good condition. |
Stairway and Landing: | In good condition, clean & painted as directed. |
Inside of Tower: | |
Glazing of Dwelling: | Some few frames broken |
Improvements Needed: | None |
Outhouses: | |
Boathouse: | |
Grounds: |
Equipment Care |
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
Lens: | Lens is never touched improperly |
Lantern and Trap Doors: | This door fits tight. |
Watch or Trimming Room: | There are none of these things to be seen at the time of inspection, but every thing in its proper place. |
Lucernes or Matches: | There were none of these things to be seen in the rooms mentioned. |
Heater: | Keeper understands use of the heater. |
Ventilation: | Keeper understands use of the ventilators & how to air the bldg. |
Dome: | They were painted according to instructions; & in good order. Lightning conductor was in good condition. |
Oil Room |
Oil Room Condition: | In good condition clean well ventilated, no appearance of waste. |
Oil Carriers: | In good condition: clean & in proper order. |
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | |
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | 2 |
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | 1 holding 10 gallons |
Number of Dripping Buckets: | 3 |
Number of Oil Tanks: | 3 holding 110 gallons |
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | They are so made |
Oil Butt Covers: | Gutters were filled with refuse oil: & covers on. Keeper understands use of the covers & air cocks. |
Drip Bucket Placement: | There was a dripping bucket so hung. |
Oil Butt Platform: | Oil butts are placed upon a plank bench. |
Empty Oil Butts: | There was none. |
Tool Chests and Presses |
Cleaning Materials Put Away: | They are so put up & packed |
Paints Separate: | They are kept separate |
Tool Chest: | There is none |
Tool Condition: | There are a few tools in good condition. |
Tools Free from Rust: | They are clean & properly greased. |
Closets Clean: | They are kept clean & properly aired. |
Service Box In Good Order: | In good order & properly arranged. |
Trimming Scissors Clean: | They are kept clean |
Brushes and Floor Clothes: | They are in good order & in their proper places. |
Lantern Condition: | In good condition clean & well arranged. |
Keeper and Assistants |
Keeper Appearance: | Keeper is neat & tidy in appearance |
Keeper Interested in Duties: | He does |
Keeper Capacity for Duties: | He shows good capacity & appears to wish to gain information |
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | He understands the Rules & Directions & to wish to conform to them. |
Keeper Complaints: | |
Keeper Family: | Keeper's family live on shore |
Keeper Name: | James Lawson |
Keeper Age: | Aged |
Keeper Present or Absent: | Keeper was present |
Number of Assistants: | None |
Assistants Attend to Duty: | |
Assistants Capability: | |
Assistants Complaints: | |
Assistants Family: | |
Assistant Keeper Names: | |
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: | Keeper attended me throughout the inspection & answered every question satisfactorily. |
Account and Regulations Books |
Account Books | |
Daily Expenditures Posted: | They are |
Quarterly Returns on Hand: | They are |
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: | Yes |
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: | It is kept correctly |
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: | |
Placards Easily Visible: | Yes |
Books Easily Accessible: | Yes |
Blank Books and Forms: |