Report for Deer Island Thorofare (Maine) - 1935

General
District: 1st
Inspector: Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location: On the SW'ly side of Mark Island, ME, E'ly side of E Penobscot Bay & S'ly side of the W'ly entrance to Deer Island Thorofare
Date of Report: 05/03/1935
Latitude: 44° 08' 04N"
Longitude: 68° 42' 14W"
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 01/01/1857
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 3 acres more or less
Area Inclosed: About 2 acres
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 125'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: None
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Boat slip
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: Boat - 2 miles Stonington Maine
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: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1857
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: 52'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Trees
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewash
Tower Connection: Connected by service room
Object of Navigation: Bay - guide to W'ly entrance to Deer Island Thorofare
Building Materials: Brick & cement
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Spiral - iron treads
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 16.5" x 11"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 - 37.5" x 25.5"
Number of Doors: 1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 10
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36" x 26"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 35 1/4" x 26 3/4"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron - wood sheathed
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Iron - pitch roof. Cast iron in 10 sections bolted inside & sheeted with zinc.
Ventilator / Cowl: Iron
Lightning Spindle: Iron
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Single flat rail with 8 posts
Lantern Doors: 1 iron trap door, hinges & handle - 1 outside door hinges & hasp
Floor of Lantern: Iron
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screw buttons - curtains hung by rings on buttons
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 490 cp
Name of Maker: L. Sautter & Co. Paris
Year Made: No record
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 19.5"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 360 degrees
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
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:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Cast iron - 16.5" diam. 37" high
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description: None
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: Aladdin Mantle Lamp
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 1
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None
Oil House Description: Red brick oil house 91' NE of light tower fitted with 2 - 139 gal. tanks for kerosene in bulk.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): Closet in service room fitted with shelves - used for storing spare lamp & supplies
Suitability: Dry & suited to purpose
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Fog bell striking machine
Time to Start: Starts instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Bell struck by machinery a double blow every 15 sec.
Duplication: Spare equalizing spring at station. Duplicates of all parts in Machine Shop, Portland, ME. which can be promptly forwarded.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:
Distance and Direction: 75' S'ly from lighthouse
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse: Plank walk
Description of Fog Signal Building: Pyramidal wood tower shingled
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: About 1,000 lbs
Metal: Bell metal
Diameter: 32"
Height: 39"
Time: 3 hrs. 20 mins.
Manufacturer: Lighthouse Machine Shop, Boston, Mass., 1902
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: Connected by service room
Coloring: White with lead colored trimmings
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 7
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant: Hot water heater - Ideal American Radiator Co.
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Barn, fuel house, & privy
Outhouse Coloring: White with lead colored trimmings
Paths and Walks: 1 path - 3 plank walks
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: 1/8 acre
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Soil & wood
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain from roof of dwelling
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: Not liable
Purity Precaution: Cleaned frequently
Tank Capacity: Cistern - 3,000 gals - cellar of dwelling
Tank Material: Brick & cement
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Very Healthful
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Boat house with boat slip - plank walk to tower
Distance and Direction: 350' NE
Miscellaneous Remarks: Condition of station at this date is good. 2 - 139 gal tanks for kerosene in bulk. American Radiator Co. Red Flash sectional hot water boiler
Boats
Boat Number: 69
Type: Rowboat
Length:
Width: 14'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station:
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Good - suited to purpose