Report for Craighill Channel Front Lightstation (Maryland) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 5th |
| Inspector: | John Murdoch, Assistant Lighthouse Engineer |
| Location: | In Chesapeake Bay, MD., near the mouth of the Patapsco River, on the N'ly prolongation of the axis of Craighill Channel |
| Date of Report: | 07/15/1909 |
| Latitude: | 39° 11' 19" |
| Longitude: | 76° 23' 41" |
| 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 boat |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | RR station 2.5 miles |
| Distance to Post Office: | 3 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 7 miles |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By boat from Baltimore, 7 miles |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 2 |
| First Built or Established: | 1873 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1902 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | No tower |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 39' upper light; 21 3/4' range lens |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Water |
| Color of Tower: | |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | |
| 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: | 1st floor: 8" x 12" glass, 6 panes each; parapet: 8" x 10" glass 4 panes to window. |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 8 box windows on 1st floor, sash 2' 5" x 2' 10"; 4 box windows in parapet. |
| Number of Doors: | 14 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | 8' below ground line. Pile grillage & iron cylinder filled with concrete. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 5th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 1" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36.5" upper; 1 glass in range chamber, 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 36.5" x 27 3/8" upper; 36" x 30" lower or range. |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & copper |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper & iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper, led to roof & caisson |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron, fitted with hinges to frame of lantern |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | A small wooden ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Fitted to frame of lantern |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | Noen |
| Order of Apparatus: | 5th |
| Inside Diameter: | 14 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| 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: | Iron |
| Service Table: | Wood, covered with sheet zinc |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| 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: | Improved, one wick |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 5th order & 2 constant level for range lens |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | In cellar, on floor of same. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 5 closets: 4 on 1st, 1 on 2nd floor; fitted with shelves, for general purposes. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | No. 3 Gamewell Fog 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: | Single blow at alternate intervals of 3 & 30 secs. |
| 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: | 1000 lbs |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 30" |
| Height: | 24" |
| Time: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Dwelling supports the lantern |
| Coloring: | Brown |
| Construction Materials: | Iron & wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | One each |
| 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: | Fair |
| Quantity: | Not quite sufficient during dry season |
| Injury Possible: | Not Liable |
| Purity Precaution: | Tanks are cleaned in Spring & Fall |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 tanks, 750 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Iron; placed in cellar |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | Malarial |
| Prevalency: | Spring & Fall |
| Local Causes: | Swamps in surrounding country. |
| Recommended Improvements: |