16 THE LAW OF STORMS. 



4. In the China Sea they are prevalent on the 

 coast between June and October ; but in the central 

 part of that sea during September, October and No- 

 vember. 



5. In the Southern Indian Ocean they may be ex- 

 pected between November and April, but they are most 

 prevalent during January, February and March. 



6. In the Java Sea, and on the N. W. Coast of 

 Australia they have been recorded during December, 

 January and February. 



RULES FOR TRIMMING THE SHIP IN A HURRICANE. 



Piddington long ago said : " That all positive rules 

 tend to mislead." Every ship must have its own pecu- 

 liar management depending on the four great elements 

 of the problem, which are — 



1. The ship and her sea room. 



2. The track of the cyclone. 



3. Its rate of traveling. 



4. The ship's run and drift. 



While, on the part of the commander, caution and 

 watchfulness are essentially requisite, still all the cir- 

 cumstances being favorable, rules may be given in a 

 very brief compass for trimming a vessel to the hurri- 

 cane winds. These are embodied in the following 

 tables. Where the directions of the wind vane, as set 

 set down in the first column are tangents to the whirl- 

 wind in its course, these indicate the quarter from 

 wdiich the storm sets in. The points of the compass in 

 the second column show the position of the storm's cen- 



