Report for Calumet Harbor (Illinois) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Draftsman |
| Location: | On SE'ly end of new breakwater, Calumet Harbor, Ill., SW'ly side of S'ly end of Lake Michigan. |
| Date of Report: | 06/16/1909 |
| Latitude: | N 41° 44' 19" |
| Longitude: | W 87° 30' 35" |
| 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: | On new breakwater pier |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Breakwater pier |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat, & breakwater pier from shore line in Illinois Steel Plant. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | About 1 mile |
| Distance to Post Office: | Mail delivered at Keeper's dwelling. |
| Distance to Village: | About 1 mile |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Boat |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Boat, 1 mile from town, can also be reached by small boat from USHLSS to inner end of N pier |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower on top of steel Fog Signal House |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1905 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1906 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 40' 4" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 40' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Breakwater pier, buildings in S Chicago, & of Illinois Steel Co. |
| Color of Tower: | Buff |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected to Fog Signal house, 1 room in Fog Signal house used for sleeping purposes. |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast & harbor Light |
| Building Materials: | Steel & cast iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 8" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 4" |
| Diameter at Base: | 10' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 10' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood stairs from 1st to 2nd floor of F.S. bldg. Iron ladder from watchroom to lantern. |
| Number of Landings: | 1 on lower stairway |
| Size of Glass: | 14.5" dia. |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 cast iron & bronze bulls eye windows, 16.5" dia. |
| Number of Doors: | 1 entrance door from 2nd floor, 1 trap door in lantern floor, 1 door leading to Gallery. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Fog signal bldg has concrete foundation to water line. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | None |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 7 5/16" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 7' 8 1/16" |
| Number of Sides: | Cylindrical |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 23 plates altogether |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | Door 1 - 2' 6 7/8"; 6 - 2' 1.08"; 2- 2' 1.08", 2' 10 3/4"; 14 2' 1.08"; 2' 10 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | Not so fitted |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron & steel & plate glass. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron & zinc lining on underside. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron, perforated. |
| Lightning Spindle: | 20" regulation spindle inc. 5.5" platinum tip. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Steel casing of tower & Fog signal house. |
| Balustrade: | Steel angles & lattice; Gallery, cast iron, extension of lantern floor. |
| Lantern Doors: | Trap door in floor; Door with glass panel in parapet wall leading onto lantern gallery. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door in floor of lantern |
| Parapet Diameter: | Cylindrical 7' 9/16" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Upper portion of parapet wall, 4 radial pattern. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Patent spring rollers. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Cleaning table |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co., Paris, Constructeurs |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | L. Sautter & Co., Paris, Constructeurs |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 2 panels, fixed white, 90 degrees each |
| Number of Panels: | 4, 2 light panels, 2 metal reflector panels |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| 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: | 3' 4" high; Center of focal plane from floor 5' above floor line. |
| Service Table: | 35.5" from floor in lantern room attached to pedestal. |
| 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: | 4th order, 1 wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None, part of lamp |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | No any |
| Oil House Description: | In NE corner of Fog signal bldg, no shelving. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 5' 9" x 9' 6" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick wall, steel door & frame |
| Oil House Capacity: | 300 - 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | In SW corner of Fog signal bldg, fitted with shelving, used for supplies |
| Suitability: | Dry, suited for purposes designed. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 16 HP oil engine with compressor for siren. Hornsby-Akroyd oil engine & Herron & Bury air compressor. |
| Time to Start: | 10 min |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 78 sec. |
| Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Machine Co., NY |
| Year of Manufacture: | Not known, installed 1906 |
| Characteristic: | 3 sec blast, 12 sec silent, 3 sec blast, 42 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Engines & clockwork |
| Timing Device: | Crosby automatic |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | Siren, 50#, 1st Class |
| Height Above Water: | 28' 6" to top of trumpet |
| Compass Direction: | NE |
| Location: | On breakwater under Light tower. Guide to entrance to Harbor. |
| Distance and Direction: | Part of lighthouse |
| Water Supply: | Well in pier, S end of Fog Signal bldg. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Part of lighthouse |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Steel construction, metal covered backed up with brick. Steel beams encased in concrete & concrete floors. Roof, wood construction covered with copper 45 degrees pitch. Rectangular on plan 24' x 33' |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | 1906 |
| Siren Manufacturer: | 3rd lighthouse district |
| Siren Ports: | 40, 3/32", 2 3/4" |
| Siren Revolutions: | Not known |
| Siren Governor: | Now, automatic siren |
| Siren Condition: | Good |
| Compressed Air |
| Compressed Air Machinery: | |
| Kind: | Hornsby-Akroyd |
| Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Machine Co. |
| Date Made: | Installed 1906 |
| Nominal Size: | 16 hp |
| Horsepower: | 16 |
| Compressor: | Herron & Bury |
| Compressor Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Machine Co. |
| Compressor Bed and Gear: | Same bed & geared with engine. |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 5' 5" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 6" bottom, 18" top |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Water for fog signal use procured from well in pier |
| Quality: | No good for drinking purposes |
| Quantity: | Ample for fog signal purposes |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | Steel tank, 100.5 gal in Fog signal bldg. |
| Tank Material: | Steel, riveted, 23" x 47" x 2', semi-circular ends. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house - 16' x 16' x 7' 11"; built out of 12" x 12" timbers 7' 11" high. |
| Distance and Direction: | On pier in rear of Fog signal bldg. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Fog signal bldg in good condition; tower in good condition; Illuminating apparatus good. |