The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-31

ed that e strange object was ap- rrpaching the earth from Mars. A subsequent efiashp said Q metorite had struck at Growers Mills, near Princeton, N. q.
 The broadcast scene shifted to New Jersey, and the commentator reported that the "metorite had turned out to be a giant tube of a metal unknown on earth. Partial quotes from the commentator fol- low:
 "Just a minute. Something's hap pening, Ladies and gentlemen, this is terrific. The end of this thnig is beginning to come of. The top is beginning to rotate like a screw. The thing must be hollow"
 The voices of spectators, charged witsi rising excitement, were brought to the microphone while the space ship" opened and monsters began crawling out.
 Monsters Described
 The monsters were describd as possessing strange firearms which turned out to be death rays. They turned the weapons on the crowd and 200 persons "died" instantly.
 The announcer said that martial law was declared in New Jersey, the state militia issued bulletins from the scenes of the spreading "in- vasion" and army pilots in airplanes kept up running report to their headquarters.
 ''One machine partially crippled" a pilot reported over the air. "Be- lieved hit by shell from army gun in Watching mountains. Guns now appear silent. A heavy black fog hanging over the earth, of eX- tretne density, nature unknown.
 Enemy now turns east, crossing PaSsaic river into Jersey marshes. One of the gigantic creatures Is straddling the Pulaski skyway. Evi- don't objective Is New York city They're pushing down a high ten- sion power station.
 Ready To Attack
 "The machines are close together now and we're ready to attack. A thousand yards and we'll be over the firt one, Eight hundred. Z. Seven hundred. There they go. A giant arm Is raised, There's Q green flash. They're spraying us with flame. Two thou- sand feet. Engines are giving out, No chancve to release bomb. Only one thing left to do. Drop on them, plane and all. We re diving on the first one. Now the engines gone Eight hundred feet"
 The voice of operator No. 3" then brought the news, poisonous black smoke pouring in from New Jersey marshes. Gas masks useless, Urge population to move into open spaces.
 The scene shifted to the roof of tho broadcasting building, In New Ycsk.
 ' Bells To Warn People
 "The bells you hear ringing are to warn the people to evacuate the city as the Martians approach. Our army wiped out.
 "This may be the last broadcast. We'll stay here to end" { While voices rose "offstage" rep- resenting thrones singing hymns in the street, the announcer reported:
 Cylinders, from Mars are falling all over the country. One outside Bufalo-another in Chicago-St Louis"
 As he spoke one of the Martian 'snonsters approached the city. This head even with the skyscrapers." The poison gas spread, smothering thousands in their tracks. The mon- ster was crossing Sixth tvenue, then Fifth.
 "Now 1t is only feet away"
 As the worlc plunged toward ob- livion. the real station announcer cut in to remark in @ matter of fact voice that the radio audience had just been listening to a dra- natization of the Wells Fantasy.
 Thousands of listeners apparently did not hear.
 But 1t was not limited to the east. Tn Indianapolis, an unidentified woman ran down the main aisle of St. Paul's Episcopal church, cry-