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:

Lighthouse Inspection Reports Database

Point Sur Light Station - 1907

Fog Signal General

Steam whistle operated by timing mechanism driven by steam engine.

42 minutes

5 sec blast every 35 sec.

All parts, including boilers.

cam inside rim of worm wheel, making blast at each rev., time determined by speed of regulated eng.

50 to 55 lbs

255'

at NW'ly side of lighthouse

from tank & cistern into which water is pumped.

signal house is attached to lighthouse

1 story rectangular, gray stone bldg with gable roof shingled & painted brown.

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