Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-23
NANTUCKET SHOALS LIGHT YES
Sell STATION.
o washington. d. G., Dec. 90.

o Washington. ID. c., Dec. 20.
Notice is hereby given that Relief
Light Vessel No. IS having broken
adrift from this station. about ii miles
SW by w. from Asia Rip, Phelps
Bank, Nantucket shoals, on December
20. 1900, or as soon thereafter as prac-
tcable, the station will be marked
temporarily by Relief Light Vessel
No. O.
Relief Light Vessel No. will show
fixed white reflector light at the head
OF each of her two masts. and during
thick or foggy weather will sound IL
bell or horn instead of 12-inch steam
whistle.
Relief Light Vessel NO. has n red
hull, having Relief" In large white
letters on each side, and mo. o." also
in white. on each quarter, two masts,
schooner rugged, no bowsprit and
red circular hoop-iron cage work day
mark at each masthead.
Notice is also given that. on or about
December %, 1900, Light Vessel No &c
will he replaced on the station. without
change in characteristics OF lights, fog
signal, or general appearance. and Re
lief Light Vessel No. . will then be
Withdrawn.
a.. III. l.. notice to mariners No. 151
of 1900, and bulletin No. ia, par. ~
This notice affects the Lists of
Lights and Fog Signals. Atlantic and
and the List of Beacons and Buoys,
Second Lighthouse District, 1900, page
81
BY order of the Lighthouse Board:
FRANCIS j. HIGGINSON,
Rear Admiral, u. S. NJ, Chairman.
December Goth. 1900
Notice is hereby given of the follow
Ing changes in the buoyagc of the Fifth
Lightho district:
Chesapeake Bay, Main Ship Channel
New Point Comfort Middle Ground
buoy No. Z, n black second-class can
had spar marking buoy placed for the
winter season on December o,.l. New
Point Comfort shoal buoy No. Q, q
black second-class can. and Wolf Trap
shoal buoy No. -. a black second class
can. were changed to spar buoys for
the winter season on December Sth.
Rappahannock Spit buoy No II,
black first-class can, spar marking
buoy, was placed for the winter season
on December 9Th.
Chesapeake Bay. Fort McHenry
Channel.-Fort McHenry Channel buoy
No. 81 a red second class nun, was
reported in a sinking condition on De-
cember 18th. and n new buoy was put
down on December 18th.
CherryStonc Inlet. Neutrality-suspicious.
Inlet Flats Is. end) buoy. No. /, n
black second class can. was reported
In sinking condition on December
Sd, 1900. and new buoy was put down
on December l3th.
Channel Through Tangier Sound
(Southcrn Entrance). = Great Fox
Island shoal buoy No. ,, a red second
class nun, and James Island shoal
buoy No. 4, a red second-class nun,
We're changed to spar buoys for the
winter season on December eth.
Hooper Strait. Md.-Bloodsworth
Island flats (NW.) buoy No. 9 a red
second-class nun, was changed to a
spar for the winter season on Decem-
Der 9Th.
James River va.-Naseway shoal
(upper) buoy No. 3. a black frst-class
can, was changed to a spar buoy for
the winter season on December ION.
Glover Bluff shoal No. I, n black first
class can. was changed to n spar buov
for the winter season on December
18th. Hardin Bluff shoal buoy Mo q
a black first-class can, and Hog Island
Point shoal buoy No. II, black first
class can, We're changed to spar buovs
for the winter season on Decemher
10th. Lower Point shcal buoy No. a a
red first class nun; Swan Point shoai
buoy No. %, black first class can: