Report for Cat Island (Mississippi) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 8th |
| Inspector: | Comdr. C. P. Eaton, USN retired |
| Location: | In shallow water at W'ly end of Island |
| Date of Report: | 10/11/1911 |
| Latitude: | 30° 13' 55" |
| Longitude: | 89° 09' 41" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 11/24/1830 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 1 acre |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | In water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Yes |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat. Gulfport, 10 miles |
| 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: | Lantern & parapet on roof of dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | This building first lighted Dec. 15, 1871. Old building torn down. |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Rebuilt, 1871; Repaired 1910 |
| 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: | 46' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | Lantern & piles red. Building white. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected |
| Object of Navigation: | Local navigation |
| Building Materials: | Wood on iron screw piles |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10 x 12 |
| 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: | 5th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 9 |
| 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: | 28.5" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wood floor of gallery covered with sheet iron. |
| Lantern Doors: | Double doors in parapet |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Hinged hatch |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Soldered to roof |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | In middle of 2nd floor of dwelling & under lantern, stairs from below lead into it. A room on each side of it. Ladder from it to lantern. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | Flash 3500; fixed 360 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 14 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 3 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | 2 |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | 5 |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | One |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Flash panels on chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 4 vertical 3" wheels. 4 lower horizontal 1.5" wheels. 8 upper horizontal 1.5" wheels |
| Length of Drop Tube: | Hole 8 3/4" dia. through floor into watchroom |
| Clock Weight: | About 45 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
| Machinery Protection: | Brass & glass case |
| Regulated: | Fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 5th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 (2 in use, 1 spare) |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 in spare lamp |
| Candle Power: | 38 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | New-improved wire |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/8" dia. |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 30' about |
| How Led: | |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 2.8" x 5 3/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/16" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | |
| Time Limit: | |
| Eclipse Type: | |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | Vertical |
| Axis Relation: | Same axis |
| Screen Revolution: | Independently |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | |
| Screen Date: | |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Partly around watchroom, oil room & store room |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | In dwelling |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Light on dwelling |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Herald stove #22 |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper, no assistant |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | None |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Bowie Stove Co., Rome GA |
| Stove, Size: | Advance 7-18 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 16" x 27" |
| Pump, Maker: | The Demirig Co., Salem O. |
| Pump, Size: | No 4 |
| Lamps: | 1 table lamp, 1 hand lamp, 1 lantern |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | None |
| Tank Capacity: | 7500 gal; 1-31' 6.5" circum, 6' staves; 1-27' 7 " circum, 6' staves |
| Tank Material: | Cypress |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | None |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: | None |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | 153' x 5' 10" extends to N of light. Boathouse at N'ly end. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |