Report for Superior Entry South Breakwater (Wisconsin) - 1915
| General |
| District: | 11th |
| Inspector: | Fred S. Slagle & Oliver G. Brown |
| Location: | On outer end of S Breakwater |
| Date of Report: | 04/30/1915 |
| Latitude: | 46° 42' 37" |
| Longitude: | 92° 00' 21" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Breakwater 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: | Landing ledge base of pier - ladder to top. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By foot along rubble mound connecting pier with mainland or by boat, Superior Wi, about 2 miles. |
| 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: | 1913 |
| 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: | 70' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded |
| Color of Tower: | Gray |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural concrete |
| Tower Connection: | Connected to & forming N'ly end of structure |
| Object of Navigation: | Marks S'ly entrance to Duluth-Superior Harbor. |
| Building Materials: | Concrete & steel |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron stairs to watchroom ladder watchroom to lantern. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 15" x 1/4" circular |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6 brass air ports - c.i. frames 16 1/4" inside dia. |
| Number of Doors: | 2; 1 at bottom of stairs to siren room 2.5 x 6.5 x 1 3/8" steel; 1 landing from siren room to attic 2' x 4' x 1 3/8" wood. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower is of reinforced concrete circular in plan, OS dia 12', IS dia of concrete 10' 10" Plastered inside on 2" terra cotta tile. Concrete walls 7" thick. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 helical plate |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 24" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron steel, brass, bronze, copper & platinum |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron pyramidal, lined with zinc held by iron batten strips screwed to roof plate flange. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper with platinum tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Balustrade of 2 rails, upper 2 x 5/8 iron, lower 2, 2 x 1/2 supporting 5/8 vertical spindles. Stanchions 1 3/4 with ball top. Outside gallery circular cast iron. |
| Lantern Doors: | Single fold door, bronze hinges, leads from lantern to OS gallery. Door full height of lantern. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door of 3/16" steel plate, bronze hinges. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 8 in parapet walls |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed to window soffits |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Cupboard 3' 6" wide x 4' 6" high fitted with drawers & shelves. 4 15" port lights in watchroom. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 4 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2900 |
| Name of Maker: | Sautter, lemonier & Cie, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1890 |
| Marks and Number: | No. 348 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 5/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | 5 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 5 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 4 fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 fixed |
| 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, 3' 7" high, top 17 3/8" dia. clock on shelf attached. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Screens revolve inside of lens on ball bearings. |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 10" cast iron column, 16' 6" long |
| Clock Weight: | Load about 75 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 4 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Brass case |
| Regulated: | Fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | 1 from drip & std heat deflector |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Type B 35 mm |
| Type of Illuminant: | IOV |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 - 1 IOV & 1 4th order oil |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None except complete lamp. 9 vaporizer tubes. |
| Candle Power: | 600 |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | 4th order twisted |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 3/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 60' |
| How Led: | Over sheave into column & back to top weight on a single block in column |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 6" OS - 5.5" IS 2 7/8 |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Flat |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | True |
| Number of Balls: | 16 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 1/4" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Occulting Light |
| Characteristic: | Light 5 sec, eclipse 5 sec |
| Time Limit: | 2.5:2.5 - 10:10 |
| Eclipse Type: | Revolving screen |
| Size and Amplitude: | |
| Axis Rotation: | Vertical |
| Axis Relation: | Same axis |
| Screen Revolution: | Independently |
| Screen Number: | 2 |
| Screen Time: | 20 sec |
| Screen Form: | |
| Screen Mounting: | On ball bearing |
| Screen Order: | 4th |
| Screen Date: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Valve Maker: | |
| Valve Pattern: | |
| Reliability: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Cupboards in siren & watchrooms |
| Oil House Description: | In basement, 2 steel oil racks |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 20' 5" long, 9.5' deep |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Steel |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 3 closets in living quarters used for cloth, etc. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited to purpose. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Compressed air siren |
| Time to Start: | 5 min |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 10 min |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec blast, 27 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Compressors & sirens |
| Timing Device: | Crosby Automatic |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Siren about 70# |
| Height Above Water: | 54' |
| Compass Direction: | About NNE |
| Location: | In 1st floor of dwelling |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | From lake |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Machinery & tank located on 1st Floor. Communicates with 2nd floor & basement by steel stairs. Occupies about 3/4 of entire floor. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Operated at about 70# |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | |
| Siren Manufacturer: | US General Depot |
| Siren Ports: | 20 slots, 2 3/4" long |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | Flat gun metal ring |
| Siren Condition: | Good |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Franklin |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1912 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 22 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Gasoline |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | By hand |
| Compressor Maker: | Chicago Pneumatic Tool. |
| Compressor Seat: | Same bed & piston rod. |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 7" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 10" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 240 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 4" |
| Kind of Unloader: | 4" angle |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 3" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 10' |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 9" to 2' 6" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 36" |
| Height: | 8' 5" |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 60 |
| Pressure in Each: | 90 # |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | Brass valve |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 2nd floor of structure |
| Coloring: | Gray |
| Construction Materials: | Reinforced concrete - walls; partitions - plaster on metal lath. Communicates with rest of bldg by iron stairs. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Steam |
| Number of Keepers: | None stay here except in emergency. Keepers live in dwellings on shore. |
| Furnished Quarters: | Quarters furnished for all keepers on shore |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
| Outhouses: | None |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | None |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Garland |
| Stove, Size: | NO 8-5: D Magnet |
| Sink, Maker: | 1 piece roll iron cast iron enamel white |
| Sink, Size: | 22" x 36" |
| Pump, Maker: | Barnes Force pump |
| Pump, Size: | 3" cylinder force pump |
| Lamps: | 1 Tubular, 3 bulkhead lantern complete, 2 tin hand lamps |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Lake |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Yes, by wind |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 in basement |
| Tank Material: | 1 cyl steel, 1 of concrete |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Air driven duplex & hand pump |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Air pump in basement, hand pump on SS floor. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthfulness is OK |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Timber boat fenders along S wall of breakwater form boat landing. Iron ladders connect boat landing with top of breakwater. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | 2 iron pipe boat derricks set on top of concrete base used to raise & lower boats. Boats lifted by hand winch attached to mast of derrick. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 99 |
| Type: | Rowboat |
| Length: | 3' 6" |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | 1900 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Aug., 1911 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 101 |
| Type: | Rowboat |
| Length: | 4' |
| Width: | 16' |
| When Built: | 1911 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Aug. 1912 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | 2 cylinder, 2 cycle |
| Horsepower: | 6 |
| Engine Maker: | Fairbanks, Morse & Co. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | Std Magneto |
| Battery: | Dry cell |
| Propeller Diameter: | 16" |
| Propeller Pitch: |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Hand winch on derricks |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | On shore in boat house |