Report for Sheboygan Pierhead (Wisconsin) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Irving L. Gill, Asst. Engineer |
| Location: | On outer end of N pier at entrance to Sheboygan River & Harbor, WI., W'ly side of Lake Michigan. |
| Date of Report: | 03/03/1910 |
| Latitude: | 43° 45' 00" |
| Longitude: | 87° 41' 46" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase by condemnation & also authority to use same from Treasury Dept. from Life Saving Services property. |
| Date of Reservation: | 09/29/1906 |
| Date of Deed: | 01/19/1910 |
| Date of Permission: | 01/19/1910 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 120' x 150'. US Life Saving Service reserve N'ly 15' on Pennsylvania Ave. |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Clay banks |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | On N entrance pierhead |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Government pier |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Pennsylvania Ave, about 2250' distant. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | At Sheboygan, WI., by rail or water. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | RR station in City of Sheboygan, WI., Pennsylvania Ave. near end of pier |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 3/4 mile |
| Distance to Village: | Located in city of Sheboygan, WI. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Good |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Good |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower in section of steel rings. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | October, 1873 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Rebuilt 1904 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 50' 3"; Height of focal plane above base of tower, 44' 3" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 50' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bldgs in City of Sheboygan, WI |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | White lead & oil paint |
| Tower Connection: | No dwelling at present, there will be one constructed during coming season. |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast & harbor light for local & general navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Steel tower - cast iron staves & lantern |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | Walls - 3/8" steel plates, not backed up |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 3/8" steel plates |
| Diameter at Base: | 12' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 10' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron - open pattern - follows wall; steel ladder from watchroom |
| Number of Landings: | None, watchroom floor of steel |
| Size of Glass: | Circular, 14.5" dia., 1/4" thick |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6 windows, sash 15 3/4" dia. |
| Number of Doors: | 2 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete, extends 7' below top of pier. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | On pier extending into lake. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 7 9/16" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 7' 1 9/16" |
| Number of Sides: | Cylindrical |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 2' 11.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 23 including door light |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | See sheet #7 of "Plans for Lanterns for 4th, 5th, & 6th order lens, dated March 1898. |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None, Lantern is not so fitted |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | No unglazed side |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron - parapet is lined inside with sheet steel & roof is lined with sheet zinc. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron, lined inside with sheet zinc. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass - platinum tipped |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Cast iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Cast iron - fitted with 3 brass hinges, also brass lock case with steel rack & pinion locking rods. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Sheet steel with 2 bronze hinges - trap door 2' x 2' 6" |
| Parapet Diameter: | 7' 1 9/16" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 in parapet, bronze, full circle pattern, full opening. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | With spring roller & brass machine screws |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 3 windows, cleaning table & coal stove. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | L. Sautter & Co. |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 1' 2 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Arc of illumination - 270 degrees; Silvered reflector of 90 degrees. |
| Number of Panels: | 4, 1 of which forms deflector |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | Cast iron, hollow; 12" dia. at bottom, 16.5" at top. |
| Service Table: | Sheet steel on square frame, bolted to top of pedestal with outside edge braced to bottom of pedestal. |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | Not revolving. |
| 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: | Ruby chimney used with oil lamp |
| Red Sectors Description: | From NE'ly to SE'ly |
| Where Color Attached: | Chimney of lamp |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Chimney |
| Lamp Description: | Reg. 5th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None, burners form a part of lamps |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None in use |
| Oil House Description: | Oil is stored in base of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Steel |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 1 closet & 1 storeroom in fog-signal bldg, used for paints, fittings, packing, etc, closet fitted up as a toilet room. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited to purposes for which designed. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 10" steam whistle operated by steam boilers & Crosby's automatics. |
| Time to Start: | 35 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | Air not used |
| Manufacturer: | Boilers by Brownell & Co., Dayton, OH, automatics from 3rd LH Dist. |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1895 |
| Characteristic: | 4 sec blast with interval of 26 sec & repeat |
| Duplication: | Boilers & automatics |
| Timing Device: | Crosby automatic |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Whistle at 80 # |
| Height Above Water: | 31' parabolic deflector behind whistle |
| Compass Direction: | E |
| Location: | Guide for approaching harbor of Sheboygan, WI. |
| Distance and Direction: | 216' W |
| Water Supply: | From Lake Michigan |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Along pier on elevated walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Frame structure 20' x 40' covered with corrugated iron, built on N harbor pier. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | Marine - open bottom- with solid mud ring. |
| Kind: | Return tubular |
| Tube: | Flue tube |
| Dimensions: | Height 7' 5" |
| Length: | 6' 6" |
| Diameter: | Width 4' 9" |
| Tube Description: | 102 tubes, 4' 9 1/4" |
| Steam Tube Diameter: | 2.5" |
| Steam Furnace Kind: | Part of boiler, elliptic head |
| Furnace Length: | 5' |
| Furnace Width: | 4' 2" |
| Furnace Height: | 19" at crown |
| Steam Heat Surface: | 395.95 sq. ft. |
| Steam Grate Surface: | 20.84 sq. ft. |
| Number of Grate Bars: | 18, 17 double & 1 single |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | Cast iron - 2 bar spade end |
| Steam Fuel: | Bituminous coal |
| Steam Safety Valve: | 2.5" cast iron lever valve |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | 120 # |
| Steam Working Pressure: | 80 # |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | 24" |
| Smokestack Height: | 41' |
| Drum Dimension: | 3' 9" |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | 36" |
| Steam Covering: | None used |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | Good |
| Steam Boiler Built: | 1895 |
| Where Built: | Dayton, OH |
| Manufacturer: | The Brownell & Co., Dayton, OH |
| Steam Heater: | False |
| Kind: | |
| Size: | |
| Heater Time Affect: | |
| Steam Engine Kind: | |
| Steam Engine Revolutions: | |
| Steam Engine Cyl. Diameter: | |
| Steam Engine Piston Stroke: | |
| Steam Engine Pipe Size: | |
| Steam Engine When Built: | |
| Steam Engine Where Built: | |
| Manufacturer: |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 10" |
| Whistle Height: | 16" |
| Whistle Orifice: | 2 3/4" |
| Whistle Tone: | Single |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | By steam or hand pump from lake |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | None used |
| Tank Capacity: | 600 gal tank in SE cor of FS Bldg |
| Tank Material: | Sheet steel |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Under F.S. bldg floor 2' x 2' 6" - 3.5' water |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | Wooden box |
| Pump or Bucket: | Hand or steam pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Very healthful station |
| Diseases: | None especially |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Entrance pier of harbor in front of Light-keeper's dwelling site. |
| Distance and Direction: | Lighthouse is on N entrance pier of harbor. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |