1828 at a salary of $450 per year. In 1855 Fresnel lenses were installed and in 1869 a giant steam whistle was set up for use in foggy weather. In 1873 the rubble towers were taken down and two cast-iron edifices erected, apart. One was a fixed and one a flashing light. A fog siren replaced the locomotive whistle. Schooner Australia aground One of the most thrilling episodes in the history of the lighthouse occurred on January 28, 1885, when Keeper Marcus A. Hanna saved two crew members of the schooner Australia which had run aground on the ledge near the fog signal station. The two men had taken to the rigging and were coated with ice, unable to move. The captain was drowned as a huge comber washed the deck. Keeper Hanna, securing a heavy iron weight to the end of a stout line, attempted time and again to reach the men with it. Suddenly a towering wave struck the schooner and smashed her against the rocks, putting her on her beam ends. Keeper Hanna again threw his line and watched it land on the schooner. One of the seamen managed to reach it and bent it around his waist. Then he jumped into the sea and the keeper, with great effort, pulled him up over the rocky ledge. The keeper now heaved the line a second time and finally it reached the second seaman who wound it around his icy body. Then he too jumped into the ocean. Just as the keeper's strength was exhausted in trying to haul ashore the second man, help came in the shape of the keeper's assistant and two neighbors, who helped haul the man to safety. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine References Lighthouses in Cumberland County, Maine Cape Elizabeth, Maine Casco Bay Lighthouses completed in 1828 Lighthouses completed in 1874 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Maine 1828 establishments in Maine 1874 establishments in Maine Gothic Revival architecture in Maine