The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-05
ATTITUDES rs degrees and % degrees.
Whera they hecon1a more SoutheastarlY.

ATTITUDES 2s degrees and % degrees
where they become more southeasterly
Gains, Monsoons and Southeast
Trades-There are two principal areas
of Gains. One extends along the ridge
Of high pressure, mainly west OF longi-
tude rs degrees W. and between lati-
tudes Is degrees and 40 degrees N
trade wind limits.
South to southwest monsoon winds
blow from longitude 80 degrees w. &c
the African coast, between ATTITUDES
degrees and 10 degrees N.
The southeast trades extend across
the equator as far as s degrees N
over the western half of the ocean.
Gales-Gales are at their lowest per-
centage in July and August, and sum
mer cyclones over the northern part OF
the ocean are few and feeble. Very
few gales occur south of latitude 80
degrees. The region of greatest per-
centage, to 6, lies between longi-
tudes 10 degrees and 40 degrees, and
ATTITUDES As degrees and so degrees.
Hrricanes-About three times as
many hurricanes occur in August as
in July. These severe storms usually
originate west OF the 60th meridian,
between ATTITUDES 10 degrees and 20
degrees n. Their direction, at first
Extraordinarily becomes more
northerly with approach to the Florida
coast; and unless they head into the
gulf they ordinarily recurve between
25 degrees and 80 degrees n. and pass
into the ocean with increased velocity.
Fog-The highest percentage of fog,
40 TO As, occurs southeast of New
foundland over the Grand Banks. A
second area of high percentage, 80 to
30, is found between Nova Scotia and
Nantucket. Fog seldom occurs in Au-
gust south of Chesapeake Bay. In
European waters it averages about
per cent in st. Georges Channel.
To Repair State Training Ships.
Marine Journal: The state nautical
training schools, owing to the limited
funds at their disposal have insisted
that the navy department should pay
for the repairs to the vessels employed
by such when required, as they are the
property Of the government and to an
extent under it's control. An argument
as a precedent for this is that of the
custom followed by owners of mer-
chant ships who charter them to out
side parties, the former being in all
cases, unless otherwise agreed, respon-
sible for all charges for necessary re-
pairs.
On March last congress passed a
law authorizing the establishment of
certain nautical schools, with the use
of naval vessels loaned for the pur-
pose, at some eight or ten ports, and it
became a question whether this act did
not make an appropriation for this
purpose. The comptroller has decided
that it does not carry an appropria-
ton. 1t is held, however, that the ap-
preparation construction and repair Of
vessels" in the naval appropriation act
is properly available for necessary re-
pairs to these nautical training ships.
The comptroller takes the position that
the loan of the vessels furnishes a
benefit which is mutual, the nautical
education given by the schools being
not only of benefit to the mercantile
marine in providing trained men for
that service, but the same men or
others from the school may be avail
able for service in the navy.
This is good news for the state Of
Massa chusetts, Pennsylvania and the
city of New York, each of which has
naval-loaned vessels that require more
or less repairs annually and for which
the government will in future pay the
cost. This no doubt will be the means
of sending these vessels to the navy
yards at New York, Boston. and Phila-
deuphia for their fitting out cruises in
the spring to be drydocked and receive
such repairs as are necessary.