Report for Molokai Light & Fog Signal Station (Hawaii) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 19th |
| Inspector: | E. Schmitt, F. G. Palmer, Fred W.S. Blanchard |
| Location: | On Kalawalo, on N'ly part of peninsula of Makanalua, making off to N'd from N'ly shore of island of Molokai. |
| Date of Report: | 09/16/1910 |
| Latitude: | 21° 12' 20" |
| Longitude: | 156° 58' 25" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public Land |
| Date of Reservation: | 10/29/1908 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 21.6 acres more or less |
| Area Inclosed: | All enclosed |
| Character of Soil: | Lava rock, loose |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 2600' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | All inclosed |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Wagon road 2 miles |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Outer Island Steam Navigation Company's steamers to Kalaupapa; thence by road to Light Station. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 2 miles, steam boat landing |
| Distance to Post Office: | About 1 1/3 miles |
| Distance to Village: | About 1 1/3 miles to Kalaupapa Leper Settlement |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | No public conveyance available for use btwn landing & town. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Only private conveyance available is owned by Keeper & kept at light station. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Reinforced concrete tower. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | September 2, 1910 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Octagonal |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 133' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | About 213' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | High mountains |
| Color of Tower: | Gray |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural cement gray |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast landfall light, general navigating purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Concrete, reinforced |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 3' 6" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1' 2" |
| Diameter at Base: | 11' 8" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 11' 8" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Concrete gas pipe railing |
| Number of Landings: | 5 to level of watchroom floor. |
| Size of Glass: | 13" x 21 5/8" & 6 3/8" x 10 11/16"; 1 & 4 respectively in each window. |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 9; 1' 4.5" wide x 4' 0.5" high |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Concrete slab on steel rail grillage, on top of levelled surface of ground |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Basaltic rock, rocky |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Algeroba trees &, with irrigation, grass & shrubbery. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1 order lantern, 2nd order bivalve lens |
| Shape of Lantern: | Black, cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 12' 5 5/16" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 11' 9 1/8" |
| Number of Sides: | Circular |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 8 7/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 - 2 plates square or diag., 1 triangular |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 10 around circumference |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | Square: 2' 8 51/64" x 2' 8 51/64"; Triangular: 3' 10 3/8" base x 23 3/16" rise. |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None. Total number of panes in lantern = 64 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Glazed all around |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron body. Bronze glass sashes & door. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Conical, cast iron, with cast iron ventilator moulding, roof railing of wrought iron. Interior of lantern lined with zinc. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Finished ball with platinum point. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None installed |
| Balustrade: | Double line gas pipe railing. Outside gallery of reinforced concrete. |
| Lantern Doors: | Of bronze, finished at surfaces of contact with sill, glan sashes, glan stops & lintel, planed rabbets recessed. Hinged, locked with 2 steel rods. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Rolled iron plates supported by 6" I beams. |
| Watchroom Doors: | None arranged. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 11' 3 3/8" cylindrical surface 12" high. |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In "Frieze" of tower cornice & in lower part of lantern. Cast iron body. Brass valve. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | On outside, 3/8" x 2" steel stringers with double iron rounds. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | "Spring curtains" supported by 16 hangers fitted to suit ends of rollers, secured with 3 1/4" round head screws to wall, steel lining. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Clock, service table, stool, tool board, cleaning box & clock apparatus. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 3 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Chance Bros & Co. Ltd. Near Birmingham, England |
| Year Made: | 1907 (date on drawing) |
| Marks and Number: | Made in accordance with makers drawings No. A 25896 2nd & No. E 26151 C 1. Diameter of each of the 2 circular faces of single flash bivalve lens 9" 6" |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd order Mercury float pedestal |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white |
| Time of Revolution: | 40 sec |
| Flash Interval: | Every 20 sec |
| Duration of Flash: | 2 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | In each circular face - 1 circular panel in center of each face, 10 full, 2 partial sectional panels. |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 circular faces |
| Arc of Each: | Called 180 degrees. Act. subtended angle much less |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | In circular panel, 1 lens & 6 circular prisms. |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 18, full around central panel of lens |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 7, partial around central panel of lens |
| 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: | Adjustable mercury float. Pedestal of cast iron. |
| Service Table: | Plain wood table approx. 20" x 28" |
| Draft Tube Description: | Sheet iron, 4" dia. slips inside & fastens with lugs on sides. Beside tube there is a tin cone & hood within roof. Tin cone has 6" dia. aperature at apex, below hood. |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clock with driving weight regulated by "Slights" governor. Actuated by central spring. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float. |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 32' 8" |
| Clock Weight: | 272 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 3 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | By "Slights" governor actuated by central spring & adjusted by a screw. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 5 wicks, 1st order pressure lamp. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
| Number of Spare Burners: | One |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Steel wire rope |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Passes over a banel that drives machine. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 5 wicks |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 4 3/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 0.10 miles from tower, no fittings |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 8' x 7' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete, reinforced roof. |
| Oil House Capacity: | Approx. 128 cases. 2 5-gal cans in case or 256 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | 1 combination storeroom & shop outside of tower fitted with work bench shelves & glass racks for spare lantern glass. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited for purpose |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | No fog signal |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | |
| Duplication: | |
| 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: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 1/10 mile W of tower |
| Coloring: | Painted light gray in color & trimmed with roofs painted medium red. |
| Construction Materials: | NW pine wood single board thickness of walls, all of which was 1st used for tower concreting forms. |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 not including bathroom & pantry |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 Keeper |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Shed & toilet 30' in rear of each dwelling. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Same as dwellings. Light gray paint & red roofs |
| Paths and Walks: | None |
| Area Inclosed: | Dwellings are not separately inclosed but are inside of the 21 acre L-H plot. |
| Area of Garden: | Approx. 100 sq. yds in a depression near tower |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | About 1/2 site could be made productive by irrigation, but prevailing strong winds damage & destroy crops unless protected by wind shields. |
| Area Cultivated: | None other than 100 sq. yds for garden. |
| Character of Surroundings: | General character of surrounding country is red loam covered with loose rock. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | By 1 1/4" pipe line from settlement water main. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Yes, for ordinary purposes. |
| Injury Possible: | Yes, main leading to settlement can be damaged by storm. Large concrete tank provides a reserve in case of break in pipeline. |
| Purity Precaution: | Rain water is not used. |
| Tank Capacity: | 12,000 gal; 100' SW of tower |
| Tank Material: | Reinforced concrete |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Natural healthfulness is good, but whole peninsula, except lighthouse reservation is used as Gov't leper settlement |
| Diseases: | Leprosy |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing about 2 miles SW of lighthouse. No wharf or boathouse, & everything has to be unloaded into small boats & transferred to landing. A good dirt wagon road leads from landing to lighthouse site. |
| Distance and Direction: | About 2 miles SW. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Lantern window plates bent to radius of 6' 2.646" along 1 diagonal, the other diagonal of which is an element. |