Report for Hog Island (Virginia) - 1868
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH Dist. |
Location: | Eastern coast of Virginia |
Date of Report: | 06/27/1868 |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | A small garden is enclosed w/ a rail fence. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | |
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: | Detached tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
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: | |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | |
Object of Navigation: | |
Building Materials: | Of brick; in good condition; has been whitewashed, but now stands in need of another coat. |
General Description: | Window frames of wood & in good condition. Glass is in tolerably good condition though some few of the lights were observed to be cracked. |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood, oak; very clean & in good condition. |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 2 - but w/o hooks. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | No |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
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: | |
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: | Lens of 4th order, Fountain lamp |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1, in good condition |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2, in good condition. |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | There is a storeroom provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept in a closet by themselves. |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | |
Number of Rooms: | |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | |
Area Inclosed: | Small garden enclosed w/ rail fence. |
Area of Garden: | Keeper cultivates a small garden. |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | Keeper cultivates a small garden. |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: | A regulation clock in good condition, kept in sitting room. |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Extensive repairs to wharf which forms the only landing, are very much needed at this station. |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 0 |
Type: | |
Length: | 7' 6" |
Width: | 18' |
When Built: | |
Date Harbored at Station: | |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Perfect condition |
Condition |
Lantern: | Good |
Illuminating Apparatus: | Good in all respects |
Service Lamp: | Good condition & clean in all its parts |
Oil: | Specimen examined & found to be clear & clean. It had been filtered. |
Service Lamp Burner: | Good condition & clean in all its parts. |
Service Lamp Burner Level: | Found to be level. |
Plate Glass: | Good condition & clean. |
Lens Cover: | Was on lens, clean, made of ticking & is kept in lantern room when not in use. |
Lantern Curtains: | None |
Carillon or Alarm Bell: | None |
Rod Lamp: | In good condition & prepared for use. Keeper knows how to use it. |
Dwelling: | Good |
Stairway and Landing: | Of oak, very clean & in good order - not painted. |
Inside of Tower: | Clean; but requires white-washing. |
Glazing of Dwelling: | Very good |
Improvements Needed: | A fence to enclose tower & dwelling would be an improvement. Ridgeboard to roof of dwelling is breaking away & wants repairing. |
Outhouses: | In good condition - 1 out bldg is a small smoke house, which appears to have been built a long time. |
Boathouse: | None |
Grounds: | Very good. Appear to receive all requisite attention. |
Equipment Care |
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
Lens: | No one is ever permitted to place hands or feet on lens on any pretense. |
Lantern and Trap Doors: | Yes |
Watch or Trimming Room: | No |
Lucernes or Matches: | There were some matches fourn in lantern room & the impropriety of their being there pointed out to Keeper. |
Heater: | There is a heater the use of which is understood by the Keeper. |
Ventilation: | Yes |
Dome: | Yes |
Oil Room |
Oil Room Condition: | Good condition & clean, w/ no appearance of waste of oil |
Oil Carriers: | In good condition & placed in order for use. |
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | 3 |
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | |
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | 1 of 16 gallons |
Number of Dripping Buckets: | 3 |
Number of Oil Tanks: | 3, holding 316 gallons. |
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | Oil tanks were not fitted w/ air tight covers, but made according to the old fashion. |
Oil Butt Covers: | No gutters to the tanks. |
Drip Bucket Placement: | Yes |
Oil Butt Platform: | Placed upon a raised platform made of plank. |
Empty Oil Butts: |
Tool Chests and Presses |
Cleaning Materials Put Away: | Yes |
Paints Separate: | Yes |
Tool Chest: | No |
Tool Condition: | None |
Tools Free from Rust: | None |
Closets Clean: | Yes |
Service Box In Good Order: | Yes |
Trimming Scissors Clean: | Yes |
Brushes and Floor Clothes: | Yes |
Lantern Condition: | Good, & would seem to insure the maintenance of a good light. |
Keeper and Assistants |
Keeper Appearance: | Neat & tidy |
Keeper Interested in Duties: | Yes |
Keeper Capacity for Duties: | Yes |
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | Yes |
Keeper Complaints: | No |
Keeper Family: | Yes |
Keeper Name: | D. N. Bool |
Keeper Age: | Elderly |
Keeper Present or Absent: | Present |
Number of Assistants: | 1 |
Assistants Attend to Duty: | Yes |
Assistants Capability: | Appears to be |
Assistants Complaints: | No |
Assistants Family: | Assistant is the wife of the keeper. |
Assistant Keeper Names: | Sallie Bool, present |
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: | Yes |
Account and Regulations Books |
Account Books | |
Daily Expenditures Posted: | Yes |
Quarterly Returns on Hand: | Yes |
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: | Yes |
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: | Shipwreck book is currently kept. |
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions | |
Rules and Regulations Copies: | 1 |
Instructions and Directions Copies: | 1 |
Placard Directions Copies: | 1 |
Notice to Visitors Copies: | 1 |
Summary of Duties: | 1 |
Index of Instructions: | 1 |
Guide for Mixed Paints: | 1 |
Directions for Purifying Water: | 1 |
Placards Easily Visible: | Yes |
Books Easily Accessible: | Yes |
Blank Books and Forms: |