Report for Miah Maul Shoal (New Jersey) - 1915
| General |
| District: | 4th |
| Inspector: | W. A. Young, Draftsman & J. H. Neal, Machanician |
| Location: | Delaware Bay, NJ |
| Date of Report: | 06/17/1915 |
| Latitude: | 39° 07' 33" |
| Longitude: | 75° 12' 34" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Grant from state of NJ to US |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | 03/31/1909 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 400' dia., 2.89 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Lighthouse surrounded by water |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Landing ladder lowered from 1st balcony of lighthouse |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat, Lewes, DE., distant about 24 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: | Lantern is supported by lighthouse |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1909 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Structure completed in 1915. |
| 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: | 59' 1" |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | Brown |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
| Tower Connection: | |
| Object of Navigation: | Bay & harbor - general navigation |
| Building Materials: | Cast iron shell, concrete filled cylinder, brick lined superstructure. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Basement to watchroom, wood; watchroom to lantern, Iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9 W 24" x 24"; 8 W 22" x 24"; 8 W 20" x 22"; 2 W 20" x 20" round head. |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | (27) 9 - 2'4" wide, 8 - 2'2" wide, 8 - 24" wide; 2 - 24" round. |
| Number of Doors: | 1- 4'11" x 6' 10" glazed 13.5" x 2'10"; 24- 2'4" x 6'6"; 1- 2'2" x 5'9" round head, glazed 16" x 24" |
| 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: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 2' 11.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | Lantern is round |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" - see std design of lantern |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Glass & cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron, round |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass, spindle on ball of lantern, with platinum tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wrought iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Full height lantern door with upper section glazed, hung on brass hinges & has catch. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 brass ventilators in lower post |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None required |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Roller curtains with hinges tapped to lining |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 2 windows with door to balcony, & 2 closets fitted with shelves & hooks |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | About 8 hrs |
| Intensity in Candles: | White - 10,000; red - 2,500 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard, Turenne, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1912 |
| Marks and Number: | 456 USLHS; On clock - No. 54 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 9/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 1 revolution in 15 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | Std. 4 column pedestal which accomodates the clock |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Steel balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 11" dia. inside & abt. 44' 4" high |
| Clock Weight: | About 115 total lbs (abt 100 lbs in use, 15 spare |
| Length of Winding Time: | About 8 hrs |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | By glass case |
| Regulated: | By fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | By ruby glass |
| Red Sectors Description: | Eastward of 334.5 degrees & 140.5 degrees |
| Where Color Attached: | To lantern |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Red glass is curved & sets on inside of lantern. |
| Lamp Description: | Type "B" 34m/m IOV 4th |
| Type of Illuminant: | Mineral oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 IOV & 2 4th order wick lamps |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 IOV & 2 4th order wick lamps |
| Candle Power: | 1100 to 2100 cp, depending on mantel |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Steel, galv, flexible |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/8" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | About 95' |
| How Led: | |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4" x 4" |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semi-circular |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 14 - 5/8" ; 13 - 1/2" |
| Diameter of Balls: | 5/8" & 1/2" in same race alternately |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 34 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | 2.5 sec light; 2.5 sec darkness |
| Time Limit: | From 1 sec light & 1 sec darkness to 5 sec light & 5 sec darkness |
| Eclipse Type: | |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | |
| Axis Relation: | |
| Screen Revolution: | |
| Screen Number: | |
| Screen Time: | |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | |
| Screen Order: | Std. 4th order clock |
| Screen Date: | Made in 3rd district |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Parabolic Mirror |
| Parabolic Opening: | |
| Parabolic Mirror Depth: | |
| Parabolic Focal Length: | |
| Parabolic Material: | Mirrors are spherical |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | (7) used for storage of food & clothes |
| Oil House Description: | Placed in basement - fitted with door & window |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | Irregular - floor area about 42 sq. ft. |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 350 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | 1 storeroom & 1 closet on 1st floor & 2 closets on each of 2nd, 3rd & 4th floors - fitted with shelves & hooks - used primarily for clothing. |
| Suitability: | Dry - suited for purpose for which they were designed. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Daboll trumpet, with 2 horns directed up & down channel, 5 HP Hornsby Akroyd oil engines geared to 6" x 6" 150 RPM Bury air compressor in duplicate - low pressure double acting conv. to high pressure single acting. |
| Time to Start: | Hand torch - 19 min; airblast torch - 13 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 35 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 2 sec blast, 18 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Whole outfit in duplicate |
| Timing Device: | 3rd Dist, design, Crosby Automatics in duplicate, No. on automation #4. |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 15 lbs gaga pressure |
| Height Above Water: | 15' |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Horns on channel or W'ly side of house & in direct line to channels |
| Distance and Direction: | 1 direct to buoy, 11E W of Cross Ledge |
| Water Supply: | 2 wells or storage tanks below basement floor in foundation. Cap of both abt 3200 gal. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | In lighthouse basement |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | In basement of lighthouse |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | H.A. type, 5 HP, 7" x 12" 260 RPM |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | DeLaVergne Machine Co., New York, NY |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1913 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 5 hp |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 5 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Hand pump, heater lamp or air blast heater lamp |
| Compressor Maker: | Bury Compressor Co., 1913, furnished by DeLaVergne Machine Co., NY, NY |
| Compressor Seat: | On same bed & geared by herringbone toothed gears |
| Compressor Machinery: | 6" x 6" 150 RPM, double acting compressor for low pressure, 15-50 lbs, conv. to single acting for higher pressure to 125 lbs. Unloaders used in both cases on each outfit. Serial #'s 3653 & 3654 |
| Compressor Diameter: | |
| Compressor Stroke: | |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 2nd class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 8.5" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 2 1/4" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 5/16" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 7' |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 20.5" extreme 0.5" dia. |
| Trumpet Material: | Brass |
| 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: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Reading Stove Works |
| Stove, Size: | Othello # 327 - B |
| Sink, Maker: | Not known |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 26" |
| Pump, Maker: | Gould's Challenge double casting force pump |
| Pump, Size: | # 8, Fig. 470 |
| Lamps: | 3 Std. table lamps |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof, drained to tanks in basement |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Yes |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cut-off in line of downspouts |
| Tank Capacity: | 1600 gals - under basement floor |
| Tank Material: | Made in concrete |
| 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: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 1 |
| Type: | Seabright Dory |
| Length: | 6' |
| Width: | 22' |
| When Built: | 1913 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Sept. 17, 1913 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 2 |
| Type: | Swampscott Dory |
| Length: | 4' 10" |
| Width: | 17' |
| When Built: | 1913 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Oct. 9, 1913 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Mianus |
| Horsepower: | 7.5 |
| Engine Maker: | Mianus Motor Wks., Stamford Conn |
| Spare Coil: | Edison type, open end, spark coil, low tension - no spare coil |
| Magnet: | None |
| Battery: | Columbia Multiple # 356, coil |
| Propeller Diameter: | 20" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 22" 3-blades |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | On davits, when at station |