Report for Point of Shoals (Virginia) - 1870
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | Commodore Dornin LH Inspector 5th Dist. |
Location: | James River |
Date of Report: | 08/15/1870 |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
Premises |
Site: | |
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: | |
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: | Screwpile |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
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: | |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | |
Object of Navigation: | |
Building Materials: | |
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: | 4 windows 12 panes each, 12 x 9. |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | There is a marine clock in good condition kept in the sitting room. |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | There is one ladder for outside work. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | There is none. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | |
How is Relief Called: | There is no bell for calling relief. |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
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: | 6th order lens, Funck's hydraulic float lamp. |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare lamp in good condition |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 spare burners |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | There is a closet provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. There is also a shelf provided for paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. in the oil room. |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | There is a fog bell worked by hand. |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | |
Duplication: | |
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: |
Dwelling |
Location: | |
Coloring: | White, red roof |
Construction Materials: | Wood, tin roof |
Number of Rooms: | 4, Kitchen, living, chamber, store |
Number of Dwellings: | 1, 18' square 1-story |
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: | "Morning Star" cooking stove |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | 1 cistern |
Quality: | |
Quantity: | |
Injury Possible: | |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | About 300 gallons. |
Tank Material: | Iron |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 0 |
Type: | Flat bottom |
Length: | 5' 6" |
Width: | 16' |
When Built: | |
Date Harbored at Station: | |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Very good condition. |
Condition |
Lantern: | In good condition in all respects. |
Illuminating Apparatus: | In good condition, the lens perfectly clean in all respects in all parts. |
Service Lamp: | Very good & in good condition. |
Oil: | Sample examined & found to be free from all objectionable matter. Oil has not been filtered. |
Service Lamp Burner: | It was free from gummy & burnt oil, & is in good order in all respects. |
Service Lamp Burner Level: | It was found to be level. |
Plate Glass: | It was clean, free from scratches or dirt & stains. 1 pane was cracked. |
Lens Cover: | It was on; clean, made of linen ticking: hung up in the Lantern room when not in use. |
Lantern Curtains: | 2 sets new, made of linen ticking, took up & taken down at proper time. |
Carillon or Alarm Bell: | There was no alarm bell. |
Rod Lamp: | There is a Rod Lamp in very good condition. |
Dwelling: | |
Stairway and Landing: | There was a ladder for a stairway & in good order. |
Inside of Tower: | Painted inside & in good condition. |
Glazing of Dwelling: | Glazing is in good condition. |
Improvements Needed: | |
Outhouses: | |
Boathouse: | |
Grounds: |
Equipment Care |
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of | |
Lens: | Lens are never touched improperly. |
Lantern and Trap Doors: | There is no lantern door, the trap door to lantern fits tightly. |
Watch or Trimming Room: | There were none of these articles to be seen during the Inspection. |
Lucernes or Matches: | None of these things were to be see in the rooms mentioned. |
Heater: | There was no heater. |
Ventilation: | Keepers understand use of the ventilators & how to air the bldg. |
Dome: | They were painted according to instructions & in good order. The lightning conductor was in good condition. |
Oil Room |
Oil Room Condition: | In good condition, 1 window for ventilation. |
Oil Carriers: | In good condition & arranged in order for use. |
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: | 1 |
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: | |
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: | |
Number of Dripping Buckets: | No buckets. 2 dripping pans. |
Number of Oil Tanks: | 1 holding 100 gallons. |
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: | Oil butt is made according to directions of Lighthouse Board. |
Oil Butt Covers: | The gutter was filled w/ refuse oil. Cover was on. Keeper understands use of covers & oil cocks. |
Drip Bucket Placement: | There was a dripping pan instead. |
Oil Butt Platform: | Butt is placed upon a box raised above the floor. |
Empty Oil Butts: | There was no empty oil butt. |
Tool Chests and Presses |
Cleaning Materials Put Away: | They are so put up & packed. |
Paints Separate: | They are kept separate. |
Tool Chest: | There is none |
Tool Condition: | |
Tools Free from Rust: | |
Closets Clean: | Everything is properly cared for in this respect. |
Service Box In Good Order: | They are in good condition & well arranged. |
Trimming Scissors Clean: | They are kept clean. |
Brushes and Floor Clothes: | They are in good order & in their proper places. |
Lantern Condition: | Very good. |
Keeper and Assistants |
Keeper Appearance: | Keeper is very neat & tidy. |
Keeper Interested in Duties: | He manifests much interest in his duties. |
Keeper Capacity for Duties: | He shows good capacity & seems to wish to gain information. |
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: | Keeper seems to understand the Rules & directions & to wish to conform to them. |
Keeper Complaints: | He made none |
Keeper Family: | Keeper has no family |
Keeper Name: | Wm. M. Dickens |
Keeper Age: | Young |
Keeper Present or Absent: | Keeper was present |
Number of Assistants: | There is 1 assistant allowed. |
Assistants Attend to Duty: | They attend regularly to their duties. |
Assistants Capability: | They appear to be capable. |
Assistants Complaints: | He made none |
Assistants Family: | Assistant has no family. |
Assistant Keeper Names: | Wm. M. Moody, young. |
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: | Principal & assistant attended me throughout the Inspection. |
Account and Regulations Books |
Account Books | |
Daily Expenditures Posted: | They are |
Quarterly Returns on Hand: | They are |
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: | They are |
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: | The Vessels passed book is correctly kept. |
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions | |
Rules and Regulations Copies: | 1 |
Instructions and Directions Copies: | |
Placard Directions Copies: | |
Notice to Visitors Copies: | 1 |
Summary of Duties: | |
Index of Instructions: | |
Guide for Mixed Paints: | 1 |
Directions for Purifying Water: | |
Placards Easily Visible: | |
Books Easily Accessible: | They are |
Blank Books and Forms: |