Report for Mount Desert (Maine) - 1937
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Assistant Superintendent |
| Location: | On Mount Desert Rock, about 20 miles S of Mount Desert Island, ME. |
| Date of Report: | 04/21/1937 |
| Latitude: | 43° 58' 08" |
| Longitude: | 68° 07' 44" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Conveyed by State of Maine & the Commonwealth of Mass. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/06/1829 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Whole island; 10 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 125' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boatslip |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Station motor boat or hired boat; SW Harbor, ME.; 22 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: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1830 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1857 |
| 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: | 75' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | Gray granite |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Primary seacoast aid |
| Building Materials: | Granite |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Stone, iron & wood |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9.5" x 19 1/4" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 12 - 22 5/8" x 43.5"; 1 - 23 3/8" x 22 1/8" |
| Number of Doors: | One |
| 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: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1" |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 9" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper with 3 prongs 4' high |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron rail supported by 12 posts |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron door fitted on hinges |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In watchroom |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtains hooked with rings |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 1 locker for lamps & tools |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 4.5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 24,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barben & Benard, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1896 |
| Marks and Number: | BB/108 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 90 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | 13.7 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | 1.3 sec. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 6 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | Iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Iron - 1.5" hung from ceiling |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 30' |
| Clock Weight: | 30 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 4.5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case |
| Regulated: | By fans. Weight drive used as standby. 1/10 HP electric motor driven lens installed November, 1936. |
| Lens Protection: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 500-watt electric light bulb T-20 lamp, 2-C5 filament; |
| Type of Illuminant: | Electricity |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
| Number of Spare Burners: | One |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16 |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 75' |
| How Led: | Down straight through tower |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semicircular |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 8 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Closet fitted with 3 shelves |
| Oil House Description: | 27' SW of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' 8" x 10' 8" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 450 5-gal cans. Now fitted with 6 large & 1 small tanks 1573 gals. |
| Other (Describe): | 1 storeroom in each dwelling |
| Suitability: | Yes |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 425 Tyfon diaphragm air horn |
| Time to Start: | 3 to 5 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | About 10 secs. |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Blast 2 sec. Silent 1 sec. Blast 1 sec. Silent 26 sec. Blast 5 sec. Silent 10 sec. |
| Duplication: | All the air compressor parts. Electric motor driven & engine generator units. |
| Timing Device: | Signal timers W & T |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | 70' |
| Compass Direction: | SW |
| Location: | In lighthouse |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Lower floor of tower houses engine-generator units, basement houses the motor driven compressors Ingersoll-Rand Type 30 comp. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | 40# |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,200 lbs |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 3' 1.5" |
| Height: | 2' 11" |
| Time: | |
| Manufacturer: | Struck by hand if trumpet is disabled. |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Hercules Diesel |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Hercules Motors Corporation, Canton, Ohio |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1936 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | DXJB 3.5 x 4.5 |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 30 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Hand and/or electrically cranked |
| Compressor Maker: | Do., Type 30 Ingersoll-Rand Co., Painted Post, NY |
| Compressor Seat: | 3-V belt |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 6" x 6" |
| Compressor Stroke: | X 4" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 475 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | Centrifugal |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 4" |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 17" diaphragm |
| Whistle Height: | |
| Whistle Orifice: | |
| Whistle Tone: | |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 3 |
| Diameter: | 2 - 11 sq. ft.; 1 - 100 |
| Height: | |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | |
| Pressure in Each: | 40# |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Double & Single Dwelling E from tower |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 in each half of double; 6 in single |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | Heat by stoves |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper & 2 Assistants |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 3 |
| 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: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland SF Co. (all) |
| Stove, Size: | Queen Atlantic # 8 (2) Royal Atlantic (1) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 24" x 48" x 6" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass (all) |
| Pump, Size: | #2 (all) |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwellings |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cisterns frequently cleaned |
| Tank Capacity: | 1000 gals - 1200 gals - 800 gals in cellars of dwellings |
| Tank Material: | Brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse & slip |
| Distance and Direction: | 175' NE from lighthouse |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Electric generators installed in 1933 & tower & dwellings equipped with electric lights; also radio beacon installed. Removed gasoline engine-generator Nov. 1936, installed 10 KW diesel generator to charge batteries & operate fog signal compressors. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 12 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 7' |
| Width: | 13' |
| When Built: | 1902 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Nov., 1902 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes (destroyed by fire) |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 61 |
| Type: | Power Sq. Stern |
| Length: | 6' 9" |
| Width: | 21' 6" |
| When Built: | 1913 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Nov., 1913 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Mianus |
| Horsepower: | 7.5 HP |
| Engine Maker: | Mianus Motor Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | Dry |
| Propeller Diameter: | 20" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 22" |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Lambert Hoisting Engine Co., Newark NJ |
| Engine RPMs: | 5 5/8" |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | 10" |
| Engine Boiler: | Upright |
| Engine Maker and Date: | 1927 - Maker's name doesn't appear |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |