Report for Windward Point Light Station (Cuba) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | F.J. Reagan & J.B. Salva |
| Location: | On bluff of Windward Point, E'ly side of entrance of Guantanamo Bay, S'ly coast of S'ly end of island of Cuba |
| Date of Report: | 08/06/1909 |
| Latitude: | 19° 53' 00" |
| Longitude: | 75° 09' 31" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Naval reservation |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Unknown |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 153' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | 190' wharf - 16' of water at outer end. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | From lighthouse pier in Guantanamo Bay, by buggy. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Caimanera, Cuba |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Iron tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Repaired April, 1908, and alterations April/May, 1912 |
| 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: | 94' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Hills |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached 128' |
| Object of Navigation: | Sea coast - general navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Circular iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 7 1/4" x 3' 4 3/4" - each 2 lights |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 windows - 2 sashes 9 5/8" x 43" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Iron tower lined with fine boards |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 5' 9" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' 3/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 3' 3/8" x 2' 4 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Copper & iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper, octagonal |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Attached to weather vane - copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 3 rails iron balustrade on iron gallery around lantern |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron lined with wood, fitted to lantern with hinges & lock |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 8, 3" dia. brass, in lower part of lantern. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Ring on brass buttons on iron uprights of lantern. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 520 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Benard - Paris |
| Year Made: | 1895 |
| Marks and Number: | Barbier & Benard - Paris - 1895 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 50 cm |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | None |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | Iron - 3' 7" high |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron, 2" dia. connected to damper tube by a universal joint. |
| 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: | 4th order improved; rotating wick raiser |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | 52 |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 130' from tower, next to dwelling, with wooden shelves. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 12' x 10' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 700 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | None (in keeper's room) |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 2 dwellings in tower vicinity - 1 at lighthouse wharf |
| Coloring: | 1, dark lead color, 2 white |
| Construction Materials: | Wood on old concrete foundation |
| Number of Rooms: | 3, 2, and 3 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3 |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper to each dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Oil house & water closet. Stable & boathouse near wharf transformed into dwellings. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | To tower & water closet |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rocky with light top soil, shrubbery cactus & sparse grass growth. |
| Stove, Maker: | SR & Co. Magnetic Girard (1); Pansy (2) |
| Stove, Size: | 8-18 (1); 6-C (2) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 USLH table lamp |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | 2 tanks with covers - keepers are req'd to clean them periodically |
| Tank Capacity: | 6,000 & 3,000 gals, placed near dwelling. |
| Tank Material: | Wood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | In general good, subject to malaria in certain season of year |
| Diseases: | Malaria |
| Prevalency: | In spring only |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing pier on yellow pine piles set into cast iron tubes & embedded in cement. Wharf in form of T. 190' long, 18' wide with 16' of water at outer end. Deck 8' above water. Boathouse attached to wharf on W side. |
| Distance and Direction: | NE by N about 3000 yds as crow flies. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 13 |
| Type: | Sailing, row boat |
| Length: | 4' 8" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | 1906 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Unknown |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 14 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 7' 2" |
| Width: | 17' 5" |
| When Built: | Unknown |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Unknown |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | Same boat used for Range Lights |
| Boats on Station: | In boathouse near wharf |