Report for Eatons Neck (New York) - 1880
| General |
| District: | 3rd |
| Inspector: | Genl. J.C. Duane, Engineer, 3rd LH Dist. |
| Location: | E side of entrance to Huntington Bay, Long Island, NY |
| Date of Report: | 03/03/1880 |
| Latitude: | 40° 37' 12" |
| Longitude: | 73° 23' 45" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 10 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Hilly - sand & loam |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 429' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Rail fence on E & W sides. Locust post & board fence S side. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None. Landing may be made w/ ease on beach in fair weather. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None. Ascent from beach to station is easy. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | It is best reached by Long Island RR to Northport, thence by hired conveyance to the station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Northport RR station 7 miles; Northport Steamboat Landing 5 miles; to nearest public road 1 mile. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Northport, 7 miles |
| Distance to Village: | Northport, 7 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By RR via Northport |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Private conveyance from Northport, Long Island, NY. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1798 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | In 1858 new lantern & lens put up. In 1868 the bldgs were renovated & repaired. In 1878 general repairs made to dwelling & out bldgs & a coal bin built for fog signal. |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagon |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 63' to focal plane. |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 147' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bluffs, woods, etc. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewashed |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by brick gallery, 34' long used as oil room - 1 story high. |
| Object of Navigation: | Sound coast and general purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Sandstone lined w/ brick up to w/i 16' of lantern deck, above that stone faced w/ iron, granite coping. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 5' 7" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1' 9" |
| Diameter at Base: | 18' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 10' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron stairway & steps |
| Number of Landings: | 5 including lantern deck |
| Size of Glass: | 12" x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5 - 2' 5" x 4' 1" iron sash & frames. |
| Number of Doors: | 1 & 1 trap door |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Of rubble masonry & 9' in depth. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Hilly, soil, some loam, generally sand & gravel. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Both grass & shrubbery. 4 acres arable, remainder sand & gravel. About 2.5 acres under cultivation. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower & part of keeper's dwelling built in 1798. Tower was refitted in 1858 w/ new lantern & lens, in doing which part of stonework was taken down & rebuilt, lined w/ brick & a granite coping put up. Coping was causing dampness & decay in the stone wall. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 7 3/4" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 3 3/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 2 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 2 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | Upper 32 1/4" x 26.5"; Lower 32 1/4" x 37 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 5 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & copper |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper wire carried down outside of tower & run 2' into ground. |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron & wood. Brass outside w/ bolt. Wood inside w/ button. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Made of wrought iron trap door. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 copper w/ brass registers. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 iron step ladder outside, also 1 wooden step ladder for convenience of keeper. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Fitted to projecting bolt heads. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Case for chimneys. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed 288 degrees; Compass Range ESE by N'd to W |
| Number of Panels: | 5 panels (1 dark) |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 10 |
| 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: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron 10" dia 2' 10" long. Does not connect w/ damper tube. |
| 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: | Funck lamp, 2 wicks |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | A brick gallery connecting tower & dwelling. 4 closets w/ shelves. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 2 - 100 gallon oil butts; 1 - 50 gallon oil butt; 1 - 75 gallon oil butt for waste oil; 1 - 3 gallon oil can. Oil butts placed on wooden bench. |
| Other (Describe): | In dwelling for domestic purposes, etc. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 2nd class Brown's Steam siren, 12 HP engines, in duplicate - 2 engines & 2 boilers. |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Blasts of 9 sec at intervals of 35 sec. A caloric engine is used for getting the water to the boilers from artesian well. |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Situated N'ly from house about 300' |
| Distance and Direction: | 300' |
| Water Supply: | Artesian well |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By path at hand |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Frame bldgs filled in w/ brick. 2 bldgs 13' x 19' 3" - House 8 x 8 for caloric engine & coal bin 14' x 20' & 8' high for Fog signals. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Connected by brick gallery 34' long. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | Frame filled in w/ brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 3 sitting rooms, 5 keeper's rooms, 1 kitchen, 2 store rooms, 1 pantry & 2 wardrobes. |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 2 assistants. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, shop, fog signal houses, coal bin & privy. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | None |
| Area Inclosed: | About 10 acres, fence |
| Area of Garden: | About 2.5 acres |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | About 2 acres |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 4 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | About 3.5 acres |
| Character of Surroundings: | Hilly, 4 acres arable, remainder sand & gravel. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water; Artesian well for fog signal. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Filters, etc. |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 cisterns; 1 - 1040 gals, 1 - 3008 gals - total 4048 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Stone & brick, both lined. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 3' dia, 55' deep, not good; 3' 3" dia., 14' deep; 8' sq. 8' deep. |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump in kitchen |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | At hand |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | To remedy dampness problem from coping on tower, an iron covering was put on the wall from the coping to the lantern deck which latter was also covered w/ plate iron in 1878. |