Report for Cape Henry (Virginia) - 1867
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH Dist. |
Location: | Entrance to Chesapeake Bay |
Date of Report: | 10/12/1867 |
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: | Detached tower |
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: | Of stone, smooth masonry lined inside w/ brick, in good condition, whitewashed inside & out. Wood window frames, in good condition. Glass in good condition. |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron, painted red, in good condition. |
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: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | |
Number of Plates in Height: | |
Number of Plates Each Side: | |
Thickness of Plates: | |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
Ventilator / Cowl: | |
Lightning Spindle: | |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Lightning conductor was in good condition & led into the ground. |
Balustrade: | |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 3 ladders w/o hooks |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | No |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
How is Relief Called: | There is no bell. |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 2nd order |
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: | Lens of 2nd order. French mechanical lamp (Lepaute). |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2, in good condition. |
Number of Spare Burners: | 5, 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. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept in a closet by themselves. |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | |
Number of Rooms: | |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | |
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: | It is not fit for cultivation. |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: | A regulation clock in good condition is kept in the sitting room. |
Condition |
Lantern: | In good condition. |
Illuminating Apparatus: | Clean & in good condition |
Service Lamp: | Glass chimney was not free from smoke. Damper & pipe were in tolerably good condition. |
Oil: | Specimen examined & there were some motes to be seen. Keeper was advised to use the filterer, which he had not been doing. |
Service Lamp Burner: | Was free from gummy or burnt oil. Wicks were trimmed according to instructions. |
Service Lamp Burner Level: | Was found to be level. |
Plate Glass: | Clean, but some of the panes were cracked. |
Lens Cover: | It was on, was clean; is made of ticking & is hung up in the watchroom when not in use. |
Lantern Curtains: | None |
Carillon or Alarm Bell: | There is an alarm bell but keeper does not use it, though he understands how to do so. |
Rod Lamp: | None |
Dwelling: | Very good |
Stairway and Landing: | In good condition |
Inside of Tower: | Nicely whitewashed. |
Glazing of Dwelling: | Very good |
Improvements Needed: | None needed |
Outhouses: | In tolerably good condition |
Boathouse: | |
Grounds: | In tolerably good condition. They appear to receive all requisite attention. |
Equipment Care |
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
Lens: | No one is allowed to touch the lens improperly. |
Lantern and Trap Doors: | The lantern door fits tightly, but there is no trap door. |
Watch or Trimming Room: | There were some of these articles to be seen lying about. |
Lucernes or Matches: | There were some of these things to be seen in improper places. Keeper's attention was called to the same. |
Heater: | There was no heater. |
Ventilation: | Keeper understands use of the ventilator & how to air the bldg. |
Dome: | They were so painted. |
Oil Room |
Oil Room Condition: | In good condition |
Oil Carriers: | In good condition & arranged in order for use. |
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | 5 |
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | 2 |
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | |
Number of Dripping Buckets: | 7 |
Number of Oil Tanks: | 7, holding 600 gallons |
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | They were so made |
Oil Butt Covers: | Gutters were filled w/ refuse oil & covers on. Keeper understands the use of the covers & air cocks. Cocks were properly trimmed. |
Drip Bucket Placement: | There was not, at all of them. |
Oil Butt Platform: | Oil butts stand upon a raised platform of masonry. |
Empty Oil Butts: | No empty oil butts at station. |
Tool Chests and Presses |
Cleaning Materials Put Away: | Yes |
Paints Separate: | Yes |
Tool Chest: | There is no tool chest, but some tools. |
Tool Condition: | Not very clean; were placed on a shelf in a closet. |
Tools Free from Rust: | Not in good condition. |
Closets Clean: | |
Service Box In Good Order: | The service box was in tolerable good condition. |
Trimming Scissors Clean: | Not very clean when inspected. They had just been used. |
Brushes and Floor Clothes: | Yes |
Lantern Condition: | Tolerably good. |
Keeper and Assistants |
Keeper Appearance: | Was well dressed at the inspection. |
Keeper Interested in Duties: | Yes |
Keeper Capacity for Duties: | Yes |
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | Yes |
Keeper Complaints: | No |
Keeper Family: | Yes |
Keeper Name: | W.A. Harding |
Keeper Age: | Young |
Keeper Present or Absent: | Present |
Number of Assistants: | 2 |
Assistants Attend to Duty: | Yes, according to the principal's statement. |
Assistants Capability: | They are said to be |
Assistants Complaints: | No |
Assistants Family: | 1 assistant is the principal keeper's wife; one his brother. They all live in the same dwelling. |
Assistant Keeper Names: | James M. Harding, young; Julia A.P. Harding, young. Both were present. |
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: | Yes |
Account and Regulations Books |
Account Books | |
Daily Expenditures Posted: | Yes |
Quarterly Returns on Hand: | Yes |
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: | Yes |
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: | They are correctly kept. |
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions | |
Rules and Regulations Copies: | |
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: | 1 |
Placards Easily Visible: | Yes |
Books Easily Accessible: | Yes |
Blank Books and Forms: |