Report for Carysfort Reef (Florida) - 1913
| General |
| District: | 7th |
| Inspector: | W C Dibrell |
| Location: | In about 2 feet of water, on the seaward edge of Carysfort Reef, one of the outer line of reefs off the coast of Florida, and near the westerly edge of the Gulf Stream, 31 miles NE'ly from Alligator Reef Lighthouse |
| Date of Report: | 01/02/1913 |
| Latitude: | 25 ° , 13' 17" |
| Longitude: | 80 ° , 12' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine |
| 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 boat, Jewfish, Fla, about 10 miles is nearest P.O. and is a station in FBCRy Telegraph as Jewfish |
| 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: | Iron Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1852 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1906 |
| 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: | 100 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | The sky and tropical growth on Florida Keys |
| Color of Tower: | Brown, lantern black- by painting |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | (by painting) |
| Tower Connection: | Dwelling in tower |
| Object of Navigation: | Primary seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral iron stairway w/ steps |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 15" diam. Bulls eyes |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 14 bullseyes |
| Number of Doors: | 2 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 9 iron piles driven 10 feet in coral(?) |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | First order |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | Diam inscribed to glass 12'-3" |
| Number of Sides: | 16 sides |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper rod fitted into top of dome |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Cast iron |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None-straight iron steps |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet wall watchroom 16 in parapet wall 15 in watchroom |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Yes |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks secured to lantern |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Shelving |
| How is Relief Called: | Bell and speaking tube |
| Where is Call System Led: | To office |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 3 1/2 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | White 340000, red 85000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry Lepaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | First |
| Inside Diameter: | 6 1/2" (seventy two and 1/2 inches) |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 5' 20" flashing every 20 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 16 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 16 |
| Arc of Each: | 22 degrees, 12 minutes |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 16 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Cast iron 10" diameter, brass 5" diameter connected to damper tube |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 11 feet |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 3 1/2 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case in brass frame |
| Regulated: | By ordinary fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | Yes, cover, linen |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | From 25 degrees to 49 degrees; from 87 degrees to 145 degrees; from 184 degrees to 210 degrees. |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd order Type B |
| Type of Illuminant: | IOV |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | One, 3rd order IOV lamp, type B;2 spare 1 o 5 wick lamps |
| Number of Spare Burners: | One burner for each lamp |
| Candle Power: | W 340,000; red 85,000 |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Galvanized wire |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/8 " |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 65 feet |
| How Led: | Straight down from barrel & returned |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semicircular |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 32 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 1 3/4" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 0il vapor type B single tank, one mantel system |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 4 galvanized stands strapped under dwelling floor |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 30" x 84"; |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Galvanized steel |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1000 gallons, Installations of tanks not completed at this date |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | In tower |
| Coloring: | Brown |
| Construction Materials: | Iron ceiled with wood |
| Number of Rooms: | Two story, 4 rooms upstairs, lower floor one room |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper and two assistants |
| 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: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Stand Oil Co. |
| Stove, Size: | 3 wicks |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain |
| Quality: | Excellent |
| Quantity: | Fair |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable to be injured |
| Purity Precaution: | Tapped |
| Tank Capacity: | 6 iron tanks on lower floor around central column, abt 600 gallons each |
| Tank Material: | Iron |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellent |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | One 3rd order IOV lamp type B (2 spare 1st 5wick lamps) One burner for each lamp. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 2 |
| Type: | One cat ?gged |
| Length: | 8ft |
| Width: | 21 ft |
| When Built: | 1900 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Dec 1900 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | |
| Type: | One Dingy |
| Length: | 5" |
| Width: | 14" |
| When Built: | 1910 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | July 7, 1910 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Fairly-suitable with oars, not with sail |