Fog Signal General

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Presque Isle Fog Signal Station

Fog Signal General

Roberts Safety WT boilers, operating 10" steam whistle thru Crosby Automatic
Apparatus

From cold water - 15 to 20 minutes; From warm water/banked fires 7 - 10 min

Boilers by Roberts SWT Boiler Co., Red Bank, NJ

1899

Blasts of 5 sec, separated by intervals of 25 sec.

all

Crosby Automatic Apparatus

125#

26'

open - no reflector

About 1 1/4 mi NW'ly from Pierhead light, on extreme NE'ly portion of Presquile
Peninsula.

1 1/4 mi - Pierhead Light, 1.5 mi - Presquile Lt.

Well lined with vit. tile 37" dia., 9' 6" deep, covered by small house 6' 5" x 5' 4" x 7' high. Loc. 6' 4" S of Fog Signal house.

By walking along pier & beach.

Wood, covered with corrugated iron. Outside dim. 21' 4" x 24' 4" with 1 wing 10' 6" x 18' 4" & 1 wing 8' 6" x 18' 4" - concrete floor - painted white.

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