Report for Dumpling Rock (Massachusetts) - 1927
General |
District: | 2nd |
Inspector: | C.H. Robinson, Asst. Lighthouse Engineer |
Location: | On Dumpling Rock off Round Hill NW side of Bay. |
Date of Report: | 11/16/1927 |
Latitude: | 41° 32' 18" |
Longitude: | 70° 55' 19" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 06/29/1828 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | Undetermined |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 15' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | 3 boat sliips |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat, 4 miles to S Dartmouth Post Office |
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: | 1829 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1889 |
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: | 48' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees |
Color of Tower: | White with black lantern |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Attached to NE'ly corner of dwelling |
Object of Navigation: | Coast, bay and local navigation |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood winding |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 9" x 12" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2; 30 3/4" x 53" |
Number of Doors: | 1; 3' x 7' |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower foundation is built upon the rock. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | 1" |
Height Glazed: | 35 1/4" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 34 3/4" x 36" |
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: | Yes, connects with conductor to sea |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Yes |
Lantern Doors: | Iron fitted with brass hinges |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood canvas covered |
Watchroom Doors: | Wooden trap door hinged |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | Parapet |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks screwed into frieze of lantern |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | W 2800; R 840 |
Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne, Paris |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | USLHE 442 |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees |
Number of Panels: | 4 (1 open) |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 (one missing), fixed |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4, fixed |
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: | Draft tube & cone |
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: | Sector red glass |
Red Sectors Description: | 27 degrees to 43 degrees |
Where Color Attached: | Lantern |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 35 mm IOV Type A |
Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
Number of Spare Burners: | One |
Candle Power: | 500 CP |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 1 1/4" |
Diameter of Circum Circle: | One only |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Locker in watch room provided with drawers |
Oil House Description: | 110' S'ly of light tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' 8" x 10' 8" |
Oil House Construction Material: | Bricks |
Oil House Capacity: | About 450 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | 1st Class Reed Horn |
Time to Start: | About 10 min |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | About 10 min |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | 3 sec blast; 12 sec silent - Bell rung by hand if horn is inoperative |
Duplication: | Engines & compressors |
Timing Device: | Cam shaft & fuel rods |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 6 lbs |
Height Above Water: | 28' |
Compass Direction: | About 170 degrees |
Location: | Guide to Buzzards Bay & New Bedford Harbor |
Distance and Direction: | About 225' & 50' distant |
Water Supply: | Rain water |
Reached from Lighthouse: | Plank walks |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1 story wooden building shingled |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Pressure gauge only |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1,000 lbs |
Metal: | Bell |
Diameter: | 36" |
Height: | 30" |
Time: | |
Manufacturer: | Wm. Blake & Co. Boston 1874, formerly H.M. Hooper & Co. |
Weights for Operation: |
Internal Combustion Signal |
Fog Signal Kind: | |
Internal Combustion Kind: | Internal Combustion |
Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Refg Mch Co. |
Internal Combustion Date: | 1897 |
Internal Combustion Size: | 7" x 8" |
Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
Internal Combustion Starter: | Hot ball |
Compressor Maker: | Amer. Air Compressor Company 1897 |
Compressor Seat: | Same bed geared |
Compressor Machinery: | Ratio 1 to 2 |
Compressor Diameter: | 7" |
Compressor Stroke: | 7 |
Compressor RPMs: | 128 |
Character of Air Inlet: | Cone |
Kind of Unloader: | Poppett |
Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2.5" |
Daboll Signal |
Daboll: | 1st class |
Daboll Reed: | |
Daboll Length: | 20" |
Daboll Breadth: | 5" |
Daboll Base Thickness: | 13/16" |
Daboll Tip Thickness: | 3/8" |
Trumpet Signal |
Trumpet: | |
Trumpet Length: | 8' |
Trumpet Diameter: | 2' |
Trumpet Material: | Copper |
Air Receiver |
Number: | 2 |
Diameter: | 1 - 4'; 1 - 5' |
Height: | 7' |
Capacity Cubic Feet: | 87 & 137 |
Pressure in Each: | 6 lbs |
Make of Reducing Valve: | None |
Remarks: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Built adjacent tower |
Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 4 one side, 5 on other |
Number of Dwellings: | 1 double |
Heating Plant: | Direct hot water |
Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 1 asst. |
Furnished Quarters: | Both |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
Outhouses: | Fuel house S of dwelling |
Outhouse Coloring: | White lead trim |
Paths and Walks: | Board walk from dwelling to boat house & fog signal house |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | |
Character of Surroundings: | Rock |
Stove, Maker: | Magee Grand (2) |
Stove, Size: | 7-18 (2) |
Sink, Maker: | Not known |
Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" (2) |
Pump, Maker: | Douglas (2) |
Pump, Size: | #2 (2) |
Lamps: | 2 brass table, 2 brass hand lamps from General Depot |
Water |
How Procured: | Rain water from roofs |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | Yes, necessary to turn water off when heavy E'ly seas are running |
Purity Precaution: | Washing roofs & frequent cleaning of cisterns |
Tank Capacity: | Dwelling, 2000 gal; Fog signal house 1000 gal; Wooden tank 1500 gal |
Tank Material: | Bricks cement plastered & wooden tank |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthful |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Landing on 1 of 3 boat slips, no wharf or road. 1 Boathouse |
Distance and Direction: | N'ly slip about 40' & S'ly & W'ly slips each about 60' from tower. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Station in very good condition. |
Boats |
Boat #1 | |
Boat Number: | 47 |
Type: | Power Dory |
Length: | 4' 10" |
Width: | 16' |
When Built: | 1912 |
Date Harbored at Station: | Mar 1913 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Boat #2 | |
Boat Number: | 50 |
Type: | Dory |
Length: | 4' 10" |
Width: | 13' |
When Built: | 1913 |
Date Harbored at Station: | Dec 1913 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Power Boat |
Engine Type: | Gasoline |
Horsepower: | 3.5 |
Engine Maker: | Palmer S Type SI-564112 (1912) |
Spare Coil: | None |
Magnet: | None |
Battery: | Dry - 6 |
Propeller Diameter: | 16" |
Propeller Pitch: | 23" 3 blade |
Miscellaneous |
General Information: | |
Boats on Station: | In boat house |