Report for Long Beach Bar (New York) - 1873

General
District: 3rd
Inspector: Engineer, 3rd LH Dist
Location: Entrance from Gardiner Bay to Orient & Greenport Harbor & to Peconic Bay, Long Island, NY
Date of Report: 12/03/1873
Latitude: 41° 06' 36"
Longitude: 72° 18' 17"
Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 1849 sq. yds about
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
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
Distance to Nearest Road: About 10 miles from Orient
Distance to Post Office: Orient
Distance to Village: Orient
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Boat
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1871
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date:
Shape of Tower in Plan: Octagonal
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 34' 6"
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 56' 4" - mean low water
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: As seen from Gardiner's Bay - Greenport & vicinity.
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Painted
Tower Connection: Tower surmounts Keeper's dwelling & forms a part.
Object of Navigation: For harbor & channel - local purposes
Building Materials: Principally of wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 6Z"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 3.5"
Diameter at Base: 8' 2" where connected w/ dwelling
Diameter at Parapet: 6' 10 3/4"
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wooden
Number of Landings: 2
Size of Glass: 12 x 8"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 - 3' 5" x 1' 7"
Number of Doors:
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Screwpiles driven into soil to depth of 10'
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Apprehensions of insufficiency of rip rap for security of structure are not well founded. 3 enclosed sides are well protected, 4th side towards land is w/o rip rap but drift ice from that direction is not to be apprehended.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 6' 10 3/4", exterior
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3'
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 3' high x 2' 8"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron & wood
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: None
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Octagonal in shape & 3' wide with iron railing 3' 5" high.
Lantern Doors: A pair of folding doors hung with 8" brass strap hinges - & 2 - 6" brass bolts.
Floor of Lantern: 2 courses of yellow pine flooring plank covered with sheet copper secured & soldered to render water tight
Watchroom Doors: Hatchway for stairs made of white pine flooring & fitted with galvanized wrought iron hinges & ring.
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Ventilators 3 in number made of sheet copper & brass placed in lower part of lantern.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None needed
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into astragals of lantern.


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: No fittings
How is Relief Called: None required.
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 5th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed red
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: Fixed - arc 360 degrees Range of visibility - entire horizon.
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
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: Wrought iron frame covered with sheet iron
Draft Tube Description: Made of sheet copper - 7" dia. (internal) fitted to center ring of lantern roof & secured with screws not connected with 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: By red chimney
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: 5th order Funck, 1 wick
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 spare lamp complete
Number of Spare Burners: 1
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None
Oil House Description: Placed in 2nd story of dwelling & fitted out w/ wooden stand for oil butts, a box for spare glass (plate & window) a workbench & closet shelves
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity: 3 50-gallon oil butts.
Other (Describe): Coal closet, pantry on 1st floor fitted w/ shelves etc. Also, closets in each of 2nd story rooms.
Suitability: Dry & suited.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: A cast steel bell struck by machinery Steven's striking apparatus.
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Struck every 15 sec.
Duplication:
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: Placed on S front of lighthouse.
Distance and Direction:
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Dwelling
Location: Immediately under tower
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 6 - kitchen & sitting room 1st floor; 3 bedrooms & oil room, 2nd floor.
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:
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:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain water from roof of dwelling
Quality:
Quantity:
Injury Possible: Not liable
Purity Precaution:
Tank Capacity: 2 tanks of 219 gallons each, placed in kitchen & one of 359 gal adjoining hall, making total supply of 797 gallons.
Tank Material: Of plate iron.
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: Unknown
Prevalency:
Local Causes: None
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Machinery of fog bell has been irregular in its movement in consequence of use of refuse oil. Use of clock oil has recently remedied the irregularity.
Tools And Accessories
Lantern Curtains:
Lens Covers:
Damper Tube and Key: 1
Spare Damper and Key:
Carillon for Overflow Pump:
Time Marker:
Gauge:
Spare Lamp Ready for Use: 1
Rod Lamp Ready for Use: 1
Curtain Hanger:
Heater: None
Spare Lamp Cover: None
Lamp Stand: None
Mechanical Lamp Cords:
Revolving Machinery Cords:
Revolving Machinery Weights:
Clutch:
Spare Fly Or Governor:
Gauge for Oil Cistern:
Feather Brushes:
Linen Towels:
Sponges:
Chamois Skins:
Scissors:
Chimney Filters:
Coupling Pliers:
Service Box and Implements:
Cleaning Materials:
Keepers Aprons:
Wicks: