Report for Cape Vincent Breakwater, East End (New York) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 10th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt |
| Location: | On Cape Vincent Breakwater, 23' from its E'ly end, opposite Cape Vincent, NY. Distant from W End Light 850' N 73 degrees E. |
| Date of Report: | 01/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 44° 07' 56" |
| Longitude: | 76° 20' 03" |
| Premises |
| Site: | On breakwater built by US |
| 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: | By small boat from Cape Vincent, NY about 500' distant. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Cape Vincent RR station, RW & O RR & steamboat landing 1/8 mile |
| Distance to Post Office: | 1/8 mile Cape Vincent, NY |
| Distance to Village: | 1/8 mile Cape Vincent, NY |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By small boat from Cape Vincent. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1901 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1904 - Tower moved about 500' E'ly to new E end of breakwater, Nov., 1906 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 25' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 25.5' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees & sky |
| Color of Tower: | White, black lantern |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Lead & oil paint |
| Tower Connection: | No dwelling provided. |
| Object of Navigation: | Harbor light, for general navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Wood, copper covered roof & balcony |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 8" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 8" |
| Diameter at Base: | 11' sq. (outside meas). |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Under Lantern 11' sq. (outside meas). |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden, winding, stairs |
| Number of Landings: | None |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 18" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - double sash, (4 lts to window) 2 lights ea. 10" x 18" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | 4 concrete piers 2' x 3' x 2' 7.5", resting on concrete of breakwater |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 3" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 5- 35" x 36"; 2 - 33" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 1 door 53 degrees |
| What Bearings: | 317 degrees to 10 degrees |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood, covered with copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | 3/8" copper wire, bolted to spindle, brought down to concrete deck of breakwater, thence about 4' across same to a manhole, passing thru an airhole of same to a point about 2' below water surface. |
| Balustrade: | Wood covered with copper & inclosed with an iron railing. |
| Lantern Doors: | Wooden door, with outside storm door, in 1 side of octagonal lantern, fitted with brass hinges & catch. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Georgia pine |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 6" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 in parapet wall of lantern with brass revolving discs. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 14 brass screw hooks, screwed into top of window casing. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Not provided. Keeper not supposed to remain at light. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Fenestre, Paris |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5 day lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 13/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Lens lanterns are 360 degrees, but light is obscured 53 degrees by unglazed side of tower lantern, leaving 307 degrees. |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| 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: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Wooden |
| Service Table: | Wooden, fitted with 2 shelves underneath. |
| 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: | Ruby chimney |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 5th order reservoir lamp |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 round wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 corner closet fitted with 4 shelves & door. |
| Oil House Description: | Portion partitioned off under stairway for storage of oil. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: | Suited, but would be better if oil were stored in an independent iron bldg. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | By bucket, from river |
| Quality: | Potable |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Frame bldg on shore is rented for boat house. In very poor condition. |
| Distance and Direction: | On shore, 500' S. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | A 5/8" cable hand rail, supported on iron pipe posts, extending 500' along center of concrete E'ly portion of breakwater, adjacent to parapet, for use of keeper when wall is icy. |