Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09

plans of the Notifications board. The order
recites the military achievements in brief
of each of the persons whose names are so
bestowed.
Names to new batteries which have re-
Gently been constructed and sites for works
to be constructed in this vicinity have been
announced follows:
Potomac River.
Battery B, for two 10-inch guns. at Fort
Washington, Battery Decatur, in honor of
Commodore Stephen Decatur. United States
navy, a native of Maryland. who served
with marked distinction in the war with
Tripoi and in the war of 1872.
Battery c, for two 1O-inch guns, at Fort
Washington, Battery Emory, in honor of
the late Maj. Gen. William H. Emory
United States volunteers, native of Mary
land and a distinguished soldier of the war
with Mexico and the war of 1915.
Battery D, for two 1O-inch guns, at Fort
Washington, Battery Humphreys, in honor
of the late Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humph-
reys. United States volunteers who served
with distinction during the war of 1861 s.,
and was chief of engineers, United States
army. 1SG6-19.
Mortar battery, Fort Washington. Bat
terry Megs, in honor of the late Brevet
Maj Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs quarter
master general United States army. 1S6l-S2
in the vicinity.
Battery of three S-inch guns at Fort
Hunt, Battery Mount Vernon. after the
home of George Washington, which is
near by.
baltimore HarbOr.
Reservation at North Point Nd Fort
Howard in honor of Col. John Eager How
ard, famous soldier of the Maryland line.
who served with distinction during the war
of the revolution.
Reservation at Rock Point Md, Fort
Smailwood in honor of Maj. Gen. William
Smallwood, continental army. who served
as governor of Maryland in 1855
Other Names Selected.
The following are other names selected:
In Portland harbor, Neon Gushing ISL
and, Fort Levett on same island Battery
of Bowdoin: on same island. Battery Ken
drick; on South Fork Great Diamond ISL
and, Battery Weymouth: same island Bat
terry Honeycott: same island. Battery Bar
ry; same island, Battery Thompson.
Portsmouth harbor n. Hon Gerrish
Island, Me. Fort Foster; at Jerry's Point,
N H., Fort Stark
Boston harbor-At Growers Cliff. Fort
Heath; same cliff, Battery Theodore Win
throp; Lovell's Island. Fort Standish Nan
taSket Head, Fort Revere: Peddock's ISL
and, Fort Andrews.
Narragansett Bay. r. I.-At The Dump
Inns, Conanicut Island Fort Wetherill: NOR
tar battery at Fort Greble Battery Sedg-
wick: same fort. Battery Hale; at Fort Ad-
ans. mortar battery. Greene.
Eastern entrance to Long Island sound
AT Napatree Point, r. l.. Fort Mansfield:
at Fischers Island, Fort H. G. Wright
Eastern entrance to New York harbor-
At Fort Totten, Battery Mahan; same fort.
Battery King.
Southern entrance to New York harbor-On
King estate. Fort Newton Battery Rich
mond; in Old Battery Hudson, Battery Hud-
SON. at Fort Wadsworth Battery Duane:
at Fort Hamilton. Battery Gilmore: same
fort, Battery Doubleday: in Stone fort at
Sandy Hook. Battery Halleck; in same
fort, Battery Granger.
Port Royal, S. Con ST. Helena Island.
Fort Fremont.
Savannah harbor, Ga.-At Fort Screven.
Battery Habersham: at same fort Battery
Erumby.
At Key West-At Fort Taylor. Battery
fort. Battery Seminole
Tampa Bay. F1a.-On Egmont Key, Fort
Dade; on Mullet Key. Fort De Soto.
Pensacola bay-At Fort Pickens. Battery
Worth: same fort, Battery Culum.
Mobile bay-At Fort Morgan, Battery
Dearborn; at same fort. Battery Bower.
Galveston. bay, Texas-At City Beach
Travis.
San Franclsco-At Point Lobos, Fort
Miley; at Angel Island, Fort MacDowell
Columbia river-St. Fort Stevens. Battery
Lewis: same fort Battery Clark: at point
Wilson, Fort Worden