The times., 1901-06-08
NEW ARTILLERY BATTERIES.
Five to BE Organized for Service on
the Coast


The War Department has issued an or
der providing for the organization OF
five batteries of coast artillery in addition
to those now in the service These new
organizations will be recruited at the fol-
lowing places and by the commissioned
officers named:
Fort Sam Houston, Tex. one battery,
the Seventeenth; Capt. George G. Galley,
Second Lieut. E. Fl. DeArmond
The Preside of San Francisco, Cal,
one battery, the Eighteenth, Capt. David
J. Rumbough and First Lieut.. r. p.
Brewer.
Fort Riley, Kan, two batteries. the
Nineteenth, Capt. p c. Marsh, First
Lieut. Andrew Moses and Second Lieut..
b. F. Brown; the Twentieth, Capt VIII
liam J. Snow, First Lieut.. Henry /. New
bold, and Second Lieut.. F. W. Clark.
Fort Sheridan, H.. one battery, the
Twenty first. Capt. L. G. Berry and Sec
ond Lieut.. J. c. Nichols.
Fort Hancock, n. J., one company, the
Ninety-fifth Capt. r. n. Horn.
Fort Warren. Mass, one company, the
Ninety-sixth, Capt. A. w. Chase.
Fort Adams r. l., one company, the
Ninety-seventh, Capt. F. G. Maudlin.
These additional batteries and compa-
MES will be organized by transfers from
the following existing organizations: Sec
ond, Fifth. Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth
Batteries and the FoVty-eighth, Seventy
seventh, and Seventy-eighth Companies.
Two additional artillery bands are also
authorized to be known as the Ninth and
Tenth bands, Artillery Corps One of the
bands will be stationed at Fort Riley,
Kan, and the other at Fort Warren,
Mass.
The following division of the country
into artillery districts was ordered yes
terday:
District of Portland, Lieut.. Col ]. r.
Myrick-Forts Preble, Williams Levitt,
and forts on Great Diamond Island.
District of Boston, Lieut.. Col J. l..
Tiernon-Forts Warren, Strong, Banks,
District of Massachusetts, Col H. c.
HasbrOuck-Forts Adams, Wetherill Gre
ble, and Rodman.
Forts Wright, Niche, Terry, and Mans
field.
Eastern District of New York, Col c.
a. Woodruff-Forts Schuyler, Slocum, and
Southern District of New York, Col. ].
/. Rodgers-Forts Wadsworth, Newton,
Hamilton, and Hancock.
District of Delaware, Major II. w.
Hubbell-Forts Mott, Delaware, and Du-
pont.
District of Chesapeake, Col F. L. Guen-
District of Baltimore, Major William
Ennis-Forts McHenry, Howard, Carol,
Smalf nod, and ArmiStead.
Distr st of the Potomac, Lieut.. Col. z.
Van A. Andruss-Forts Hunt and Wash
ington.
District of Charleston. Lieut. Col c.
MOrris-Forts Sumter and Caswell, Sulli-
van Island.
District of Savannah. Major J. O'Hara-
Fort Screven, Fort Fremont, Camp Hill
ton Head.
District of Key West. Major p Leary-
Fort Taylor, Key West Barracks, Fort
Dade, Fort DeSoto.
District of. Pensacola, Lieut.. Col D. II.
Kinzie-FOrts Barrancas, McRee, Pickens.
Morgan, and Gaines.
District of New Orleans, Major W.
Howe-Fort St Philip, Fort Jackson, and
Jackson Barracks.
District of San Diego, Major a. w.
Vogdes-Fort Rosecrans
District of San Francisco. Col. j. b.
Rawles-Forts in San Francisco Harbor.
District of Puget Sound, Capt. ]. D. c.
Hosl1ins-Forts Casey, Flagler, and War
den.
District of the Columbia, Major c.
Stevens, Columbia, and
Candy.
District of San Juan, Major S. A Day
District of Honolulu, Capt. E. Davis.