Although they made it to Havana, the Spanish authorities there extradited them back to Key West. Undeterred, Adare attempted a second escape, one in which he needed a second plank for his ankle ball and chain. This time the boat was locked and Adare was captured the next day. The tower was damaged by a hurricane in October 1873 and plans were drawn up for a new tower. The tower was repaired by rebuilding the top and extending the steel rods anchoring the lantern to the bottom of the tower. After the repaired tower survived another hurricane in September 1875, the plans for a new tower were deferred and eventually dropped. The Dry Tortugas Light received an electric lamp in 1931, becoming the most powerful lighthouse in America, with three million candela. The rotating beacon stopped working in April 2014, and was formally decommissioned in December 2015. Head keepers Benjamin H. Kerr (1858 – 1861) James P. Lightburn (1861 – 1862) Robert H. Thompson (1862 – 1872) William B. Taylor (1872) Thomas Moore (1872 – 1881) Robert H. Thompson (1881 – 1888) Charles A. Roberts (1888) George R. Billberry (1888 – 1907) Edgar J. Russell (1907 – at least 1915) Charles Johnson (at least 1917 – at least 1921) Andrew M. Albury (1928 – at least 1947) In later years, before the light was automated, the lighthouse was manned by Coast Guardsmen who rotated on and off the island every few days. See also List of lighthouses in Florida List of lighthouses in the United States References External links Dry Tortugas National Park, Dry Tortugas Light Station. Ancillary Structures Historic Structure Report National Park Service Dry Tortugas National Park, Dry Tortugas Light Station. Keeper's Residence Historic Structure Report National Park Service Dry Tortugas National Park, Dry Tortugas Light Station. Lighthouse and Oil House Historic Structure Report National Park Service Lighthouses completed in 1858 Lighthouses in Monroe County, Florida Dry Tortugas National Park 1858 establishments in Florida