 The resort suffered $25,000 in damages () due to a fire in 1904, but "The New York Times" reported that "the tide in Jamaica Bay and two Brooklyn Rapid Transit trolley cars" brought the water that ultimately saved the park from burning down.The Percy Williams Amusement Park opened the next year at the Bergen Beach resort.This became one of several amusement districts in the New York City area, competing with similar resorts in Canarsie; Coney Island; Rockaway Beach, Queens; and Staten Island.