Instructions to Light Keepers
United States Lighthouse Board
Read by Maria Kasper
"Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1881. The following Instructions are published for the guidance of light-keepers. They are required to read them carefully and attentively, and to refer to them whenever they are any doubt in regard to their duties or the manner of performing them. Each keeper and assistant keeper will be furnished with a copy, to be kept and used at the light-stations where they are employed; to be handed over to their successors when they are relieved or discharged or left at the light-stations in case there should be no successors. By order of the Light-House Board." (from introductory notice to book) (1 hr 56 min)
Chapters
General Instructions to All Light Keepers | 15:02 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Care of Lights and Their Appurtenances | 12:29 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Funck Lard-Oil Float-Lamp; Funck Mineral-Oil Float-Lamp; Fourth, Fifth, and Six… | 19:29 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Instructions to Keepers of Light-Ships | 14:43 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Use and Management of Fog Signals | 18:40 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Siren; Steam-Whistle; Stevens Fog-Bell; Andersons Hand Fog-Signal | 16:15 | Read by Maria Kasper |
Instructions for Painting; Recipes; Allowances of Provisions | 19:58 | Read by Maria Kasper |