Report for Horn Island (Mississippi) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 8th |
| Inspector: | Comdr. C. P. Eaton, USN retired |
| Location: | In 13' of water about 3/4 mile N'ly of W'ly point of Petit Bois Island, on E'ly side of entrance to sound. Miss. |
| Date of Report: | 10/08/1911 |
| Latitude: | 30° 13' 26" |
| Longitude: | 88° 29' 05" |
| Premises |
| Site: | In the water |
| 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: | 1 mile |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Pascagula, Miss. (post office) 9 miles |
| 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: | |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1874 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Rebuilt in new location, 1908, repaired, 1910 |
| 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: | 47' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast & entrance through Horn Island Pass into Mississippi Sound. General navigation |
| Building Materials: | Wooden dwelling on iron cased piles. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 12.5 x 12.5 - 4 lights |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2; 12.5 x 12.5 - 4 lights |
| Number of Doors: | 2; 3' x 7' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| 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: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | |
| Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 24" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood & iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Yes |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Yes |
| Lantern Doors: | In parapet |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Hatch |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | On soffit |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Below lantern |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | Red flash 1900; Fixed white 520 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fenestre |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | Barbier & Fenestre Cie A Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 90 sec |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 3 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 in fixed; 3 in flash |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 in fixed; 6 in flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 in fixed; 4 in flash |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| 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: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 40' length 7' x 7' square wooden box |
| Clock Weight: | About 35 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | No; stops about 1 min (see insp's letter 5/29/1912 #2039-E) |
| Machinery Protection: | Brass box |
| Regulated: | By fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | Red panels attached to lens |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | To illuminating apparatus |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Outside flat glass |
| Lamp Description: | 4th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: | 52 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Galvinized wire with hemp core |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/8" dia. |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 60' |
| How Led: | To watchroom |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 3" dia. length 6" |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semicircular |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 21 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 9/16" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5 |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 2- wooden |
| Oil House Description: | Rooms on 1st floor, E side of dwelling used as general store & workroom |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 18.5' x 9' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 1 under stairway, 1st floorm 1 in corner of same room. Provisions & supplies. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Dwelling on 21 piles surmounted by lantern |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 2 keepers in structure |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Adjacent islands shifting sand. |
| Stove, Maker: | Southern Belle 428 A Baldwin Co. |
| Stove, Size: | #8 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | Enameled iron 27" x 16" |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From cistern |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable to injury |
| Purity Precaution: | Have tops |
| Tank Capacity: | 6' stove, 6' dia; 1 on E'ly & 1 on W'ly gallery |
| Tank Material: | Wood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing under lighthouse, steps to gallery. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 10 |
| Type: | Square Stern Yawl |
| Length: | 7' |
| Width: | 19' |
| When Built: | 1908 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1908 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In davits |