The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-16
CHAPTER Il.
Drunkenness and Gambling
Continue at Boyden's
Crescent Park.

News man went to Crescent Park
Saturday evening In ample time to see all
that could be seen.
Reaching the sandy grounds about
o'clock. an immediate survey OF the
grounds was made. and outside OF an ex-
cursion party In the dance hall, there
were not over 200 persons on the grounds
VI these 200 over one-half were OF the
swift variety and several were visiby
under tho influence OF liquor.
One couple In particular. the News
mans attention was called to- by their
obnoxious actions. and he watched them
for some lime.
They finally brought up in the room
connected with the hotel, where they were
drinking what were apparently intoxicat-
Ing liquors. when the Neye representative
left that portion OF the grounds and
visited several OF the other features on
the "bowery"
BARKER SHOUTING.
The barker" who was in charge of the
'Bosco" cage was shouting I'm stentorian
tones about the many different feats per-
formed by his charge. who was, as usual.
the great and only" Evidently the pub
lie, or at least the part which had gone
TO Crescent Park Saturday evening, had
been duped enough BY this same "Basco.
for In period of probably is minutes not
single spectator witnessed the snakes
and their charmer
AS an instance, showing the ferocity OF
the serpents. IL may be stated that the
News man saw boy kiss one OF the
snakes on exhibition and then to further
amuse himself. put the snakes mouth
within his own, holding It there for sew
eral seconds. %
AS one man remarked, "Any, one could
perform with those snakes"
visit inside the enclosure gives a
glimpse OF "Bosco." who goes through n
few movements with two or three half
starved snakes. but comes far from eat
ing any of them. II doesn't take her long
10 make these movements. either. and
you are then turned out 10 spend another
ten cents In some other foolish way.
MONKEY GIRL STILL THERE.
Directly opposite the 'Bosco" business
was the wild Rose the Monkey Faced
GIRL" alias the wild Girl from Austria
lia.' and probably many more things from
time TO time.
This stand was closed as Rose was
probably indisposcd.
The Eden Musce was next in order and
this was also closed; the fortune tellers
held open house but did no business and
the glass-blowers were also I'm the same
boat as regards the amount OF business
done.
A DISGUSTING SCENE.
The dance hall was the best patronized
of any amusement on the grounds. The
News man was shocked at the actions OF
the dancers In the small room I'm front OF
the dance hall proper.
Here girls and boys OF various sizes as
sembled and the stories they told and
their actions were far from decent.
The grounds were then looked over and
on all sides could be seen couples I'm VA
rious positions. The News man did not
stay In any particular part OF the grounds
for any length OF time. but formed the
opinion that these people were not around
those grounds with tho best OF inten-
tions. especially at that late hour.
A ROUGH CLASS THERE.
Yesterday the News man again went
To Crescent Park and naturally there was
a much larger crowd IN attendance than
on Saturday evening.
The people In general. however. appear
ed 20 he OF a rough class. Many were
partially under the influence OF liquor.
These same persons appeared TO be So
Der at an early hour in the day, but
late In the evening started In 10 insult
every one anywhere near them and to