Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-26
EXECUTION ROCK LIGHT.
How Mariners Are Guided Along the
sound to Hell Gate.

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Long Island sound, is Execution Rock
light Which lowers into the air from
the surrounding waste Of waters.
Here II has stood, If the tales of the
Hell Gate pilots are TO be believed,
nigh onto half a century, warning the
mariner ut night of the dangers of Elk.
ecutlon rock, and guAing him on his
true course owe the long stretch OF
waters. The rock on which the light.
house is erected derives its name, SO
The story runs, from the fact that dur.
ing the Revolution a vessel of which
the crew had mu.nied ran ashore
there through bad management of the
m~utiuecrs, when they were overcome
by their ughtful officers aud hanged
OH the rock.
The rocky inlet lies about four
miles below LarchmonL, and south.
east OF New Rochelle and Glen Isl
and. II is also about two miles
northeast Of Sands point on the Long
Island shore. The tower. which is
bull OF white stone, is circular in
form, and is forty-seven feet high. Ii
hasan iron top which is paintel black.
The ground llOor is used for the stor-
age OF the mineral oil used in feeding
the lamps and various odds and ends.
On the second floor is the double boil.
er, which supplies the fog horn with
hot air, and also the machinery for
forcing the air into the horn. The
horn is situated on the floor above,
and Is OF brass, the end projecting
about six feet beyond the building.
IL sounds blasts OF seven seconds du-
ration, with intervals OF forty-three
seconds. In case of an accident TO
the signal. the lighthouse is supplied
with an Anderson fog horn, which is
then sounded.
The light. is situated in the upper
story. The wall of this floor is form.
ed OF plates of glass OF about four feet
square. The light is white and fixed
and Is visible nj a dis Ince of thirteen
miles A large, bE IS circular lamp,
with u foot and ha.f glass chimney
about three inches in diameter, fur
nishes the necessary illumination.
The light is surrounded by a glass
globe "A foot in dii meter.
On the west sid adjoining the tow
er, IS two stoF" granite dwelling in
which the keeper, his family aud Us.
slstlnt reside The house is neatly
furnished. il is built ona foundation
of coucrele and rock. Tie cummuni-
catl5h with tho shore is 1y a whale
boat and 4 small rowboat. Tho kcnp-
ers Lake turis In WATCHING, each be.
ing ON duty alternate Oats from ! n
m. tai Q. H., a period vi twenty four
houRs.
a smal library has been furnished
by tn lighthouse department Dur
ing the summer months there are
mauy visitors, but during the winter
the only persons seen are the Hell
Gate pilots, who make this their
boarding station. Supplies arc OBJ
tanned from this city and the light
house tug. The keepers residence.
according to the date under the caves,
was built IN 1867 Previous 10 that
time the second and third floors Of
the tower we're used as a dwelling,
but this place being needed for the
fog horn. the house was erected.
About a quarter of q century ago ii
was necessary 20 enter the station by
craw ing through a EiId1" "a The
cas- side. ap 10 yh..n the TOW oats
were hUistCd
The ucIrpS, ngatto EAcc'f'.. rock is
at The cEis9iJe e4it uiG.aC- a...lt J.. l.
This Is a ussAirg white ilgIl. visible
ihlrLe-N miles Ia Interval between
It's RaSIlls IS thirty seconds, The tow.
er, which is lorty-sIX feel high, IL
built VI white stone aud li tle CA.
trance 10 Cow bay. Adjoining tie
house is u dwelling OF free Stone ocgJ-
pied vs. the keeper \ short distance
up the beach on the bay Is neSanGs
Point pavilion. aud hack # this, on
the high ground, it the Sands Point
hotel On the edge Of the salt meadow
is the old Sands house. il Un,a place
Of some importance during the l.eyo-
luton IN the secret service Of passing
money and news from Long Island 10
the American army on the mainland
The place rendered another impor.
tant service, more closely related 10
the present day. Capt John Sands
bought The estate Ia 1905. bat hc con
tinued to follow the saa and ran a
trading schooner between Sew York
and Virginia On one ol these trips
he brought home Il quantity oil young
locus, irges and planted Jiigm along
This sl0p They grew 80 w.Il. aud
Tire lgIJ.r was recogu.l.l egsJ y4lu-
able. Cast other people .Joa planted
them from lus stock. Thus long Ll-
and hru England dcFivultl uir supply
OF L.u UaOI l.OW sands pglll
AWuua Use other lights ~ ls sgan
on tAg Nay from tbs CITY 10 Newport
by ba.t agC BiacGwOilis ibu nd. North
Brotl,er,. E&ton's, Bridgeport Old
Fields Hortoa Point CAn!lA Say.
brick, Plum Island, TalhUeys Bland,
Gull, Nov haven. Nyw London, Race
Rock, Long Beech, Point judith,
Beaver Tai, Bartletts L.f, Little
Cub, Gardeners ISlind, Dutch Island,
Po.aif ,lhoipL Prudence. Warwick
Newport Head, North Dumping,
Monlauk, Stonington, Watch ILL
and Block Island, north aud south
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