Report for Elbow Beacon (New Jersey) - 1880
| General |
| District: | 3rd |
| Inspector: | Genl. J.C. Duane, Engineer, 3rd district |
| Location: | On a shoal point btwn Passaic & Hackensack Rivers, Newark Bay, NJ. |
| Date of Report: | 02/03/1880 |
| Latitude: | 40° 42' 06" |
| Longitude: | 74° 07' 29" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Rip-rap foundation |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By small boat from shore |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | About 1/2 mile from South Bergen, NJ. |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Beacon tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1854 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1867 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Hexagon |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 13' to focal plane |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 27' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Low marshy point btwn 2 rivers |
| Color of Tower: | Black & red horizontal belts. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
| Tower Connection: | Beacon on a stone pier of 15' & square, no dwelling. |
| Object of Navigation: | A guide for entering Passaic & Hackensack Rivers. |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | Portable beacon |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | 7' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 4.5' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Ladder leading to platform for standing on in attending the light. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | No windows |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rip-rap & stone pier. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Foundation consists of rip-rap formed of blocks of granite. 48' sq. at base, 26' at top & 10' high. Pier 20' square at base, 15' at top & 16' high. 8 courses alternate headers & stretchers - Each course sitting back abt 3" all around from preceding course |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Beacon |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 3' 6" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 6 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | About 2' 3" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 26.5" x 23.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood - iron astragals |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood tinned |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Wood |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | None - lantern sill forms top frame of beacon |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | None - shelf across 1/2 to support lens. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In upper part of beacon |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into top frame |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Made in lamp shop |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | NE by S'd to NW |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | Central belt only -- no prisms |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | Central belt only -- no prisms |
| 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: | None - rests on shelf outside of lantern |
| 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: | White |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Flat wick lamp for mineral oil |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | Lower part of beacon used as oil room. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1 - 50 gallon oil butt on oil butt stand. |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |