They began arriving after dark on that summer night, first by the hundreds and then by the thousands. They gathered along the shores of Sunnyside in droves. Some sat on the beach or stood next to the boardwalk. Others climbed the hillsides of High Park to get a good view out over Humber Bay or watched from the windows of nearby apartment buildings. Some even paddled out onto the black water in their canoes. Hour after hour, they kept coming. Before long, reporters guessed there were 200,000 of them.They were all waiting for midnight. That's when the fireworks would start and the ship would burn.