The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
DREAMLAND PARK
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fthrongcd tho concessions the disaster
would have been an appalling one.
Dreamiand closed up shortly after mid
might. and tho streets were nearly do
serted by o'clock. About 200 ON
ployes were still IN Drenmlnnd. but
lall escaped without dtflculty.
The fire was Visible all over Brook
;ilyn and lower New York. and before 6
L o'clock the rapid transit trains were
bringing throng OF sightseors, while
ythe boulevnrds were crowded with au-
iomobiles bound Concyward. The
,streets of the island are not wlde, and
The incoming crowd interfcred serious
lily with the work of the fremen and
swanped the police reserves.
Tho fire. coming Mt this time. on the
eve OF the frst great summer holiday.
assumed grca,her financial Importance
10 the mana cement than at almost any
other time during the season. Prac-
,ically all of the concessions opened
their doors last Saturday. just q week
iago. and beginning to- day they count
cd on practically four days OF large
crowds.
The cause OF the ire VIII probably
snever be definitely determined. The
tiiremen had no information except that
the blnzc was IN the Hell Gate" scenic
railway, where workmen with pals
.
ttcct the scaffolding against the wea-
E,hor II is supposed, Of course, that the
lire somehow had Its origin from the
mot TAR
A. new $4,000 scenic railway, built
thy ChcEgo investors. which was 70
fnmong the structures which wcre de-
tetroyed. William H. Reynolds. a
fsormer state Senator. Is the principal
}owner Of Drcnmlnnd. When notified
iof the fire at his apartments in the
f3Iotei North Nassau, Long Branch. he
Gsaid eve have been afraid OF this
seGen rn Tho aeens es
of news ever had. Dreamland is
lworth s2,Soo,ooo. and there is less than
is soc 600 insurance
Dor less by Ares ever since 1t became
Ia great popular amusement place. The
fonost disastrous blaze was one which
;e;arted in the Cave OF the Winds" in
fSteeplechase Park, on the morning OF
IJuly rs. 1901 This Are swept thirty
hive acres clean, and caused q loss OF
tsi,Soo.ooo. The last big FIRE at Coney
tstroyed two hotels. with loss esti
tanated at 100000.
| To-day's fire swept over an area
leqnare, extending from Surf Avenue,
SJhe main street OF the resort, to the
Spocan front i
Narrow Escapes.
There were several narrow escapes
tnmong employees and performers, who
t1were IN their beds when tho fire start
ied, but all were accounted for this
!onorninE. with the exception of
property man named Roseo connected
with Ferrsrrls animal show. who is
;1nissing. ~
| The area burned over extends from
l.Third TO Tenth Streets, and from Surf
(Arenue to the sea. and equals about
.eight city blocks. The management
lof Dreanlland places It's loss at ~
|0Go.oo0. and that on the other build
jtnss and amusement enterprises Will
hbe about 100000 more. The animals
thurned TO death We're valued ct fully
Fsl1oooo- The Palmer Baths We're de-
istroyed. Twentyfour individual shows
Ewere burned, besides a number of res
;faurants and smaller enterprises. The
only animals saved from Ferraris
show, formerly. Bostock.e. We're two
lions. leopard. TWO llamas. two mon
keys and six ponies
The others. including six lions
twentyf four monkeys, eight leopards.
a baby elephant, ponies. bear cubs and
( llamas. were so terrified by the
flames that they refused to let their
keepers drive them into fifteen wheel
ed wagons kept on hand for shifting
them. In addition. Black Prince
the lion that died pierced by hun
cred bullets. a leopard and n haboon
escaped from their cages and ran
among the crowd. Policemen shot
Them both before they had Injured any
one. FNU. 3ti .N .lr 4'#If.