Report for Waukegan Harbor (Illinois) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Draftsman 9th LH Dist. |
| Location: | On outer end of extended S pier at entrance to Waukegan Harbor, Ill. W'ly side of S'ly part of Lake Michigan |
| Date of Report: | 04/11/1910 |
| Latitude: | 42° 21' 38" N |
| Longitude: | 87° 48' 48" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Military reservation; permission to occupy granted by Sec. of War; Orig deeded to War Dept by City of Waukegan 8/21/1880 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 01/16/1908 |
| Date of Permission: | 01/16/1908 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 150' x 200' - 68/100 acres of land, more or less |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | Beach sand |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | On Harbor entrance pier, 2936 lin. ft from shore |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | 2936 lin ft. Elev. metal walk on pier. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | City streets to light-keeper's dwelling, thence by elevated walk on pier to lighthouse & fog signal bldg. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Keeper's dwelling on city streets. RR depot, 3 blocks; Steamboat landing same. |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 4 blocks |
| Distance to Village: | Town of Waukegan, Ill. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Good |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Cast iron tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1899, built by Russell Wheel & Foundry Co; Detroit, MI. |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1905 |
| Condition at This Date: | Very good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Cylindrical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 36' 3"; height of focal plane above base 30' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 35' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bldgs of Waukegan on high ground. |
| Color of Tower: | Buff with black lantern |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By lead & oil paint |
| Tower Connection: | Tower is on outer end of S pier in front of Fog signal bldg; dwelling is on shore |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast & harbor light |
| Building Materials: | Cast iron shell, lined with 2 1/4" matched & beveled black ash ceiling, ceilings of each floor also lined. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 5/8" cast iron plates & 7/8" wood lining, making 5" thickness |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 5/8" cast iron plates & 7/8" wood lining, making 5" thickness |
| Diameter at Base: | 21' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 16' 6" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Winding cast iron in 2 separate flights |
| Number of Landings: | Floors of each story form landings |
| Size of Glass: | 14 3/8" dia |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6 port lights, with circular brass sash. |
| Number of Doors: | 2 plate iron doors, 1 at each story |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete, extending from pier deck to 12" below water line |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Water of Lake Michigan |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Soil around keepers dwelling is sandy |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower loc. on end of S entrance pier, 24' 10" from end, dwelling on shore at inner end of pier. Fog Signal bldg attached to rear of tower. 2936' metal elev walk on pier to shore. Width btwn N & S piers = 250'. N pier ext. into Lake in E 3/8 N direction. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th; built by Fulton Iron & Engine Works, Detroit. MI 1898 |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 7 1/4" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 7' 1 9/16" |
| Number of Sides: | Circular in plan |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | Where helical bars intersect - 2; other parts,1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | See drawings for lantern for 4th, 5th & 6th app. |
| Thickness of Plates: | About 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | See drawings for lantern |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron, with steel lining in parapet & zinc lining for ceiling fastened with 1 1/4" strip of iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron with zinc lining |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | 20" regulation spindle with 5.5" Platinum on top of cast iron ventilator ball. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None, cast iron tower |
| Balustrade: | Wrought iron rails & newels; gallery floor is of cast iron 31" wide & is a continuation of lantern deck. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 regulation door, see drawings for lantern apparatus, 4th thru 6th order. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Steel trap door, fitted with 2 bronze hinges & fitted into rebate in Lantern floor. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 7' 1 9/16" dia. |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 of bronze, in parapet wall, 7 3/4" diam. overall, a round ventilator with center screw for adjustment. Brass wire guards on outside. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hartshorn spring rollers with brackets. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Table 5' long with drawer |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 3 hrs 20 min |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | 1879 |
| Marks and Number: | H. L. 312 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 1' 7 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fresnel, fixed white varied by 4 consecutive red flashes. |
| Time of Revolution: | 40 sec |
| Flash Interval: | 5 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | About 1.5 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 180 degrees fixed; remaining 180 degrees divided into 4 flash panels |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 4 |
| Arc of Each: | 45 degrees flash & 90 degrees each fixed part |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Red panels of plate glass outside of flash panels, which are supported by brass frames & brackets, size of glass 28 1/4" x 9 3/8" |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | 1 each panel |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | 5 elements & 9 prisms |
| Pedestal: | 4 wrought iron columns covered with brass tubing with cast plate, base 18" dia, 10" hole; clock table brass 17" dia.; top 19" dia.; 45.5" high |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clock work, set directly under lens lantern btwn pedestal columns on round brass table top. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 28' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 3 hrs 20 min |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | By brass frame & glass panel case |
| Regulated: | By friction governor lying in horizontal position. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | By red screens which revolve with lens |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | To illuminating apparatus |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Outside of flash panels & of plate glass. |
| Lamp Description: | New 4th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | Burners form part of lamps |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Directly in center of tower, down in 8" flue, with double pulley on weight & single pulley secured to lantern floor. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 24 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Oil room in Fog signal bldg, no shelving. Also oil house in rear of dwelling with metal shelving |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | At FS - 6' 8" x 9' 3" x 8' 7.5"; at dwelling - 12' 2.5" x 7' 5" x 9' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | FS- brick & steel wall; dwelling - brick with metal roof of shingles |
| Oil House Capacity: | FS - 288 5-gal cans; dwelling - 360 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | Dwellings have suitable closets & pantries |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited to purposes for which they were designed. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 2 - 16 HP mineral oil engines, compressing air, with 3rd District style of siren. |
| Time to Start: | 20 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 5 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Refr. Machine Co., NY |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1905 |
| Characteristic: | 2 second blast with 18 sec silent interval & repeat |
| Duplication: | All except tanks, piping & trumpet. |
| Timing Device: | Crosby automatics |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Siren, 55 # pressure of air |
| Height Above Water: | 26' 1" |
| Compass Direction: | About due E |
| Location: | Harbor guide |
| Distance and Direction: | Attached to & in rear of tower |
| Water Supply: | Well under F.S. bldg, extends about 2' into Lake Michigan |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Directly attached to & in rear of lighthouse |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Steel bldg with corrugated iron roof, fastened to wood rafters, bldg lined with brick, & has cement floor, 2 rooms are partitioned off on shore side, 1 for coal storage & 1 for oil. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Steam Signal |
| Steam Boiler: | |
| Kind: | |
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| Steam Grate Surface: | |
| Number of Grate Bars: | |
| Kind of Grate Bars: | |
| Steam Fuel: | Mineral oil of 150 degree test |
| Steam Safety Valve: | Lever with weight, 2" |
| Steam Maximum Pressure: | |
| Steam Working Pressure: | 55 # air pressure |
| Steam Diameter of Smokestack: | |
| Smokestack Height: | |
| Drum Dimension: | |
| Steam Drum Diameter: | |
| Steam Covering: | |
| Steam Boiler Condition: | |
| Steam Boiler Built: | |
| Where Built: | |
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| Steam Heater: | False |
| Kind: | |
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| 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: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | 1905 |
| Siren Manufacturer: | 3rd LH district |
| Siren Ports: | 20; 5/64" wide x 2 3/4" long |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | Friction, centrifugal |
| Siren Condition: | Good |
| Compressed Air |
| Compressed Air Machinery: | Double piston compressor |
| Kind: | Oil, Hornsby Akroyd |
| Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Refr. Mach. Co. |
| Date Made: | 1905 |
| Nominal Size: | 13.5" x 16" |
| Horsepower: | 16 |
| Compressor: | Double acting, class BB |
| Compressor Manufacturer: | Herron & Bury Mfg. Co., Erie, PA; May 5, 1900 |
| Compressor Bed and Gear: | Same bed & geared with engine. |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 38" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 26.5" at bell |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 3000' W'ly from tower & F.S. bldg. |
| Coloring: | Red brick with green stained shingles on 2nd floor & roof. |
| Construction Materials: | 1st story & cellar, brick; 2nd story studding sheathed & covered with shingles, generally ordinary construction & shingled roof. |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 each side, toilet & bath in basement. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 double |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper & 2 assts. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Brick oil house only |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Red brick |
| Paths and Walks: | None |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Shifting sands |
| Stove, Maker: | |
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| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | For dwellings, city water; Fog-signal, lake water from well in pier |
| Quality: | Generally fair |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | None at this station |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | City water |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Water pipes in dwelling |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | In dwellings |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Very good health |
| Diseases: | None especially prevalent |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing on Pier; Boathouse on pier, 1832 lin. ft. from shore end, 19' x 10' ord. wood frame construction, also wooden boat crane, constructed out of 6" x 6" timbers & 2" x 6" braces. City street runs up to S pier. |
| Distance and Direction: | Boathouse is 1104 lin ft. in rear of F.S. bldg & lighthouse. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |