Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
ICE PUTS OUT GAS BUOYS.
Lighthouse Authorities Experience
ing Great Trouble.

The lighthouse authorities have made
several attempts to keep the gas buoys
at Persimmon point and OH Port Tobacco
flats. Potomac river, burning. but the
ice extinguishes them each time they
are lighted. Early in the month they
We're eXtinguished and shortly afterward
were relishted. Next day the ice came
along and put out the lights. Wednes-
day last they We're again lighted. but
were put out the same day, and a notice
issued by the lighthouse officials states
that these lights are Indispensable dur
ing the present ice conditions. The
drift ice also has carried away Ship Neck
beacon, in Coan river, Va, one of the
tributaries of the Potomac.
A notice to mariners just issued by the
inspector in charge of this lighthouse
district shows the trouble the authori-
ties are having in trying to maintain
lights this winter, and is as follows:
Chesapeake bay. Na.-Main channel to
Baltimore, buoys replaced January 70
2S:
Rappahannock spit buoy No. L. first
class can. reported missing January 81
was replaced by spar for the winter.
San Marcos wreck gas buoy, red, re-
ported adrift January n.
Tangier Island shoal lump gas buoy
No. It'll, reported adrift January FL.
Hampton roads, Va.-Newport News
middle ground thirty-foot channel gas
buoy No. 4. acetylene buoy relieved by
Pintsch gas buoy temporarily January
"a.
Elizabeth river. Va.-Craney Island flats
north end buoy No. 4, found adrift, was
replaced January "A; found missing. was
replaced January %.
Choptank river, Md.-Cambridge range
front light and Cambridge range rear
light were temporarily discontinued jan
uary IL. navigation being closed by ice;
will be relighted on the opening of nav
igation.
James river va.-Browns shoal buoy
No. %. a first-class can. was reported
adrift January -, and will be replaced as
soon as practicable
Nansemond river Na.-Nansemond riv
er entrance buoy PS. second-class can,
found out of position, was replaced jan
uary "A.
Rappahannock river, Na.-Tarpley point
shoal gas and bell buoy No. was re-
ported eXtinguished and dragged out oil
position January 26, and Will be re-
placed and relighted as soon as practical
BILE.
Rappahannock river, Na.-Ross rock
light; the structure supporting this light
was knocked down 10y the ice January
%, and will be rebuilt as soon as prac-
ticable.
Currituck sound. n. C.-North river
lighthouse; this light was reported not
burning January 10 to -, inclusive
Ocracoke inlet, Teachs hole channel,
n. C.-Ihe following DuoyS. IOunu MISS
ing, We're replaced January %: Point
of shoal buoy No. 3, a spar; point OF
shoal buoy No. 5, a spar; swash channef
buoy No. 4, spar.
Pamlico river, n. C.-Middle ground
buoy No 6, a second class nun. reported
dragged out of position January 10, was
replaced January "a
Long Shoal river. n. C.-Pingleton
shoal buoy No. L. a second-class can,
was reported missing January ~. and
will be replaced as soon practicable.
Croatan sound. n. C.-Blockade shoai
light: the structure supporting this light
was reported carried out of position by
the ice and will be replaced or rebuilt as
soon as practicable.
Albemarle sound Pasquotank river. y:
C-Bluff point buoy No. I, second
class cam was reported adrift January
81, and will be replaced as soon as prac-
ticable.
Albemarle sound, Alligator river, y.
C-Middle ground buoy No. ], second
class can, was reported missing Janu-
airy -, and will be replaced as soon as
practicable.
Albemarle sound Mackays creek. ~
C-Mackays creek light: the structure
supporting this light was reported DAM
aged by the ice January 26, and the light
will he temporarily discontinued until
the structure is repaired or rebuilt.