New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-29


for 10 the lantern ggbt room they kept In
tie mscbine-shop. They break from thirty - htEy
CHIMNEY and ourn about sixty yards OF wick per an
mum. Never trim during die might, except wnen bad
oil is used Watch takes charge from igating u1th
twelve O'clock and from twelve 20 putting ont 10 toe
morning Clean up early in the morning. Pr.~Sisai
kestr does not keep patcA goes 10 bed atSP NJ As
sitsDts coll the relefwach by lesys. the lights NO
instructions framed ano hung ~ to guide keep and
assistants copy Of translated Instructions for keeping
lens light found after search for IL No meteorO-
logical other journal kept No for replacing
broken glass at plight; three spare panss OF glass on
hand. When repairs are required WRITES 70 the agent
Of the Collector have them made II would take half
an hour 10 replace lamp none kept In the t)ver,
ready filled for use. Lights never have been out.
Finds no difficulty In managing the lens light No in-
srucobs given except the book rei rTed o. aud short
printed lett T. directing when ~ hgnE up add when to
put out, &c. Does not light up sunset bee the
person sent to inspect the lights told him not u do
Putt out lte alter day isbt Dwelling leaks stable
and shop out of order. Lantern Of revolving AIT con
tracted Internal arrangement Of the towers very bad
Keeper civil, snd apparently anxious 10 gain inprma
tCn about his duties. DE bad DO means OF acquiring H.
formation. His predecessor remained only one night
after being relieved the assistants remained some
time, and were finally dismissed BY the keeper himself.
The chimneys to the lamps are not properly hs'ed
The ventilation holes ftied with doors. and Ia such
manner to fulfil the requirements Of the service
The door OF the ghtroOm requi es 70 be KEPT open IN
the winter to prevent the smoke from the stove from
filling the lantern. No proper means for warming tue
OIL and aaTum to the lamp, TO give notice oil any de-
rangement 20 the valves. No syse Of supplies. I'M
proper articles turuthed; means 70 guard against
imposition Articles except wicks Ere nch) gen.
orally bad When oil Is bad, tries another tank and
continues until the best Of the lot Is found The best
received Of winter oil makes the best light shown BY
/ the wick, which did not char HJwland leaves jus
what be peases for which the keeper has 10 receipt
and he refuses whatever he does not think proper To
leave Lighiboat distsntsx 10 miles, and cannot
he from the top Of the lighthouse very frequently
These two lighthouses proved Themselves vastly sUpe
ror 10 the Sandy Hook Hight at equal and at greater
distances 1t would be difficult 70 institute anything
like just comparison OF Jhen they we're seen from
sea on the night OF the day they were ytied Three
/ keepers would be ample for these two lights. Place
| them In three watches let one he on watch at time
and If anything should ccur have one OF the others
called for the OCCASION and continue uoti the difficulty
is over. There is great inconsistency in having five
keepers At Navetnk, while there Is only one AZ Sandy
Hook Three keepers at Navcsink, under proper To-
structions and inspections, would keep the lights int
nitely better than they at present kept.
Sandy Hook Light HOuse.-David J. Patterson, prin
cpa sno only keeper hires assistant out ii his own
pay no vocation at present Ihs keeper mas charge
OF the two beacOns ia addition 10 the lighthouse-i2
lamps and rchectors in all u twentyone inch refec-
tors in the main tower old lamps and li-inch
Electors tower, built in 1862 of ruobe stone, Ia
msTkable preservation; does not Leaks not da mp
mortar s good; very small annual repairs required
this to Inspected by Mr. COggeshall and the
master of the buoy'boat Repairs made on dwelling
house Lis spring aud just finished painting Ia every
part, ceilings, hoors walls, &c. in the tower from
lower floor to toe lantern, machinery dome OF lantern
Paint put on apparently in great hurry, and Ia
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and to oil tanks when required by Captain How
land OF the oil vessel. One amp and burner left by
Captain Howlsnd Lamps and burners placed IN t1e
lanterns In sl2 several of the rehectors little out OF
adjustment scratched In cleaning; not very bright;
fountains Of the lamps dirty and Of an old pattern
burners bad and not clean; chimney holders not
well f-ted-too loosely which defect many chi nneys
broken put relectOrs IN ad ustment when
out Lantern from astragas large and not dag nal
French plate glass, about "A inches square, gaztd and
pinned; Interior of dome of lantern painted but dirty
and IA 10 baN ka
ventiators bad and permanently closed; Keeps the
beck door TO the lantern open al the time the lights are
burning 10 assist the ventilation. Tower whtewashed
inside this spring outside has not been whitewashed for
two years dwelling in good cOndiuOn-nO leaks veil
ing cean-paint dsubed over the dirt OIL delivered
by Captain Rowland, May 20, summer oil i5i gallons;
winter oil 90 gallons West beacon, oil l52
gallons winter oil ~ gallons East beacon summer oil
ls2 gallons winter oil ~ gallons Total forhe % lamps
ard house liza gallons ON hand for all 20 gallons
Keeper took charge July ], 1850 Last year oil bad
winter oil cut with knife obliged to il best way he
could supplies delivered year by Cap ain Ho "
land when bad supplies are len, obliged 70 use them
but requires more pains TO keep the lights. Captain
Howlond leaves what be peases aud decides the guam
ty and quality of the arcles keeper objected to the
tubeelssses, and be gave ten more Depends on the
weather to the kind of oil 70 use discretion used In
lighting does not light at sunset, and extnguishes at
daylight Has printed to tight up at ss&ss;
of them 10 Captain Rowland; burners of tin Keeper
has not been charge year. and cannot tel the mount
OF supplies consumed; lamps neup trimmed during he
Bguiing keeper absent when he pie sesbusiness calls
him once In quarter leaves the man he emplly him
self In charge of the light does not ask permission 10
be absent makes written report once In three months
no tmepiece all ,wed no Thermometer or barometer
no spy glass Floating light 6t miles distant; Is seldom
al night from the top Of the tower makes out the
llcht of the lghtvessel with difficulty by the aid OF
glass; six extra lamps kept on hand Captain ii wland
orders all repairs on lamps &C. without consulting the
keeper; keeper has no other printet or written IN.
suctons keeps no journal OF expenditures OF oil and
! otbpr AZ
sTucuon training preparatory TO taking charge OIL the
light Predecessor gave no Instructions about hghung
No means are provided for rendering assistance 10 per
sons in distress There old boat at the station be-
longing 10 the Government but OF no use at present
No orders report lights that out at night nor 10
examine If all within range lighted. No storerooms
/ In the tower for supplies dirty hole for supplies,
without shelves other means provided for keeping
them Lantern has curtains Steps 10 tower painted
-daubed on Floors of house painted, instead OF be
inc secured with sand.
| Bsasons-stone foundations; wooden structures,
clap boarded recently painted white outside INSIDE
unfinished rooms not in good ordr-dity STAIRS
dirty lantern dto-gass small size seven lamps In
each beacon, with l4.nch rehectors-old taken IRON
main tower when il was renovated. Lamps trimmed
better than those in the light house holes for ven'la
| ton closed permanently with putty only means OIL
| ventilation by opening the door leading down the
tower closed the ventlstors 10 keep the birds out
| Oil kept in Hight house, ON fret floor. Tanks only
marked with chalk want of nentness everywhere MI
Co,pesba stated that the Sandy Ho tower Is less ex
pensve for repairs than any one Of the small towers Id
the district. id.
Buoys-Thc buoys In York Fay are without
pe,cbes and from the shape of the buoys and the po
stop Of the numbers it Is difficult to distinguish taem
too small should be nun instead of can, In most In
! stances. ., - n,
Gs,,Tal Remarks upon Lighis from Outside The Bar
Ibtvessel visible from upper oeck OF steamer Just
before Fast Beacon and Sandy Hook light In range III
visible lust after passing the range Sandy Hook hSh
and Nayesnk revolving light appeared to be OF nearly
eonsl intensity when one and quarter miles from East
B,acop (estiInated distance , the light At Sandy HOOK
orange color and the Eavesnk light phte Sandy HOOK
Ncht distant 2l. Navesink light distant SIS mes Li91t
az P,5neess Raw dipqy: 81 Fort Tompkins, good Rob
hinss Reef light pretty good evident that cue re-
volypc light AZ Navesink is more brilliant than the xed
light on the whole section traversed oy the steat1ei
- liz ~, nf the West Beacon. eth q the naked