New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-13
A VISIT TO A LIGHTHOUSE.
WHAT MAY BE SEEN AT PoN QUoGUE, L. l.
A ZINE VIEW FIR NJ AHEIGHT or $50 TFrT-sHIN-
NEcocK BAY AND soME or us ATTRACTIVE

FTATCREs.
IFrou AZ OCCASIONAL coHRrsroVprNr or TIN rnIn' N1i
Pos QUoGUE. Long Island Aug ID never
KEN SO nigh a-freczin' to DEATH said an ancient
Long Islander. as the fust winter | spout up i'll
that ere hrht"-polntnc TO the lofty Quogue hgnt-
house. which from It's height of $50 feet oycrlo'kS
the Shinuccocb Pay from end 10 end. and commands
a fine view of 3 wide stretch of territory IH"V
WAS more N twenty years ago. / was one lH' n'''
keepers. The lighthouse was new then' Il" W.
want able to make the stove mp there draw. w
didn't understand the drafts or else suthn else was
the matter At any rate moren half the time 'nr
wind bowcd down the stove pipe, mstid % up anu
blowcd the fire out I'm no time. use 10 VAIN
around as well ~ | could. for there want mucn
room vou know you had To go round am rouh"' III"
that was kinder disagrrcable-aud I'd swing lhS
arms an clap my hands rs hard a~ could. never
was So cold IN my life They have things better.
though now an there amt NO trouble in keeph
warm ] guess even ON the coolest winter nights
Why when ] was there had to give mp a''r
two years % TELLER mp n the light might have o''n
taken dreadful SICK am there was NO way 'i ''"
/ muuIcatlu' with those down az th" bottom 'N''P'
by a-gou' down: am that WIS pretty long l'"
nr, let mp tell You But now tIey have Del '""
a spcakiu tube and cvcrythn handy. Hs qu''
job to get thc coal mp there for tho ire every "'
| 70 man goes mp he carrics a PAL iulL I'aS'N''''
IA II al f N
they do the same now | don't rn mp often now
I'm, ,,,tt,,, t,o lint know tie men ln charge
and tb., don't n,,,r lnyc to ifo up with me though
A.. AMIN the rules for om o. lett YOU ~ mp without
one of the 'tcudant. goes with YOU
The Quoguc lighthouse stand, ou a ronnsn"
iuttmg ont INFO Sbnlrcock Bay, and Is about
milo ,s 10, bird llc.I from the ocean which o. srpa
rated from tine bay hy that narrow strip oi SAND
which extends with few breaks along nearly 'o'
,vhol. .,uth,rp .h.,re of Ionr island. comprising
,.,r,,. island Ro,L,o,y Hr,rh Long Beach. Jones'
R,,,h Oal Island and ,,rcat south rc,oh. East of
op,,,,, y.l,r, Crc.t south Be- e. ends. th, sand
.,r,n ma. .,. l,r IA know. mo- di.t.rc two name.
H. 'r,,,.f ei,,r,,,,L l,v IL ID brtvcrn one. fourth
=" I'D ., 49,. mr. t1, I.lt,,u.,
'"' ono ''S"'" wi . u''" ,' ""',' r.,,...
is oft brick. with tts toru 1uous llld ou Sl'' Some
.,t,. l,.t h,,,y tLr stftir, and extends mp 900 the
' 80. .r. t,.l ,,,ll. ,re
'' u" ''' "''-'' w -
eight feet thick 400 the ground. hut OF r"ti7r arc
u,nrh unrroVrr at The tom The diameter of tIc
''"'" ""' ,....,, ,r,,.,.l
structure ai the base is about lhIN I''I I"' '"
the light YOU must climb circular iron stairway
NIL. ,r,,,i. r,,,,l anal r,uul nm if,u column
t.t .l f....... Mt. ,VI.r. ,..
upon tine top oI WIN" ."' '""'''" ''''
landings, Windows and seats al intervals ana
widening view greet the vision AT each -Ucccctn-
poIut of outlook After slowly creeping mp 1876 IRON
P''"' f. l ,,.,,,,,,o,,.os ,-o,
Steps 'he '9s's''n' N''r''' NV -
unloCkS door, and Won enter am open cL'norI'
from, which a. .+ae, yy,odcu stairway leads Won to
- l.i H. .,., ,, l,.,. .-,,.,,l. lis ti,o,.
Jhe room III NI"DH '"' 'i''i '' "''' ~ ' ' |
when not actually engaged lh keeping l-' Ii-"' j"
order Thi, il plaulv furnished. There % table,
.I,.r mr. +,, n few hook. and 81 clock of course
Ol"i u '"', ' - -. &C.,.
IN coid weather S'o'e l' N'l' ia pi'''s 'o-''
operation
Another digit Of stairs leads from this apartment
49, -, -t...t ,.,, ,,.i,1 f,.1 Jim d.,li.rfit.
10 the 4dut''"' VIM" 9'" '''' '-' '' - 80
hidden by muslin covering Wh!Ie from Cue
,yiuIoyy. ON the suuward side the light II shut ont
4.r..
ol He"FS o'""" 'i''-'''' t.r
lantern toward iHe ocean 'A'!r '' d 7'l'cs vi 'i"
I;L+ ,, t1, -l,.3 t,i4+,r retec+or ON lin. on
IS r- l... g.; ~, ,f,.J +t+ r.
po'Ite '''r. lac I'l''-t'l ~ D" I-''
focuses the light four miles out ar sea maj I-
while the light f- visible twenty mics M sea, III II
strongest and most powerful four mules from ne
shore. he Quogue Hgnt rs a a''3u5 IiEl,' WIN,
that NJ Fire Island a ot the reNoi ing SORT ana
that at Montauk Point Us "a uash Hght "csc iuIee
lofty hcacous guard the southern coast OF Long
Island like so many unwearying aentinels. and by
their vigls warn the mariner OF hls "ppIo'e" u"
land and tell him what lana he ls near
The lamp IT, 800 elaborate af air and rs kept as uclt
and clean as polished BRASS can u' maui 4c.. "''
four circular conc'E'Il' W ,le 1 80 ''
pic-"Alh are reg VIZ, ".. t .-. a. s. 49,. ~
mead. me on u''N n ."'' "' ia. ia. - I O. piLf'
! Wa, told kerosene Us 10 ov lL'Io'.''rt;, l'u''
al no very lar qlsI dilI cav 'l'C, ''' " '.l
oil IN All our lighthouses nc '' d, t'--.l I'd.
INTO the reservoir hr tle Keeper on u"I5, WI" must
bc over on the wdich that ihr I-eIN" IS SUPP 4l'"
and that On" light dnr- hnt grow pIlu-
Everything about tAr lantern Us a. o''iH. aa 1oI
stant care and polishing can make H. Nisitofs are
cautioned not To put th" fingers on the lenses otl
before you 20 y0u must look through tirh "l your
frcrd on the other side whose features you VIII
lind To Ice horribly distorted
From the room underneath the lantern you pass
through double doors, one opening INV 81" aug pm"
other outward, 10 PLATFORM piotr'tel "t " I"'-'
which runs around tie structure, ana rom "mcA
short stair way extends mp io 3'tnri 'lliI"i Si.'
or platform ol a level win the lantern. I'D" az
vcutuTous pass around both, but Only those Win
strong nerves. peer over the RAJ. ana Io'h Down
LII face
climb. at of >hlnuecock Bay, from Quoeu" ou tIc
west tO southampton ou the cast. can be- seen al d
glance with tine blue ocean rolling beyond the mar
row line of saud-Iuur- pn which the brown houses
Of The Lies Saving Corps stand AT regular intervals.