Report for Block Island SE (Rhode Island) - 1873
| General |
| District: | 3rd |
| Inspector: | Engineer, 3rd Dist. |
| Location: | Eastern entrance to Long Island Sound. |
| Date of Report: | 12/03/1873 |
| Latitude: | 41° 9' 6" |
| Longitude: | 71° 32' 48" |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class siren |
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| Characteristic: | Gives blasts of 6 sec at intervals of 20 sec. |
| Duplication: | Duplicate engine & trumpet to 1 boiler. |
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| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
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| Location: | Placed to SE of intended location of lighthouse |
| Distance and Direction: | About 100' |
| Water Supply: | Obtained from a pond about 400' distant & led into a cistern. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By foot path. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1 story frame bldg., 30' long by 15' wide - with brick chimney rising to height of about 37'. |
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