Report for Destruction Island (Washington) - 1892
| General |
| District: | 13th |
| Inspector: | Major Thomas H. Handbury, Corps of Engineers |
| Location: | On Destruction Island, 3 miles off coast of State of Washington & about 44 miles S of Cape Flattery. |
| Date of Report: | 01/21/1892 |
| Latitude: | 47° 40' 07" N |
| Longitude: | 124° 30' 00" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 33.42 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Light loam |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 80' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Landing platform is built upon rock ledges above high water, & material is landed by derrick with hoisting engine. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Landing platform reached by tramway & is distant about 550' from tower. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By lighthouse tender from Astoria, or by land to within 20 miles, thence by canoe paddled by Indians. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | None in the country |
| Distance to Post Office: | 20 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 20 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | An indian with canoe can sometimes be hired to convey passengers, if weather permits. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | January 1, 1892 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 92' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 144' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark. No background nearer than main land, 3 miles. |
| Color of Tower: | White, with black lantern & cornice |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By painting |
| Tower Connection: | Detached. |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, for general navigation. |
| Building Materials: | |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
| Number of Landings: | 6 |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 9 - 17" x 21" & 16" x 21" |
| Number of Doors: | 4 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete, 11' deep & 8' below surface resting on tough clay. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Top soil loam, sub-soil clay. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 12' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 10" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | Lower 27 5/16" x 44 21/32"; Middle 27 5/16" x 39 1/4"; Top 27 5/16" x 30 15/16" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 6 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & bronze |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Iron casing of tower acts as conductor. |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron with glass dead lights. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood, fitted to iron frame. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Iron |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass - screwed in |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Will be fitted with closets & drawers. Not finished at this date. |
| How is Relief Called: | Electric call bells will be supplied. |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours. |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white revolving lens, white flash |
| Time of Revolution: | 1 revolution in 3 minutes, flashing every 10 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 32 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 15 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | By whole apparatus revolving. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Iron |
| Service Table: | Wood |
| Draft Tube Description: | Sheet iron, 4" dia. at bottom & 5" at top, fitted to radial bars. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours. |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | In an iron case with glass doors. |
| Regulated: | By fly & weight. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funcks mineral oil float lamp, 5 wicks |
| Type of Illuminant: | Mineral oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Wire rope |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Perpindicular |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 2 brick oil houses, 50' apart are located 75' from tower. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class steam siren in duplicate |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Blasts of 5 sec duration, separated by silent intervals of 55 sec. |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | 130' N from tower, facing W. |
| Distance and Direction: | 130' |
| Water Supply: | 2 cisterns, capacity 12,000 gals each |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Path |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Wood, comprising engine room, boiler room & coal shed. Length is 75' & width 30'. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 2 dwellings, 50' apart located 550' E of tower. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, with brick foundations. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms each, kitchen, wood shed, pantry, attic, closets etc. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 2 each |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | A substantial barn & small chicken house. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | None prepared |
| Area Inclosed: | About 3 acres, with wire fence |
| Area of Garden: | 1 acre |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 20 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | About 12 acres |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sea |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Cisterns. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | Brick |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 btwn dwellings, capacity 10,000 gals each. 1 at barn 12,000 gals besides 2 at Fog signal, 12000 gals each. |
| Tank Material: | Cisterns, brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landings are made at this station from ship's boats. All materials & supplies are hoisted out of the boats by derrick & hoisting engine & landed on platform built on rock ledges above high water. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | From platform, materials are conveyed in cars which are hauled up inclined tramway by hoisting engine to top of bank, from there tramway is on slight grade down to tower & fog-signal. All materials for tower, inc. heavy iron casing was landed thus. |
| Tools And Accessories |
| Lantern Curtains: | 2 sets |
| Lens Covers: | 2 |
| Damper Tube and Key: | 2 |
| Spare Damper and Key: | 1 |
| Carillon for Overflow Pump: | |
| Time Marker: | 1 |
| Gauge: | |
| Spare Lamp Ready for Use: | 1 |
| Rod Lamp Ready for Use: | |
| Curtain Hanger: | 1 |
| Heater: | |
| Spare Lamp Cover: | |
| Lamp Stand: | |
| Mechanical Lamp Cords: | |
| Revolving Machinery Cords: | |
| Revolving Machinery Weights: | 2 sets |
| Clutch: | None, weight rests on floor. |
| Spare Fly Or Governor: | 1 |
| Gauge for Oil Cistern: | |
| Feather Brushes: | 2 |
| Linen Towels: | 20 |
| Sponges: | 3 |
| Chamois Skins: | 6 |
| Scissors: | 2 |
| Chimney Filters: | 1 |
| Coupling Pliers: | |
| Service Box and Implements: | 1 |
| Cleaning Materials: | |
| Keepers Aprons: | 6 |
| Wicks: |
| Supplemental Reports |
| Pumps | |
| 5/1901 | |
| Douglas #8 force spout: Fog Signal bldg | |
| Ramsey #32 force 5" cloyd: Cisterns at dwellings force pump. | |
| Douglas #4 force Pitcher: cisterns at barn & 3rd Assts. dwelling | |
| Humphreys #3 spout: Keeper's dwelling | |
| Ramsey #4 spout: 1st asst. keeper's dwelling | |
| Humphreys #4 pitcher: 2nd asst. keeper's dwelling. | |