Report for Goat Island (Maine) - 1935

General
District: 1st
Inspector: Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location: On Goat Island, seacoast of ME., & on the N'ly side of the entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor
Date of Report: 05/03/1935
Latitude: 43° 21' 28"
Longitude: 70° 25' 32"
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 08/12/1847
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: Whole islandl; area undetermined.
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 15'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Boat slip
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: Automobile from Kennebunk to pier at Cape Porpoise & 3/4 mile from pier to light station by small boat - about 1 3/4 mile.
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: 1833
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1859
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: 38'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Dark woods
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewash
Tower Connection: Connected by a covered way
Object of Navigation: Guide to Cape Porpoise Harbor
Building Materials: Bricks & cast iron
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Circular - cast iron
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 7" x 15 1/4"; 4 lights
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 - 19" x 18.5" high
Number of Doors: One
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Earlier deed, Oct. 24, 1831
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:
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 26 3/4"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: All glazed
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Cast iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron - pyramidal
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Copper
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Regular 4th order deck - cast iron - wrought iron posts & vertical bars - 2 wrought iron rings .5" x 1.5"
Lantern Doors: 1 - hinges
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron
Watchroom Doors: Trap door
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: In parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Curtains hung by rings on hooks
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: L. Sautter & Co. constructors a Paris
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number: 146, 147, 148
Order of Apparatus: 6th
Inside Diameter: 12"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval: 5 sec
Duration of Flash: 1 sec
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 3 & reflector door
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
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:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: 1 cu. ft. burner A.G.A. Co. flasher
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 - interflash - same size burner & flasher as one in use
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:


Gas Light
Gas Light Kind: Acetylene
Gas Light Number of Burners: 1
Kind of Burner: Regular single pilot
Candlepower Per Burner:
Total Candlepower:
Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour: 1 cu. ft.
Total Consumption Per Hour: 1 cu. ft.
How Gas Obtained:


Parabolic Mirror
Parabolic Opening:
Parabolic Mirror Depth:
Parabolic Focal Length:
Parabolic Material: 3 - 90 deg panels. Door 90 degs parabolic mirror
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: Closet in workroom at foot of tower. Fitted with shelves. Used for storing supplies (other than oil) tools, etc.
Oil House Description: 110' SW'ly of tower
Oil House Inside Dimension: 8' 8" x 10' 8"
Oil House Construction Material: Brick
Oil House Capacity: Fitted with 1 139 gal tank for kersosene in bulk
Other (Describe):
Suitability:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Hand bell rung in answer to signals. A fog bell struck by machinery is established.
Time to Start: Starts immediately
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Single blow every 20 sec.
Duplication: Equalizing spring - all other parts in duplicate in machine shop, Portland.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: W'ly - guide to mouth of Channel, entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor.
Distance and Direction: 110' W'ly
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse: Plank walk
Description of Fog Signal Building: Wooden, pyramidal, shingled tower.
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: 1,245 lbs
Metal: Bell metal
Diameter: 3' 4"
Height: 3' 1"
Time: 7 hours
Manufacturer: Bell - Mercely & Co., Inc., Watervliet NY 1910; Striker - Board machine shop, Boston, Mass., 1910
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: Attached by covered way
Coloring: White - lead colored trimmings
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 6
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: 1
Outhouse Coloring: White - lead trimmings
Paths and Walks: Plank walk to fuel house
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: Fast ground
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Cistern - water caught on roof of dwelling
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Cisterns are frequently cleaned & roof allowed to wash in early part of shower
Tank Capacity: About 2,500 gals. Cellar of dwelling.
Tank Material: Bricks
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket: Pump
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling: In sink
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthy
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Boat slip & Boat house reached by path
Distance and Direction: About 250' N'ly
Miscellaneous Remarks: Tower, buildings, illuminating apparatus, etc., are in good condition.
Boats
Boat Number: 131
Type: Dory
Length: 4' 9"
Width: 12'
When Built: 1926
Date Harbored at Station: Oct 12, 1927
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Yes


Hoisting Engines
Hoisting Engine Kind: Hand winch
Engine RPMs:
Engine Diameter:
Engine Stroke:
Engine Boiler:
Engine Maker and Date:
Serial Number:
Cylinders and Size:
Horsepower:
Fuel:
Hoist Starter:
Hoist Miscellaneous: