Report for Barbers Point Light Station (Hawaii) - 1912
| General |
| District: | 19th |
| Inspector: | F. A. Edgecomb, Foreman |
| Location: | Southwesterly shore of the Island of Oahu, Ter. of Hawaii |
| Date of Report: | 09/20/1912 |
| Latitude: | 21° 17' 58" N |
| Longitude: | 158° 06' 32" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | By condemnation |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 02/10/1912 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 5 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 25' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Galvanized iron |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By train, Oahu Railway Land Co to G21, thence by trail 3 miles to station |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Erva Mill distant 6 miles. |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Masonry walls (coral) capped by reinforced concrete walls. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | Taken over by United States gov't from Dept. of Public Works, January 31, 1904 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Rebuilt Sept. 1, 1912 |
| 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: | 42.5' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Immediate background algaraba grove, distant background, mountains. |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewashed |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, for general & local navigation |
| Building Materials: | Coral masonry & reinforced concrete ladders. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron spiral stairway, wrought iron spiral ladders. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" & 12" x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5 windows. Sash 13.5" x 15.5" & 15.5" x 18 5/8" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 2' 8" x 6' 6" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th order (not standard) |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 5' 11" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 27 1/4" x 36 1/8" - Radius = 2' 11 9/16" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Glazed 360 degrees |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron sill & sash bars - glass stops of bronze |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | None |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Floor concrete. Railing 2 complete rails of 1/2" x 2" bar iron carried on 8 posts. |
| Lantern Doors: | Double doors, wooden, fitted to wooden frame which is bolted to cast iron frame set in concrete. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Concrete |
| Watchroom Doors: | Open hatch |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 cast iron ventilators with brass screens in lantern wall |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None - not required |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Wire hooks supported inside bolt heads. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 4 windows. Spiral ladder close to wall leads to lantern hatch; 1 air tank & air pump; 1 oil tank & stand; 1 gal measure, 1 service box, & newel post |
| How is Relief Called: | Bell wires |
| Where is Call System Led: | Pair of bell wires lead from clock to base of tower (inside) thence to bedroom in Keeper's dwelling for a "stop" alarm. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Intensity in Candles: | 70,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne, Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | 410 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | Ctr of bullseye to mantel - 9 1/4"; reflector to mantel 8.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 5 sec |
| Flash Interval: | 1.1 & 3.7 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 0.1 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 2 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 flash |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 flash |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Steel ring 1" x 4" x 18" dia. 4 holding down bolts supporting 4 brass legs 20 9/16" long 1 5/8" dia. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | 8" dia. No damper tube. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 23' 12" dia. |
| Clock Weight: | 182 lbs - 45 lbs on drum of clock |
| Length of Winding Time: | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Drive During Rewind: | No, lens is kept in motion by hand |
| Machinery Protection: | By glass frame |
| Regulated: | By a 2-bladed fan governor revolving on vertical axis, regulated by altering pitch or angle of fan blade. |
| Lens Protection: | Cloth cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 34 mm IOV |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Std steel rope |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/8" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 90' |
| How Led: | Vertically into weight box |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4" dia. 4" long |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semi-circular |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 24 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 5/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 34 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Parabolic Mirror |
| Parabolic Opening: | 13 1/8" |
| Parabolic Mirror Depth: | 14 1/4" |
| Parabolic Focal Length: | 8.5" |
| Parabolic Material: | Silvered glass mirror |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 50' NW from tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 5' x 7' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Reinforced concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | 60 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 100' NE from tower |
| Coloring: | Body white, trimmings lead, roof brown. |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 sanitary closet |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, with lead color trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Boardwalks house to tower, closet & oil house. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy & coral rock |
| Stove, Maker: | Jewel |
| Stove, Size: | 21" x 26" |
| Sink, Maker: | None |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | Goulds #1 Hand outside on cistern top |
| Pump, Size: | 1" intake |
| Lamps: | 3 4th order, 1 table stand, 1 hand lamp |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water collected in concrete cistern & wooden tanks |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | No |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Tanks & cisterns covered, downspouts screened |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 tanks, 2700 & 1000 gal adj to dwelling; 1800 gal cistern adj to dwelling; 2700 gal cistern 200' W of dwelling |
| Tank Material: | Wood & concrete |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Gov't right of way from Station Gilbert #1, on Oahu Railway & Land to RR line to reservation distance 3 miles. Road in bad condition over rough coral rock. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |