Report for Point Au Fer Reef (Louisiana) - 1916
| General |
| District: | 8th |
| Inspector: | Superintendent |
| Location: | On Eugene Island, Point Au Fer Reef, LA., W side of Atchafalaya Channel |
| Date of Report: | 11/24/1916 |
| Latitude: | 29° 22' 30" |
| Longitude: | 91° 23' 02" |
| Premises |
| Site: | War Dept. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | 12/02/1914 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 95' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Wharf |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat, Morgan City, 24 miles. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | White, square tower on wooden dwelling, on creosoted iron case piles. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 5/10/1916 |
| 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: | 54' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Keepers quarters in house under tower. |
| Object of Navigation: | |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| 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: | |
| Size of Glass: | |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - 2 sash 6 panes each. |
| Number of Doors: | 10 - (3 - 3' x 7' x 1 3/4"; 1 - 2' 8" x 7' x 1 3/8"; 5 - 2' 6" x 7' x 1 3/8"; 1 - 27" x 7' x 1 3/4") |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 37" |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | One |
| Size of Plates: | 27" x 37" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 in parapet to gallery |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 in parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None necessary |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Open hatchway from below, iron ladder to lantern, 2 windows, 2 sash, 6 panes each. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2900 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier-Fenestre Cie, Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 1' 7 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 fixed |
| 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: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Draft tube, sheet iron 3" dia., No damper tube. |
| 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: | Linen |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | I.O.V. 35 mm |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | 2900 |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 -35 mm mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm. |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Carbide house also used for oil |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 10' x 12' x 7' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood, lead lined |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Gamewell Bell #3 |
| Time to Start: | About 1 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | About 3 hours |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 1 stroke every 20 sec. |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | SE corner of dwelling & connected with it. Channel on E side |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | From verandas on E & S side of dwelling. Located on verandas & connected with house. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Room approx. 6' x 6' with 1 window of 1 sash 2' 4" x 2' 8". 4 lts. - 2 - 2' 6" x 7' doors. Built as a part of the house. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 2,000 lbs |
| Metal: | Composition |
| Diameter: | |
| Height: | |
| Time: | 3 hrs. |
| Manufacturer: | Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co., NY |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Below tower |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Oil stove |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Water closet, carbide house (also used for oil) |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | About 300' of 6' walk, from lighthouse to boathouse, carbide house & wharf. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Cleveland Foundry Co., Cleveland, OH |
| Stove, Size: | No. 3 Perfection Oil Wick Cook Stove |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 30" enam. iron. |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | No. 2 pitcher pump. |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 1500 gals each on veranda of dwelling. |
| Tank Material: | 2 cypress cisterns |
| 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: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Tee wharf, 31' x 11' - Boathouse 42' x 19' on piles. Walks 6' 8" wide. |
| Distance and Direction: | About 100' S. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 32 |
| Type: | Dory-launch |
| Length: | 6' 10" |
| Width: | 25' |
| When Built: | 1907 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | May, 1916 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Palmer |
| Horsepower: | 5 |
| Engine Maker: | Palmer Bros., Cos Cob, CT. |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | |
| Battery: | Dry batteries, 6 |
| Propeller Diameter: | 15" |
| Propeller Pitch: | 8" |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Boathouse |