Report for Stannard Rock (Michigan) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 11th |
| Inspector: | Ralph R. Tinkham |
| Location: | Near N'ly end of Stannard Rock, S'ly end of Lake Superior, MI., & 45 miles N 7/8 E of Marquette, MI. |
| Date of Report: | 12/10/1909 |
| Latitude: | 47° 10' 58.65" |
| Longitude: | 87° 13' 30.01" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine site - 12' of water at tower. |
| 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: | None. Land directly onto pier by means of a ladder. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat only. By tender, tug or steamboat. Dangerous to venture out in launch or small boat. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 45 miles to Marquette, MI. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 45 miles to Marquette, MI. |
| Distance to Village: | 45 miles to Marquette, MI. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By tug from Marquette, or by tender. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1882 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 78' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 102' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Clear horizon |
| Color of Tower: | Gray & rock lantern |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural color of dark limestone. Lantern painted. |
| Tower Connection: | Keepers live in tower. |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast light. Marks dangerous outlying reef. SE'ly from Keeweenaw Point. |
| Building Materials: | Stone. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 7.5' |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 22" |
| Diameter at Base: | Outside 29'; inside 14' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Outside 17' 7.5"; inside 14' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Inclosed winding stairs of cast iron. |
| Number of Landings: | There are 7 flights landing on each floor direct. |
| Size of Glass: | 12" x 22" & 12" x 20" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 10 openings, sash 1' 3 3/8" x 3' 11 3/4" & x 4' 1 3/4" |
| Number of Doors: | 12 inside doors, 1 outer door into fog signal. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete pier on rock bottom. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Each window opening has an inner 2-fold casement window, an outer 2-fold casement window & a 2-fold shutter outside all. All sash & shutter are of wood. Floors are brick arched supported by I beams & floored over with wood flooring. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 2nd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 10' 1.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 9' 7.5" |
| Number of Sides: | 12 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical with horizontal sash bars. |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 8' 2" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 31.5" x 32" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron deck & base ring, wrought iron verticals & bronze sash bars. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Pyramidal sheet copper roof on wrought iron ribs bolted to verticals & architave castings. Lined with zinc held in place by pinching strip battens. Tin cone lens protector suspended beneath ventilator opening above lens apparatus. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass with platinum tip. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 1" copper, leads from pinnacle of lantern down outside of tower, across pier & about 6" over side of pier & fastened to steel casing thereof. |
| Balustrade: | Main gallery circular, 5' 6" wide, of cast iron plates. Balustrade of 3 3/4" x 2" plates, 3/4" verticals & ornamental cast iron posts. |
| Lantern Doors: | None. A 2-fold iron (inside) & 2-fold wood (outside) doors lead from service room to main gallery whence iron stairs lead to lantern deck. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Of cast iron plates extended outside to join lantern gallery 22" wide. Rail of 1 - 3/4" x 2" flat & wrought iron stanchions. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None. There is an open stairwell in floor of lantern leading to service room below. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 8' 6". Lower part of lantern or service room is cylindrical with double brick walls, plastered. |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 3 in lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 12 roller curtains raised & lowered by cords. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Top room of tower, beneath service room & fitted with glass door lockers for lamp supplies, also with a desk & chairs. Is used by keepers as office. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 6 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | Not given |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white. |
| Time of Revolution: | 6 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 30 seconds |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | No fixed part |
| Number of Panels: | 12 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 12 |
| Arc of Each: | 30 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Bullseye & 13 elements |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 12 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Revolves on chariot driven by clockwork & successive appearances of bullseyes produce the flashes. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron in form of a hollow cylindrical drum 34" dia. & 36.5" high with 3 glass panel doors. Pedestal contains revolving apparatus. |
| Service Table: | None, except small wood bench or stool |
| Draft Tube Description: | Cylindrical tube of copper, dia. upper part 5 5/8", lower part 4 1/8", supported in rings by adjustable screws. Damper tube 3" dia. |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clock work |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 8 chariot wheels, 4 53/64" dia. 16 guide wheels for lens track 2 1/16" dia. 6 upper guide wheels 2 3/16" dia. |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 62' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 6 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Cast iron case |
| Regulated: | Wing governor & adding & subtracting weights. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | Not colored |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Hydraulic, 2nd order. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Wire cable |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Thru lantern floor over sheave across watchroom, into weight shaft, down weight shaft to base of tower. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 5/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Closet on each floor of tower situated btwn chimneys within curve of stairs. Closets are fitted with shelves & panel doors. Used for general purposes. |
| Oil House Description: | Oil stored in galleries. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 2.5' x 6.5' in breadth & height, within the pier. |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | Cellars & galleries in pier. |
| Suitability: | Cellars & pier are damp. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Steam Whistle |
| Time to Start: | 45 min to 1 hour |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Blast 3 sec, silent interval 10 sec; blast 5 sec, silent interval 42 sec. |
| Duplication: | All parts |
| Timing Device: | Spur & worm gear operating cam |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 80# |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Fog signal bldg is built on pier against SE side of tower, so that entrance door to tower is from Fog signal. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | Piped thru pier from lake. Pumped by injector. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Main door of tower opens directly into fog signal down a flight of open iron stairs with iron rails. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Built of steel framing covered with steel plate riveted to frame. It is anchored to tower walls & pier. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | |
| Kind: | Upright |
| Tube: | Flue tube |
| Dimensions: | Height 7' |
| Length: | 54" incl. fire box |
| Diameter: | 36" |
| Tube Description: | 88 tubes, 5' long |
| Steam Tube Diameter: | 2" |
| Steam Furnace Kind: | Inclosed |
| Furnace Length: | 46" |
| Furnace Width: | 29" |
| Furnace Height: | 19" |
| Steam Heat Surface: | 284 steam space 34.88 cu. ft. |
| Steam Grate Surface: | 8.64 water space 67.11 cu. ft. |
| Number of Grate Bars: | Grates cast in 4 sections, max. length, 46' |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | Grate, complete, semi-circular at 1 end. |
| Steam Fuel: | Bituminous |
| Steam Safety Valve: | Lever. 2.5" single side discharge. |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | 150# |
| Steam Working Pressure: | 80# |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | 16" |
| Smokestack Height: | 25' |
| Drum Dimension: | 5' long |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | 7 1/4" inside |
| Steam Covering: | Combination covering |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | 1 is new - other fair. |
| Steam Boiler Built: | New one built in 1908 |
| Where Built: | Detroit, MI |
| Manufacturer: | Stephen Pratt, Jr. |
| Steam Heater: | False |
| Kind: | |
| Size: | |
| Heater Time Affect: | |
| Steam Engine Kind: | Horizontal |
| Steam Engine Revolutions: | |
| Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | 4" |
| Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | 6" |
| Steam Engine Pipe Size: | 3/4" |
| Steam Engine When Built: | Not known |
| Steam Engine Where Built: | Not known |
| Manufacturer: | Not known |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 10" |
| Whistle Height: | 18" |
| Whistle Orifice: | 2 3/8" to 2 11/16" |
| Whistle Tone: | Single |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Keepers live in tower. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 3 assts. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | |
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| Sink, Maker: | |
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| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | |
| Quality: | |
| Quantity: | |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | No cistern, but water for fog signal is stored in a steel tank, 5' long & 54" dia. |
| Tank Capacity: | 600 gals - in fog signal bldg. |
| Tank Material: | Steel plate, riveted. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
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| Pump or Bucket: | |
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| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellent |
| Diseases: | |
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| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Station furnished with large sail boat, 2 masted & almost completely decked over. This is placed on pier opposite fog signal. Pier is cylindrical 62' 6" dia., 34" above rock bed & 23' above water. It is of monolithic concrete, incased in steel plate. |
| Distance and Direction: | There are 2 derricks mounted on pier. Boom is of latticed channels & 32.5' long. Mast is of latticed channels 25' long, stepped in cast iron base 21" high. Boom is fixed, tied to mast top by 1 3/4" cable & turnbuckle. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Abt 2100' S x E 3/4 E from lighthouse is a day beacon of limestone blocks forming a conical pier 8' high, 9' dia. at base & 8' dia at top. Thru center is anchored an iron shaft 8" dia, surmounted by open sphere of iron straps 5' 10" dia., w/ 3' pinnacle. |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | 2 double hoisting engines |
| Engine RPMs: | 200 |
| Engine Diameter: | 6" & 6" |
| Engine Stroke: | 9" & 8" |
| Engine Boiler: | Fog signal boiler |
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