 Suddenly the man awoke and realized the bear was not a hallucination and started screaming. His screams woke the rooming house and the bear was returned to the king without causing any serious injuries. Around 1890, Jack Welch and his brothers, fellow Irishmen who had honed their political skills in the rough-and-tumble world of Tammany Hall politics, arrived in the Potrero. Jack and his brothers opened a boarding house around the corner from Frank's place.