Report for Cobb Point Bar (Maryland) - 1889
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | John Murdoch, Assistant |
Location: | On shoal making out from Cob[sic] Point upper side of entrance to Wicomico River, MD. N side of Potomac River. |
Date of Report: | 12/18/1889 |
Latitude: | 38° 14' 27" |
Longitude: | 76° 49' 32" |
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: | By boat |
Distance to Nearest Road: | Rock Point, MD. steamboat about 2 miles. |
Distance to Post Office: | Rock Point, 2 miles |
Distance to Village: | Rock Point, 2 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By steamboat |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Boat |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Lantern on superstructure |
Number of Separate Lights: | One |
First Built or Established: | 1889 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 40' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | Superstructure white, lantern black. Roof & sub-structure brown. |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
Tower Connection: | In one |
Object of Navigation: | To mark entrance to Wicomico River & Potomac River Light. |
Building Materials: | Wood, iron |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron ladders to main deck. wooden spiral stairway to lantern |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 8" x 12" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 twin & 9 single, 8, 12, & 6 lights |
Number of Doors: | 23 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Screwpile |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Doors in main dwelling: upper panels glass 20 1/4" x 10" - 1/4" plate; leading to 2nd story, glass 20 1/4" x 9"; leading to lantern, 16 1/4" x 9". |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | 6' 2 1/4" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 36" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
Size of Plates: | 34 3/8" x 26 3/4"; Storm panes 32 9/32" x 36 3/4" |
Number of Storm Panes: | 4 extra panes & 4 storm panes |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All glazed |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Wood & iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper lined with zinc |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Brass - platina [sic] point |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper ribbon attached to lantern sill & led down over roof & attached to one of the piles by set screw & iron band. |
Balustrade: | |
Lantern Doors: | In side of lantern hung on brass strap hinges. Fitted with lock & key. |
Floor of Lantern: | Tongued & grooved yellow pine boards. |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 3 in lower part of lantern |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 small step ladder |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into vertical flanges of cornice |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | With closets & bell machinery |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Entire horizon |
Number of Panels: | 4 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 8 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 |
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 |
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: | Heap-Funck 1 wick |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | With shelves & hooks |
Oil House Description: | In watchroom; oil cans placed on floor |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | 36 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | In dwelling - fitted with shelves & hooks & used for stores, clothes, etc. |
Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Stevens fogbell machine |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | Strikes a double blow every 15 secs. |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Water |
How Procured: | From roof |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | Not liable |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | 4 tanks, 250 gal. 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: | Healthy |
Diseases: | |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | In good order. |
Tools And Accessories |
Lantern Curtains: | 2 sets |
Lens Covers: | 2 |
Damper Tube and Key: | |
Spare Damper and Key: | |
Carillon for Overflow Pump: | |
Time Marker: | |
Gauge: | |
Spare Lamp Ready for Use: | |
Rod Lamp Ready for Use: | |
Curtain Hanger: | |
Heater: | |
Spare Lamp Cover: | |
Lamp Stand: | |
Mechanical Lamp Cords: | |
Revolving Machinery Cords: | |
Revolving Machinery Weights: | |
Clutch: | |
Spare Fly Or Governor: | |
Gauge for Oil Cistern: | |
Feather Brushes: | 2 |
Linen Towels: | 10 |
Sponges: | 2 pieces |
Chamois Skins: | 2 |
Scissors: | 2 |
Chimney Filters: | |
Coupling Pliers: | |
Service Box and Implements: | 1 |
Cleaning Materials: | 2 pts ammonia, 2 boxes Diamond polish; 1 pt Bertrams polishing oil |
Keepers Aprons: | 2 |
Wicks: |