Report for Pago Pago Front Range (Samoa) - 1911
General |
District: | 19th |
Inspector: | Lieut. C. S. McDowell, USN |
Location: | On N side of Pago Pago Bay |
Date of Report: | 03/03/1911 |
Latitude: | 14° 17' 29" S |
Longitude: | 170° 41' 50" W |
Premises |
Site: | Property of Catholic Mission |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | 09/03/1900 |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Character of Soil: | Earth & rock |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 150' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Road about 100' from tower - road leads around Bay. |
Means to Reach Light Station: | On foot from road - by road either foot or horseback to Naval Station. By boat from Naval Station. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | Across bay to dock 5/8 mile. |
Distance to Post Office: | 2 miles |
Distance to Village: | 500' from Lepua |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Good road or boat. |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | Prior to September 1, 1900 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | February, 1910 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 11' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 75' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Thickly wooded hill |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash & cement |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Range for entering Pago Pago Harbor. |
Building Materials: | Oregon pine around 6" iron pipe in center |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 2" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 2" |
Diameter at Base: | 12' square |
Diameter at Parapet: | 4' square |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Ladder on outside |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Iron pipe set in rock with cement |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Earth & rocks |
Soil Susceptibility: | Yes |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 5 day lens lantern |
Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | |
Number of Plates in Height: | |
Number of Plates Each Side: | |
Thickness of Plates: | |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Brass |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Canvas cover over lantern during the day. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | None |
Lightning Spindle: | |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Light keeper at Catholic Mission about 800' from light. |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed 90 degree arc. |
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: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 1 wick |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | None |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None |
Oil House Description: | Shelf inside tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | 2 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Private dwelling Catholic Mission 800' from tower. |
Coloring: | White |
Construction Materials: | |
Number of Rooms: | |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | |
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: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthy |
Diseases: | Native diseases |
Prevalency: | No |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Boat landing thru reef |
Distance and Direction: | S'ly about 900' from tower. |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | 1 4th order lens & set of 4th order lamps are being sent out for this light. |