Report for Hog Island (Virginia) - 1868

General
District: 5th
Inspector: J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH Dist.
Location: Eastern coast of Virginia
Date of Report: 06/27/1868
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Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
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Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: A small garden is enclosed w/ a rail fence.
Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
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Facilities for Public Conveyance:
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Means Used for Support of Lantern: Detached tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established:
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:
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:
Color of Tower:
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation:
Building Materials: Of brick; in good condition; has been whitewashed, but now stands in need of another coat.
General Description: Window frames of wood & in good condition. Glass is in tolerably good condition though some few of the lights were observed to be cracked.
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Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wood, oak; very clean & in good condition.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors:
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Ventilators
Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: 2 - but w/o hooks.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: No
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
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Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
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Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:
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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:
Service Table:
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: Lens of 4th order, Fountain lamp
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1, in good condition
Number of Spare Burners: 2, in good condition.
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description:
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): There is a storeroom provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept in a closet by themselves.
Suitability:
Dwelling
Location:
Coloring:
Construction Materials:
Number of Rooms:
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed: Small garden enclosed w/ rail fence.
Area of Garden: Keeper cultivates a small garden.
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated: Keeper cultivates a small garden.
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps: A regulation clock in good condition, kept in sitting room.
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Extensive repairs to wharf which forms the only landing, are very much needed at this station.
Boats
Boat Number: 0
Type:
Length: 7' 6"
Width: 18'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station:
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Perfect condition
Condition
Lantern: Good
Illuminating Apparatus: Good in all respects
Service Lamp: Good condition & clean in all its parts
Oil: Specimen examined & found to be clear & clean. It had been filtered.
Service Lamp Burner: Good condition & clean in all its parts.
Service Lamp Burner Level: Found to be level.
Plate Glass: Good condition & clean.
Lens Cover: Was on lens, clean, made of ticking & is kept in lantern room when not in use.
Lantern Curtains: None
Carillon or Alarm Bell: None
Rod Lamp: In good condition & prepared for use. Keeper knows how to use it.
Dwelling: Good
Stairway and Landing: Of oak, very clean & in good order - not painted.
Inside of Tower: Clean; but requires white-washing.
Glazing of Dwelling: Very good
Improvements Needed: A fence to enclose tower & dwelling would be an improvement. Ridgeboard to roof of dwelling is breaking away & wants repairing.
Outhouses: In good condition - 1 out bldg is a small smoke house, which appears to have been built a long time.
Boathouse: None
Grounds: Very good. Appear to receive all requisite attention.


Equipment Care
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens: No one is ever permitted to place hands or feet on lens on any pretense.
Lantern and Trap Doors: Yes
Watch or Trimming Room: No
Lucernes or Matches: There were some matches fourn in lantern room & the impropriety of their being there pointed out to Keeper.
Heater: There is a heater the use of which is understood by the Keeper.
Ventilation: Yes
Dome: Yes


Oil Room
Oil Room Condition: Good condition & clean, w/ no appearance of waste of oil
Oil Carriers: In good condition & placed in order for use.
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: 3
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts:
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil: 1 of 16 gallons
Number of Dripping Buckets: 3
Number of Oil Tanks: 3, holding 316 gallons.
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: Oil tanks were not fitted w/ air tight covers, but made according to the old fashion.
Oil Butt Covers: No gutters to the tanks.
Drip Bucket Placement: Yes
Oil Butt Platform: Placed upon a raised platform made of plank.
Empty Oil Butts:


Tool Chests and Presses
Cleaning Materials Put Away: Yes
Paints Separate: Yes
Tool Chest: No
Tool Condition: None
Tools Free from Rust: None
Closets Clean: Yes
Service Box In Good Order: Yes
Trimming Scissors Clean: Yes
Brushes and Floor Clothes: Yes
Lantern Condition: Good, & would seem to insure the maintenance of a good light.


Keeper and Assistants
Keeper Appearance: Neat & tidy
Keeper Interested in Duties: Yes
Keeper Capacity for Duties: Yes
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: Yes
Keeper Complaints: No
Keeper Family: Yes
Keeper Name: D. N. Bool
Keeper Age: Elderly
Keeper Present or Absent: Present
Number of Assistants: 1
Assistants Attend to Duty: Yes
Assistants Capability: Appears to be
Assistants Complaints: No
Assistants Family: Assistant is the wife of the keeper.
Assistant Keeper Names: Sallie Bool, present
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: Yes


Account and Regulations Books
Account Books
Daily Expenditures Posted: Yes
Quarterly Returns on Hand: Yes
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: Yes
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: Shipwreck book is currently kept.
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions
Rules and Regulations Copies: 1
Instructions and Directions Copies: 1
Placard Directions Copies: 1
Notice to Visitors Copies: 1
Summary of Duties: 1
Index of Instructions: 1
Guide for Mixed Paints: 1
Directions for Purifying Water: 1
Placards Easily Visible: Yes
Books Easily Accessible: Yes
Blank Books and Forms: