Report for Bluff Shoal Light Station (North Carolina) - 1909
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | John Murdoch, Asst. Light-House Engineer |
Location: | Bluff shoal, NC, near the middle of Bluff shoal, W'ly part of Pamlico Sound, 7 9/16 miles NNW'ly from Ocracoke light-house, 5 3/8 miles NE'ly from Northwest Point Royal Shoal Unused light-house, & 11 3/4 miles NNE 1/4 E. Mag., from Brant Is. Shoal Lightho |
Date of Report: | 11/21/1909 |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
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: | By railroad to Beaufort. By mail boat to Ocracoke. By small boat from Ocracoke. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 8 miles to steamboat landing, Ocracoke. |
Distance to Post Office: | 8 miles |
Distance to Village: | 8 miles to Ocracoke. |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None. |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Small boat, 8 miles. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling. |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1904 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | February, 1909 |
Condition at This Date: | Good. |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square building. |
Form of Tower: | No tower. |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 35 feet |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods. |
Color of Tower: | White: substructure brown. |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint. |
Tower Connection: | No tower. |
Object of Navigation: | General Purposes. |
Building Materials: | |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood. |
Number of Landings: | 2 |
Size of Glass: | 8" x 12"; |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 7 @ 4' 6 3/8" x 2' 4.5" 1st floor.; 4 @ 4' 6" x 19.5" gable. |
Number of Doors: | 23 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Iron screwpiles, 16 ft. in ground. |
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 feet |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
Size of Plates: | Inside 37" x 32 5/16"; outside 36.75" x 34.25" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Copper, iron & wood. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper. |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper, led over roof to side of house & to water. |
Balustrade: | Wood. |
Lantern Doors: | Fitted with hinges fastened to frame of lantern. |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood. |
Watchroom Doors: | None. |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | In lower secton of lantern. |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None. |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into frame of lantern. |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | None. |
How is Relief Called: | |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | 4.5 hours. |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Made at the general Light-House Depot. |
Year Made: | Unknown |
Marks and Number: | None. |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19" |
Light Characteristic: | Flashing red. |
Time of Revolution: | 30 seconds. |
Flash Interval: | 10 seconds. |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 6 |
Number of Flash Panels: | 3 |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 9 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 4 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
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: | Brass |
Service Table: | None. |
Draft Tube Description: | None. |
Revolving Machinery: | Clock work. |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls. |
Chariot Description: | |
Length of Drop Tube: | 16 feet. |
Clock Weight: | |
Length of Winding Time: | 4.5 hours. |
Drive During Rewind: | |
Machinery Protection: | By a glass case. |
Regulated: | Skew-geared governor. |
Lens Protection: | |
How Color is Produced: | By red chimneys. |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | Chimney. |
Lamp Description: | Improved, 1 wick. |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | None. |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Clock Cord Description |
Revolving Cord: | |
Size of Clock Cord: | |
Length of Clock Cord: | |
How Led: | Straight down through cloumn across to locker & first floor. |
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
Chariot Balls |
Balls Description: | Flat surface |
Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
Number of Balls: | 17 |
Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | A second floor closet, fitted with oilstand covered with zinc. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | Storeroom on second floor, for general purposes. |
Suitability: | Dry & suitable. |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Gamewell bell machine. |
Time to Start: | 2 minutes. |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co., Boston, Mass. |
Year of Manufacture: | Not known. |
Characteristic: | A single blow every 15 seconds. |
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: | 36" |
Height: | 26" |
Time: | 30 minutes |
Manufacturer: | |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | No tower. |
Coloring: | White |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 6 |
Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 1 assistant. |
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: | From roof. |
Quality: | Good. |
Quantity: | Ample. |
Injury Possible: | Not liable. |
Purity Precaution: | Tanks cleaned twice each year. |
Tank Capacity: | 4 tanks, 200 gallons each on 1st floor. |
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: | Generally healthy. |
Diseases: | Malarial. |
Prevalency: | Spring & fall. |
Local Causes: | No. |
Recommended Improvements: | No. |