Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07

larger part of navigation in San Francis
CO bay Besides taking care of the Ian
tern, Mrs. Nichols looks after fog sig
nal. or bell which is struck double
blow by machinery. During two heavy
fogs in July, 1906 she spent twenty
hours and thirty-fiye minutes one day,
beginning at $50 am, striking the bell
by hand, and the second day after that
she stood all night hitting the bell with
nail hammer Both times she had
neither food nor rest.
On the morning of March IS, 1881, Com
mander Charles j. McDougal. L. S. NJ,
in charge of the lighthouse district en-
bracng the State of California, left the
lighthouse tender Manzanita, then an
chored off the light station at Cape Men
docino, in a surfboat with eight members
of his crew for the purpose of inspecting
the station and paying off the keepers.
A breaker struck the boat and overturn-
ed It. Commander McDougal tried TO
swim ashore, but when within sixty rect
Of the beach he sank and drowned. His
widow. Mrs. Kate G. Mcuougal, was
Mare Is and light station, Cal, succeed
ing Mrs. Watson, widow of Com
modore Watson. She had been light keep
er for many years -drs. McDOusal mas
sisting of a bell struck by machinery
every ten seconds. She is still on duty
and receives $500 per annum.
Mrs. Caroline Morse. the Keeper of the
Santa Barbara. Cal, light station, took
the place of her mother, Mrs. Julia f.
Williams, who was keeper for forty
years.
Records of Other Keepers.
Mrs Maria Younghaus. keeper of the
light station at Biloxi, Miss, was APP
pointed to succeed her husband Novem-
Der ~, 1867. She earns $500 per annum.
Mrs Eliza MacCashin, in March, 1881,
was appointed assistant keeper TO her
husband, who was the keeper Of the Pas
sale and Elbow Beacon lights in New
jersey. She was given $500 per annum
in place of u male assistant keeper who
received 500. She was promoted to keep
er November /, 1903. She now gets $500
a year. Mrs. Georgia S. Brumfield. the
keeper of the Turkey Point light sta
ton. Md, was appointed to succeed
ner mother prior to the date the
keepers were taken into civil serv-
ice She earns $500 per annum. -ars.
Mary f. Bethel succeeded her husband
as keeper of the Key West light station
and Key West Main Ship Channel lights
in Florida. and has served more than
twenty years. Her son Is assistant keep
err. She receives $40 per annum. Mrs.
Daniel Williams is the keeper of the light
station at. Little Traverse. Mich, and
dates her appointment from 1877. her
annual pay is 500. Mrs. Flora Mcneil
receives SAG a month as keeper of Bridge
port Breakwater light. Conn, TO which
she was appointed February ID. 1903, sue
ceeding her husband. Mrs. Emma d.
Tabberah receives S42.J0 per month as
keeper Of the Cumberland Head light sta
tion y. Y. Her appointment to succeed
her husband in 1904 was made by eNecu-
tive order. Mrs. Kate Walker succeeded
her husband as keeper of the Robbins
Reef light station. y. ", and her son Is
assistant keeper. She is paid 50.
month. Mrs. Minnie l.. COteron was APP
pointed under civil service rules May 81,
of Bayou st. Johns light station, La,
at an annual salary of $500. Mrs. Caro-
line Riddle keeps the New Canal light
station in Louisiana. She was appointed
prior TO the civil service classification of
lighthouse keepers, which occurred in
1896. Her pay is 5000 The keeper of the
Port Pontchartrain station in louisiana
is Mrs. Margaret Norvell. and her APP
pointment also antedates the civil service
extension. In the same class OF ap-
pointees Is Mrs. Anna NJ. Read, the keep
or OF the West Rigoletts light station IN
Louisiana. She succeeded her husband.
who served from 1867 TO 1897. Her pay
is $3.50 per anhum.
Mrs. Emily A. Fish has kept the light
house at Point Pinos. on the southeriy
side OF the entrance of Monterey bay,
Cal. for eighteen years at an annual sal
ary of $500. The light is one OF the
show stations on the acile coast and Is
visited by large numbers OF tourists from
; Monterey.