Report for Buffalo Breakwater South End (New York) - 1909

General
District: 10th
Inspector: Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt
Location: 29' 10 3/8" from SE'ly end of N Breakwater, & on N'ly side of main or N entrance to Buffalo Harbor, NY
Date of Report: 02/03/1909
Latitude: 42° 52' 54"
Longitude: 78° 53' 45"
Premises
Site: On US Breakwater in navigable waters.
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: No particular area reserved, occupies end of breakwater.
Area Inclosed: Not inclosed.
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Not inclosed.
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Steps in deck of breakwater near tower.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By public streets to foot Erie St., Buffalo NY thence by boat to light.
Distance to Nearest Road: To foot of Erie St., Buffalo, about 6/10 mile.
Distance to Post Office: 1.2 miles air line in Buffalo, NY
Distance to Village: 1.2 miles air line in Buffalo, NY
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: 6/10 mile by boat from foot Erie St., Buffalo.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Bottle shaped metal structure inclosing hoisting apparatus & lens lantern.
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1901
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular
Form of Tower: Bottle shaped
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 24' to focal plane
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 36' 3"
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Dark colored bldgs & smoke of City of Buffalo
Color of Tower:
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Lead & oil paint
Tower Connection: Not connected - light kept by keeper of Buffalo Main Light - Dwelling 6/10 mile distant on S Pier.
Object of Navigation: Marks S end of N Breakwater & N side of Main or N Entrance & outer end of Lake Erie entrance to Erie Basin & Black Rock Harbor.
Building Materials: Iron
General Description: 3/8" boiler plate cyl 10' 3/4" dia., 8' high, bolted to concrete foundation, & provided with curved iron door & 4 circular windows, forms base of structure. Roofed with 3/8" boiler plate dome, from center of which rises a 1/4" boiler plate col. 2' 3" dia.
Wall Thickness at Base: 3/8"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 1/4"
Diameter at Base: 10' 3/4"
Diameter at Parapet: 2' 8"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Cable, pulley & hoisting winch for lens lantern.
Number of Landings: Outside ladder to give access to top of structure.
Size of Glass: 1/4" plate glass, 14" dia.
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 4 bronze sash in cast iron circular windows.
Number of Doors: 1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Concrete superstructure of breakwater resting on stone filled timber cribs, which rest on stone filling in trench, dredged in heavy boulder clay nearly to rock.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: No soil
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Beacon built same as that at Buffalo S entrance, N side. Total height 23' 3/4". Egg shaped vent ball supported 22.5" above col by 4 slight posts, leaving open space for exp. of lens lantern.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: No lantern
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Unglazed Side of Lantern: Open on all sides
What Bearings:
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Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle: Brass 22" long, bolted to top of hood.
Description of Lightning Rod: No lightning conductor provided, structure is of iron, bolted to concrete base.
Balustrade: Outside fixed ladder to give access to top when necessary.
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern:
Watchroom Doors:
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Ventilators
Location / Number: Ventilator holes thru base of hood.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:
Illuminating Apparatus
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Name of Maker: Barbier, Benard & Turenne
Year Made:
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Order of Apparatus: Lens lantern
Inside Diameter: 11 3/4"
Light Characteristic: Fixed red
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 360 degrees
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each: 90 degrees
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 1
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 3
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Lens stands on top of iron service table & cupboard, when lowered into structure, 30" high.
Service Table: Iron cupboard, 30" x 24"
Draft Tube Description: Not required
Revolving Machinery:
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How Color is Produced: Ruby chimney
Red Sectors Description:
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Lamp Description: 5th order lamps, ring shaped tank, with capacity for 3 gal., 5-day supply of oil on top of lantern.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 2
Number of Spare Burners: None
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1 wick
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 1/4"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: Iron closet & service table in base of structure
Oil House Description: Oil stored in same oil house as that for Buffalo Main Light, 1/3 mile distant, on S pier.
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Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
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Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Landing steps in deck of breakwater near light. Keeper of Buffalo Main Light, who cares for this light, keeps his boat on bankett deck of S Pier, or in US Engineer's Ferry Slip, opposite foot of Erie St., About 6/10 mile distant from light.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Lens lantern hoisted btwn guides, rising inside cols. from top of service table, by means of cable passing over pulley inside of egg shaped roof & down to winch standing on floor in base of structure. Plate iron cupboard & service table is provided.