Lighthouse renovations?

[rjonsun]

I just found a picture from 2007 of papers at the light house and enlarged one. It looks like 1898.
Regards,
Bob

[Bnewb]

Too cool, Bob...to see the old papers from so long ago.

Maybe I'm the only one...but I'm not sure why the Jamaican government needs to be berated from not maintaining barometric pressure paperwork from the 1890's...other than it's a kinda cool factor.

Just to add...
And, I'm with Rob...wth kind of paper did they use in that era that it's still around? I have a couple of old books from the '50's that I swear are starting to disintegrate here.

[captaind]

rjonsun,

Thanks for posting. I wouldn't have thought that those papers would still survive.

Temp, Barometric pressure. Dew point was calculated using a sling psycrometer.

Notice the temps seem to be in the English system

Neat stuff

Cap

[Papa Georgie]

March 1898! I wasn't seeing things! Thought my memory had failed me.

[Papa Georgie]

but I'm not sure why the Jamaican government needs to be berated from not maintaining barometric pressure paperwork from the 1890's

Yah, the records probably have no intrinsic, useful value. However they are an historical record. Part of the history of Jamaica. A civilized nation preserves its history. I suppose the Jamaican government is an easy target. Then, whom shall we berate, the lighthouse keeper?

[eddiemingus]

I had the opportunity to work at our local historical museum. My job was to take a scrapbook of newspaper obituaries from 1919 and index all the names I found. It was truly an amazing experience. You would not believe how people died back then. The paper clippings were in perfect shape for being over 90 years old. Those obits where very valuable to researchers of our local history. Weather data from back then could be valuable to climate change researchers or other people doing hurricane studies. What some people might think as useless could be a pot of gold for other people. All of history is valuable for many reasons. I wonder where those papers in the picture are now.

[Papa Georgie]

I first saw them in 1992. They are probably still there.

[onthecorner]

March 1898! I wasn't seeing things! Thought my memory had failed me.

Have a little experience with this subject as i live in the county that has the oldest continuous court records in the United States. The paper certainly look authentic and the ink does as well. Binded paper as in books are prone to rot as they hold in moisture but unbinded papers can last hundreds of years. The court records i speak of are over 350 years old and date well before the founding of our country. Anybody interested can search for these online. They are located in the Eastville courthouse in Northhampton County Virginia. To the question of weather and humidity.....well many will attest that a summer on a 11 mile wide, 90 mile long penisula with temps in the high 90s and humidity also in the 90 percent range for 3 months out of the year and our location surrounded by water will match Jamaicas pretty close. And although these papers are only weather records that in no way diminishes their historical value. Im surprised Rob that you dont see the importance of the Jamaican goverment needing to perserve these. After all they have gone thru a great deal of time and expense to collect and preserve hundreds of clay pipes from the Port Royal site. How do these one of a kind records not compare to hundreds of pipes. This type of history and the preservation of it so important to the idenity of a country. These are pure Jamican unlike pipes made for sailors in Denmark by the thousands for sailors that can be found all over the globe. Alright I am done ranting and apologize if I have upset anybody....was not my intention, but as a historian I felt the need to point out the importance of these records. After all if they were not interesting why did so many tourists take pictures of them?

[eddiemingus]

This is from Wikipedia did not copy and paste very well but still readable.

Negril Lighthouse

South Negril Point LighthouseNegril LighthouseShow map of JamaicaShow map of CaribbeanShow allJamaicaLocationNegril PointWestmorelandJamaica[1]Coordinates18.2484318°N 78.3605111°W[2]Year first constructed1894[3]Automatedyes[4]Foundationa 14 feet (4.3*m) deep tank of water for balance and security during earthquakes[3]Constructionreinforced concrete tower[1]Tower shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkings / patternwhite tower and lantern[3]Height27 metres (89*ft)[4]Focal height31 metres (102*ft)[1]Light sourcesolar powerCharacteristicOne flash every 2 s, alternating red and white[1]Admiralty*numberJ5344[1]NGA*number14144[1]ARLHS*numberJAM-007[1]Negril Lighthouse*was built in 1894 1.5 miles (2.4*km) south south east of thewesternmost tip of the island*of Jamaica by the French company Bubbler & Bernard.[3]*It is one of the earliest concrete lighthouses.[1]Fresnel lens*in operation at Negril PointIts foundation is a tank 14 feet (4.3*m) deep, which is kept filled with water to keep the 20-metre (66*ft)[3](27 metres (89*ft) according to Rowlett)[1]*reinforced concrete tower balanced and secured in the event of an earthquake.[3]*The tower is topped with a lantern and gallery.[1]An automatic white light 30*m (100*feet) above sea level flashes every two seconds.[1]*The light was operated by gas initially, switching to acetylene in 1956 and solar energy in 1985.[3][4]Several adjacent one-story frame keeper's houses are staffed.[1]The site is a well-known attraction of the Negril area.[1]It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Work

[Papa Georgie]

Ok, we can berate the Port Authority of Jamaica.