Report for Bloody Point Front Beacon (South Carolina) - 1885
General |
District: | 6th |
Inspector: | B.B. Smith, Asst. Engineer |
Location: | On SE end of Daufuskie Island, SC. |
Date of Report: | 11/16/1885 |
Latitude: | 32° 05' 18" |
Longitude: | 80° 51' 55" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 1.72 acres |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | Sandy |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 150' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Post & rail fence incloses dwelling & out house. |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Natural landing on beach. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Common path - 150' |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By steamboat or rail to Savannah, GA or Beaufort, SC. Thence by hired boat. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 30 miles to Savannah, GA |
Distance to Post Office: | 30 miles |
Distance to Village: | 30 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None except hire of boat. |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | None except hire of boat. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Light shown from dormer window in roof of dwelling. |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1883 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Never |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | None |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 20' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 23' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Part of dwelling |
Object of Navigation: | 1 of the system of range lights for entering Savannah River. |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sandy |
Soil Susceptibility: | Barren |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Site is on Atlantic Beach of Daufuskie Island & sea is encroaching. Soil is of beach sand & offers little resistance to water. Nothing grows upon it excepting a little salt grass. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | Closed on roof of dwelling |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 28" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | Only 1 side glazed. |
Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
Size of Plates: | 28" x 30" |
Number of Storm Panes: | 1 |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 270 degrees |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | None |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Tin ventilator |
Lightning Spindle: | 3/4" gas pipe with platinum point. |
Description of Lightning Rod: | 3/4" iron gas pipe attached to dwelling & lead down to standing water. |
Balustrade: | None |
Lantern Doors: | Ordinary room door. |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
Watchroom Doors: | None |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | None |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | No fixed ladder |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed in wall. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | Locomotive headlight lamp with 23" reflector |
Inside Diameter: | 23" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Range lights SE 1/2 S |
Number of Panels: | |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
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: | |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | |
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: | By ruby chimney |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | Locomotive headlight lamp with 1 wick |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | Oil kept, excepting in small quantities, at rear beacon. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Dwelling is the tower. |
Coloring: | |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 5 including lantern room |
Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 Keeper |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Kitchen, privy & boat-shed. |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | Plank walk where necessary btwn front & rear beacons of range. |
Area Inclosed: | 1/4 acre by post & rail fence |
Area of Garden: | None |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Shifting sands |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | Cistern |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Sufficient |
Injury Possible: | Not liable at present |
Purity Precaution: | Shingle roof with tin gutters & spouts. |
Tank Capacity: | Under house - 2500 gals. |
Tank Material: | Brick & Portland cement. |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Some danger from malarial fevers |
Diseases: | Malarial fevers |
Prevalency: | In Summer & Autumn |
Local Causes: | None in immediate vicinity, but whole of Daufuskie Island is subject to malarial fever. |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Landing principally used is on the "New River", 3/4 mile from dwelling - which is private property. Boat house is a shed with skid approaches on the Atlantic beach, near dwelling. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Premises, bldgs & illuminating apparatus are in good condition & do not require any repairs or additions excepting that boat house ought to be moved a little further inland. |