White Shoal (Virginia)

Report for White Shoal (Virginia) - 1870

General

District:	5th
Inspector:	Commodore Dornin, LH Inspector 5th District.
Location:	James River
Date of Report:	08/15/1870
Latitude:
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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:	Screwpile
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 time piece kept in the sitting room & in good condition.

Ventilators

Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	There is a ladder for outside use. It has no hooks on the end.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	There is none.

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:	Fixed white
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:	6th order Funck Hydraulic Lamp.
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):	Utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials are placed on shelves in the oil room. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc.. are kept in a corner of the oil room.
Suitability:

Fog Signal General

Fog Signal Kind:	There is a fog bell worked by hand.
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

Condition

Lantern:	In good condition in all respects.
Illuminating Apparatus:	In good order. The lens was perfectly clean in all its parts.
Service Lamp:	In good condition, clean. Glass chimney free from soot smoke or stains.
Oil:	Sample examined & found to be free from all objectionable matter. It has not been filtered.
Service Lamp Burner:	In good condition, free from gummy or burnt oil. The wicks were well trimmed.
Service Lamp Burner Level:	In good condition: found to be level. Keeper knows how to center it.
Plate Glass:	It was clean & found to be free from scratches stains or dirt.
Lens Cover:	It was on, made of linen ticking, hung up in the Lantern room when not in use.
Lantern Curtains:	2 sets new, made of linen ticking, put up & taken down at proper time.
Carillon or Alarm Bell:	There is no alarm bell.
Rod Lamp:	There is a Rod lamp.
Dwelling:
Stairway and Landing:	Painted & in good condition.
Inside of Tower:	In good condition.
Glazing of Dwelling:	Glazing was in good condition.
Improvements Needed:
Outhouses:
Boathouse:
Grounds:

Equipment Care

Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens:	Lens is never touched improperly.
Lantern and Trap Doors:	Trap door fits tight.
Watch or Trimming Room:	There were none of these articles to be seen at time of making inspection.
Lucernes or Matches:	There were none of these things to be seen in the rooms mentioned.
Heater:	There is no heater.
Ventilation:	Keeper understands use of the ventilators & how to air the bldg.
Dome:	They are painted according to instructions, & in good condition. Lightning rod off & requires repairs.

Oil Room

Oil Room Condition:	In good condition clean & well ventilated.
Oil Carriers:	In good condition & arranged in order for use.
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts:	1 of 87 gallons
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts:
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil:
Number of Dripping Buckets:	No buckets a pan used instead.
Number of Oil Tanks:	1 holding 87 gallons.
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation:	It is so made.
Oil Butt Covers:	Gutter was filled with refuse oil & cover was on. Keeper understands use of covers & air cocks.
Drip Bucket Placement:	There was a dripping pan placed under it.
Oil Butt Platform:	The oil Butt is placed upon a raised platform.
Empty Oil Butts:	There was no empty oil Butt.

Tool Chests and Presses

Cleaning Materials Put Away:	They are so put up & packed.
Paints Separate:	They are kept separate.
Tool Chest:	None
Tool Condition:
Tools Free from Rust:
Closets Clean:	Everything seems properly cared for in this respect.
Service Box In Good Order:	They are in good order & well arranged.
Trimming Scissors Clean:	They are kept clean.
Brushes and Floor Clothes:	They are in good order & in their proper places.
Lantern Condition:	The general condition was very good.

Keeper and Assistants

Keeper Appearance:	Keeper is neat & tidy.
Keeper Interested in Duties:	He does
Keeper Capacity for Duties:	He shows good capacity & to wish to gain information.
Keeper Understanding of Regulations:	He seems to understand the Rules & directions & to wish to conform to them.
Keeper Complaints:	He made none
Keeper Family:	He has no family
Keeper Name:	John R. Duffy
Keeper Age:	Young
Keeper Present or Absent:	Keeper was present
Number of Assistants:	There is 1 assistant allowed.
Assistants Attend to Duty:	They attend regularly to their duties.
Assistants Capability:	They are capable.
Assistants Complaints:	He made none
Assistants Family:	He has no family
Assistant Keeper Names:	Geo. W. Thomas, young.
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?:	The principal accompanied me throughout the Inspection.

Account and Regulations Books

Account Books
Daily Expenditures Posted:	They are
Quarterly Returns on Hand:	They are
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept:	They are
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book:	The vessels passed "book" is correctly kept.
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions
Rules and Regulations Copies:	1
Instructions and Directions Copies:	1
Placard Directions Copies:
Notice to Visitors Copies:	1
Summary of Duties:
Index of Instructions:
Guide for Mixed Paints:
Directions for Purifying Water:
Placards Easily Visible:	What they have is so hung up.
Books Easily Accessible:	They are.
Blank Books and Forms: