New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-14
LARGE CROWD AT COMFY.
AMUSEMENT FOR MASSES.
Resort Formally Opened and Attrac-
tiOnS Veil PdtrOnlEed.

The second season Of the regcnerated Coney ISL
and was formally opened yesterday, ana from now
on plenty OF amusement for the masses can oe hiu
daily until chill autumn winds force the closing OF
The resort It is expected that this season VIII De
marked 5v \ record breaking attendance. Dream
lana and Luna Park. the TWO big electric parks
now set the official date for the opening OF the
summer season Millions Of dollars haze peen eN-
pended in The improvement Of both places, ana
hardly trace OF the 1904 parks could be found.
New attractions replaced those that hundreds OF
thousands Of last years visitors marVeled al
From the ST Louis Exposition were brought the
best attractions OF tar Pike" and from distant
parts come the .thrillers' and death defying acts
that are among the free features Of the summer
parks
a crowd estimated ut forty thousand braved the
cold witness the electrical display and enjoy the
entertainments. Luna Park comfortably
filed. The Trip to the Noon and Fighting the
Flames" We're as popular as ever. The scenic rail-
way. shoot the chutes" and 'whirI the whrl" were
all well patronized. The Port Arthur attraction,
which viii occupy the site used by the Streets of
India last year viii be opened later in the season.
coastng the Gorges is among the larger Of the 1905
amusements.
Dreamland has undergone a complete change. It's
new entrance, under the big building occupied by
Rotaire's Creation is sculptured masterpiece.
shooting gallery OF elaborate design attracted the
visitors. and fire exhibition evoked applause
from those interested the action Of the fire de
partment Roman chariot races on the Hippodrome
track surrounding The lagoon held audience
despite the brisk ocean breezes. and the Foolish
House or mystic maze, was well patronized. Sir
Naxim's airship. encirclg a high tower at the
rate Of nearly mile minute, crowded with
passengers.
The first performance of the Bostock show, with
Captain Jack Bonavita, the lion trainer, who with
one arm led q group Of animals into the arena,
held IN the evening At the Midget City
scores Of feas go through the antics OF clowns
to-day The heas are Of Partisan specie, and are
expected 10 amaze the crowds with their daredevil
acts.
In Surf-ave. and the Bowsry the crowds moving
about like a slowly flowing stream good naturally
elbowed another in their search for pleasure.
The franltfurter stands. stocked with spring sup
ply, and the peanut boxes mingled with cane racks
photograph galleries and illusion shows, pleased
those who had come to see the crowds and MUNICH
Coney's own products.
Of the old Coney Island type doing their best to
entertain the stranger from the rural districts and
vaudeville show For the beer garden crowd moth
ing more suitable than the vtagraph flashing melo-
Dramatic sensations on a dnvas sheet could be
had Lightning portraits Of Clusters last light
me fail Of Port Arthur and Dewey at Manila were
Ing the likeness Of a President or the American
The fortune telers were ready TO prophesy great
futures for the young men and rich husbands for
IIle EIIs- me more efIeTIIlsn assured me pun
lie that they had a singular power as mediums
some instances they said they We're understudies
OF a Brooklyn medium, and not few Of them
wanted communicate with their dead friends
%'just fun
The bathing houses were practically deserted. A
few hardy swimmers were on hand, but their stay
IN the water short A sport that attracted
many city business men was fishing of the
long steel piers. Anglers made remunerative
bauls that were continued night under rays
from the electric towers The pier managers pre-
pared for the ardent fishermen by placing coffee
and luncheon stands near by. where bait for
and FISH could be obtained reasonable rates.
The Johnstowu Flood brought tears TO a large
audience as the bursting dam sounded the death
knel Of the peaceful city whose houses and fac
tories We're transformed in a moment into tangled
of wreckage How realr the words
that echoed through the building when the minia,
city met its doom. A similar whisper sounded
where many the destruction of the city of Gal
made in the afternoon and accidents were re-
ported