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Show WOMAN AT LIGHT 38 YEAR;, Santa Barbara Beacon Xeeper Xae , y Xtsasd But Two Nights ' ; In Har Career. For 38 years a woman has kept tbe tight oft Santa Uarbors, aaya tho Los Angeles An-geles Ttues. The ltfththouae la iltuattt about two miles southwest of Hanu Barbara, Bar-bara, on a low point ot land, the lurat-being lurat-being 178 tect above the tea. The tower; rises from tho center of a small white' building with the usual red root and green shutters, with a tiny porch opening open-ing toward the aea. Tho building was erected In 165l', and its firm keeper was Albert J Williams, the husband ot Mrs. Julia K, Williams, the present keeper. He received his appointment when Franklin J. Pierce was president. Tho light Is a fixed white ot tho first order and may he teen 17 miles at sea. Just, as the civil war was closing, In 1866, Mrs. Williams was appointed keeper In place of (ier husband, who had died, and she lias had the longest service of any keeper on the coast. Mrs, Williams has' been away from her post but two nights In 27 years, and dots not go away In the daytime save on Sunday, when she rides Into town to attend 'the Congregational church, ot which she has long been a member. The family came originally from Maine. When they came to the lighthouse In 18B6 Mr. and Mrs. Williams Wil-liams had two little daughters, and while there two aona were born to them and one child died. |