Report for Moose Peak (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On E point of Mistake Island |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 44° 28' 28" N |
| Longitude: | 67° 31' 57" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 02/27/1826 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 5.98 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 65' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Board fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat slip & small landing with wood stairs to reach boat |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat |
| 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: | 1827 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1886 |
| 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: | 72' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by wooden covered way with dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Secondary seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Brick & granite |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Winding cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9.5" x 17.5" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 20.5" x 22.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 2nd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 12 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/8 |
| Height Glazed: | 8' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Pronged spindle secured to bell |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Lower gallery 3 rail balustrade with balusters & 12 ball top posts; Upper has single rail with 12 posts with nuts. |
| Lantern Doors: | Wooden door inside parapet |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Double iron door with hinges & bolt |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Step ladder 4' high - step on rail to clean glass |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring roller curtains |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Small Closet |
| How is Relief Called: | Telephone |
| Where is Call System Led: | From tower to sleeping rooms of each keeper - not in use |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 7 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 100,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | A Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd |
| Inside Diameter: | 4' 8.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 1 revolution in 6 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 25.6 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | 4.4 sec. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 12 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 12 |
| Arc of Each: | 30 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 12 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 12 flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 flash |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Lower part of lens is stationary - 5 panels of 5 elements each of 60 degrees 1 section of 60 degrees is out & used for entry to lens. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron - 7" hung on stays |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 8 lens trucks 5 7/8" dia, hub 2 1/8" long, hole 5/8" dia.. 8 guide rolls 2 9/64" dia., hub 13/16" long, 1/2" hole. |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 40' |
| Clock Weight: | 100 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 7 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Cast iron with glass doors |
| Regulated: | Fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | White |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | I.O.V. 55 mm. Type A 2 tank system installed Oct. 1928; |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: | 1500 candlepower |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/8 |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 120' |
| How Led: | From over traveling sheave to one single sheave |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 at base & 1 in watchroom with shelves for oil can & tools & cleaning material |
| Oil House Description: | About 250' NW from dwelling |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 6 large tanks - 5 small tanks - 2,129 gals. |
| Other (Describe): | 2 closets in tower |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable. Service room fitted as air lock. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class Daboll trumpet operated by compressed air |
| Time to Start: | 10 - 15 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | No time - stop at once |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 4 sec blast, 2 sec. silent, 4 sec blast, 20 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Engines, compressors, & automatic clocks |
| Timing Device: | Automatic clocks |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 7 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 60' |
| Compass Direction: | SE |
| Location: | Seacoast |
| Distance and Direction: | W'ly 400' |
| Water Supply: | Rain water in cistern |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By path |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick 22' x 17' |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Ashcraft - 3" |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Kerosene vertical 4 cyl. |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Hornsby Ackroyd - Delaverna Machine Co. NY |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1907 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | By hand |
| Compressor Maker: | Clayton Air Compressor Works, NY 1907 |
| Compressor Seat: | Geared ratio 69-130 |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 7" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 7 |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 1.5" |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 1st class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 20" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 5" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 13/16" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 9' |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 2' |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 8 |
| Diameter: | 2 - 4' x 7' 6"; 6 - 2' 6" x 6' 6" |
| Height: | |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | |
| Pressure in Each: | 7 |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | |
| Remarks: | 4 tanks are not used |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Double dwelling about 250' NW from tower |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 each |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 double |
| Heating Plant: | Hot water - Gurney Lennox # 401 |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper & Asst. |
| Furnished Quarters: | Both |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 4 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | Walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rocky & swampy |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. (both) |
| Stove, Size: | Royal Atlantic #8 (both) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 24" x 48" x 6" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass (both) |
| Pump, Size: | #2 (both) |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample - not in dry spells |
| Injury Possible: | Yes - spray gets onto roof & salts the water at times |
| Purity Precaution: | Cisterns frequently cleaned |
| Tank Capacity: | 1 in cellar of each dwelling - 1900 gals each |
| Tank Material: | Brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house with boat slip & a landing with stairs to low water |
| Distance and Direction: | About 1/3 mile N, reached by a single plank walk |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 6 - 239 - - 5 - 139 gal. kerosene tanks. Total capacity 2, 129 gals. |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 110 |
| Type: | Power Boat |
| Length: | 7' 6" |
| Width: | 24' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1924 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Mianus |
| Horsepower: | 7.5 |
| Engine Maker: | Purchase 1924 |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | Dry |
| Propeller Diameter: | 20" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 20" |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Handwinch |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
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| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | At mooring in summer - hauled up on shore during winter. |