Report for Point Loma (California) - 1915
| General |
| District: | 18th |
| Inspector: | J.R. Eoff, D.W.Day |
| Location: | S coast of CA at entrance to San Diego Bay |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1915 |
| Latitude: | 32° 39' 55" |
| Longitude: | 117° 14' 32" |
| Premises |
| Site: | U.S. Military Reservation |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 01/03/1855 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 12.5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 12.5 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 120' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wood, picket |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Can be reached by team or boat - 7 miles to Point Loma |
| 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: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1855 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1891 |
| 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: | 88' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Hills rising from 300 to 450' |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast - for general navigation |
| Building Materials: | Cast iron, steel plates |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2; 14" x 21.5", 27" x 21.5" |
| Number of Doors: | Double door at entrance 25" x 6' 2"; to watchroom 2' 2" x 7' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower is cylindrical & rests on a concrete block 25' sq. & 14' deep. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| 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: | 6' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 7" x 6' |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & bronze |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 in lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring rollers |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Lined with sheet iron, provided with wooden locker for spares. |
| How is Relief Called: | Chicago Telephones |
| Where is Call System Led: | To signal, Keeper's & Asst Keeper's quarters |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 6.5 hrs |
| Intensity in Candles: | 32,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | 1887 |
| Marks and Number: | A Paris HL 329 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 33" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 3 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 12 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 3 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 12 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 12 |
| Arc of Each: | 30 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 24 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 3 flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 9 flash |
| 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 pedestal with glass doors (4) |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Russia iron, fitted with damper. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 8 brass wheels, 4 3/8" dia. - guiding yoke has 16 wheels. |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 47' 11 3/4" dia. |
| Clock Weight: | 130 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 6.5 hrs |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass doors |
| Regulated: | By ball governors |
| Lens Protection: | Linen |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 55 mm type A |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil vapor |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 IOV, 1 wick lamp |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: | 1000 cp |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Galv. wire rope |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/4" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 100' |
| How Led: | Directly from drum to weight shaft |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 5" dia x 12" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Wood locker in watchroom used for tools & spare parts. |
| Oil House Description: | In rear of dwellings, fitted with shelves |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' 10" x 10' 4" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | 200 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | Paint storeroom & woodshed in rear of each assistant's dwelling. Blacksmith carpenter shop, built in 1913 |
| Suitability: | Dry, well suited. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class air siren - gas engines & compressors. |
| Time to Start: | 5 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | Air not stored. |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec blast every 17 sec. |
| Duplication: | Engines, compressors, Crosby, sirens |
| Timing Device: | Crosby automatic, new style |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 35 # |
| Height Above Water: | 30' |
| Compass Direction: | 190 degrees true |
| Location: | Directly in rear of light |
| Distance and Direction: | Bldg "N" 12'; Horns "S" 10' |
| Water Supply: | 3/4" water pipe tapped from dwelling supply |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Cement walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Hollow tile bldg with asbestos shingled roof. 24' x 26' fitted with work bench, storeroom & toilet. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | 1912 |
| Siren Manufacturer: | 3rd Dist. Depot |
| Siren Ports: | 20; 3/32", 2 3/4" |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | |
| Siren Condition: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | 4 cycle, gasoline |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Fairbanks Morse & Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1912 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 10.5" x 18" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 22 HP |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Distillate |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Primed, magneto tripped. |
| Compressor Maker: | Fairbanks Morse & Co., 1912 |
| Compressor Seat: | Same bed - opposed cylinders |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 10" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 18" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 185 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | Corliss Type "3" |
| Kind of Unloader: | Erie |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2.5" |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 1 |
| Diameter: | 42" |
| Height: | 12' |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 115 |
| Pressure in Each: | 40 # |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | Mason balanced valves |
| Remarks: | Style "D" used to blow siren |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | N & NE of tower |
| Coloring: | White, lead colored trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Keeper - hollow tile; Asst. keeper's wood frame |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms & bath each |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3 |
| Heating Plant: | None |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 to each |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
| Outhouses: | Oil house, paint shop, carpenter shop, coal shed, Barn, distillate house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, lead trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks btwn all bldgs. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 3.5 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | 3.5 acres |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy loam |
| Stove, Maker: | Art Eureka, Wedgewood, Eureka #7 |
| Stove, Size: | #7, #7, #7 - 1891 |
| Sink, Maker: | Graham Mfg, Co. (2), WW Montague |
| Sink, Size: | 20" x 36" (3) |
| Pump, Maker: | None |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 3 Funck tubular table lamps, 3 hand lamps. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain shed, roofs of dwellings, from Ft. Rosecrans. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Tanks cleaned |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 -12,000 gal tanks; 1 - 12,000 gal cistern |
| Tank Material: | Tanks, redwood - cistern, brick & concrete |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Very healthy |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Good road from station to Ft. Rosecranz & San Diego. No wharf or landing at station. In calm weather, supplies can be landed on beach. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Anaconda Prospecting Hoist |
| Engine RPMs: | 150 |
| Engine Diameter: | 5 1/4" |
| Engine Stroke: | 5" |
| Engine Boiler: | Run by compressed air from signal |
| Engine Maker and Date: | Ottumwa Iron Works, Ottumwa, IA |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |