Fog Signal General

Fog Signal Kind:

Time to start:

How long will pressure last:

Manufacturer:

Year of Manufacture:

Characteristic:

Duplication:

Timing device:

If whistle, siren or trumpet, Pressure at which blown:

Height above water:

Compass direction:

Location:

Distance and direction:

Water supply:

Reached from Lighthouse:

Desc of Fog signal building:

Pressure and recording gauge:

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Lime Kiln Light Station

Fog Signal General

Daboll trumpet - reed horn.

10 minutes

A few blasts.

2 sec. blast, 4 sec. silent, 2 sec. blast, 12 sec. silent.

Engines & compressors.

Mechanical, driven off compressors.

10 lbs.

24 feet.

1 - 182 degrees true, 1 - 302 degrees true.

In same building.

From deep well, supply maintained by air pump.

Piped to buildings.

Fog signal building 21' 6" x 24' 4" in plan with octagonal tower as part of structure on seaward end. Walls of concrete & steel, lined inside with 2" vitrified tile. Cement floor, ceiling & roof framed with timbers, shingles asbestor; window & door frames

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Premises | Lantern and Fixtures | Ventilators and Watchroom | Illuminating Apparatus | Closets and Storerooms

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