004- Typhoon

Escape! Escape tonight in the China Sea in Tai Poon! The Columbia Broadcasting System and its affiliated stations presents Escape! A new series of programs of which this, the fourth, is Typhoon by Joseph Conrad, produced and directed by William N. Robeson.

Of all the great authors who wrote of the sea, none so captured the wonder and the horror of it as did Joseph Conrad. Tonight, we escaped to the China Seas in his great story, Typhoon, told in the words of a certain Mr. Jukes, chief mate of the China-Coastema Nan Shan, a young man of very remarkable perceptions.

I've been selling the China sea long enough to see some strange and terrible things, but nothing as bad as that was. I got himself, forgot us, and the whole Blaken universe set out to do us in that night.

It was the... but that comes later. I guess you can't really understand what happened on board the Nanshan without knowing something about our skipper Captain McQuirre. Stupid McQuirre I called him. And after sailing with him for three years I ought to know what I'm talking about.

My eye tagged him right off. First day he came aboard to take command. In Liverpool it was. And Mr. Sigs, who was one of the owners, was showing him around the deck. There is no more modern ship of flute.

I might say again that you've come to us very highly recommended Captain McQuire. We have a great deal of confidence in you. Thank you Mr. Sigs. She's a brand new ship and a good ship.

There's no reason why you shouldn't continue in command of her as long as you like. Well that's fine. She'll be the smartest thing afloat in the Chinese trade. Why? She's put together like a Swiss watch.