Report for Bloody Point Bar (Maryland) - 1909
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | Major W.E. Craighill, Lighthouse Engineer |
Location: | E side of Chesapeake Bay, 1 1/8 miles W of Kent Point, Kent Island, N side of the entrance to Eastern Bay, MD. |
Date of Report: | 04/26/1909 |
Latitude: | 38° 50' 01" |
Longitude: | 76° 23' 31" |
Premises |
Site: | Submarine |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
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: | Boat |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 3.5 miles to Claiborne |
Distance to Post Office: | 3.5 miles |
Distance to Village: | 3.5 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Boat |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Boat, 3.5 miles |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | One |
First Built or Established: | 1882 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Round |
Form of Tower: | Conical |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 59' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 55' 6" |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
Color of Tower: | Brown |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By paint |
Tower Connection: | Tower & dwelling one structure |
Object of Navigation: | Bay; general |
Building Materials: | Iron |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 24" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 6" |
Diameter at Base: | 14' |
Diameter at Parapet: | 7' |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral, iron |
Number of Landings: | 3 |
Size of Glass: | 19.5" x 23" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 windows, 2' x 2' |
Number of Doors: | 8 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Sand, 20' below high water |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | 7' |
Diameter in the Clear: | 6' 6" |
Number of Sides: | 10 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 27.5" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper with platinum point |
Balustrade: | Iron |
Lantern Doors: | Iron, fitted with hinges on outside of lantern |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
Watchroom Doors: | Wood, fitted in floor of lantern |
Parapet Diameter: | 7' |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | With trimming table & closet |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | L. Sautter, Lemonnier et Cie |
Year Made: | Not given |
Marks and Number: | None |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19 1/4" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white with fixed red sector between 292 degrees true (NW by W 9/16 W mag.) & 21 degrees 20' true (NNE 3/8 E mag.) |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 6 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
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: | Iron |
Service Table: | Wood |
Draft Tube Description: | None |
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: | Ruby glass |
Red Sectors Description: | 290 degrees true (NW by 9/16 W mag.) & 21 degrees 20' true (NNE 3/8 E mag.) |
Where Color Attached: | To lantern |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 4th order lamp, 1 wick |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | 4, fitted with shelves |
Oil House Description: | Open room fitted with small pans for leaky cans |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 13' 6" x 8' |
Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
Oil House Capacity: | 30 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | 1 on 1st floor, 2 on 2nd floor, 1 in watchroom. For general purposes |
Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Bell & Gamewell Machine |
Time to Start: | 3 minutes |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co., Boston, Mass. |
Year of Manufacture: | Not given |
Characteristic: | Single blow every 12 sec. |
Duplication: | None |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1200 lbs. |
Metal: | Bell metal |
Diameter: | 30" |
Height: | 30" |
Time: | 1.5 hours |
Manufacturer: | Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co., Boston, Mass. |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Dwelling & tower one structure |
Coloring: | Brown |
Construction Materials: | Iron |
Number of Rooms: | 4 |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 2 |
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: | Roof |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | By cleaning of tanks |
Tank Capacity: | 1000 gals. on main gallery |
Tank Material: | 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: | Malarial |
Prevalency: | Spring & Fall |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: |