The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-08-04
JACKY LYNCH'S.
Scenes in a Dance House in
the Region of The
Rocks"
BEER AND PERSPIRATION.
Residents Of the Neighborhood Ask
Why the Police DO Not Close 1t.

1t was pretty hot to dance last night,
but the young men and young women
who frequent Jacky Lynch's place Of
amusement at the junction of Third
street and Newark avenue did not think
it so. Until the clock struck twelve the
worship of the fascinating Terpslchore
was kept up with an energy that ought
TO have pleased her
The signs on the windows of Jackys sa-
loon do not deal with him in a familiar
manner because, perhaps, of his promo
tlOu from boss of the Bath House pre-
cinct to the more portentous pursuit he
is now engaged in. The sign, in solemn
manner, announces the fact that Jacky's
dance hall is John j. Lynch's, and occa-
sionally it is difficult for some of his bal
lot box supporters to reconcile themselves
to the fact
However, after persevering in this
worthy cause for about four months they
have become sufficiently accustomed to
the change to regard John j. Lynch with
appropriate feelings and poor Jacky has
lapsed into something like oblivion.
AN EVENING AT JAcKY's.
This was evident last night. In his
place of amusement were congregated
half a hundred young men and half that
number of young women. Most of the
men Jacky has known for years at cleo
j. had not forgotten Jacky, a couple of
colored gentlemen were also present.
They were there in an official capacity,
for one played piccolo to a piano accom-
paniment, while the other amused the
dancers with some vocal selections, not
exactly of the kind one would expect to
hear in church circles. They pleased the
men, however, and delighted the young
women, and the songs received much APP
plause nv
But the dancingl
1t was done by young women, married
women, bang-haired women and short
haired women, and women of other types
filled with the air of freedom that per
meates the vicinity of the Rocks"
scorned billed" shirts and claw hammer
coats and adorned their manly beauty
with jumpers, flannel shirts and other
garments fashionable in that section of
the community.
This did not interfere with the dance,
and particularly with the spelling"
1t must have been delightful for the
participants. A broad shouldered young
fellow, delightfully."- perfumed with beer
and chewing tobacco, wheeling and
''spieling" with his face caressingly
pressed against that of his partner. Bahl
1t was not pleasant to see, as the exercise
came to the aid of the heated air, and it
made one think of Turkish bath.
Pink and white complexion purchased
at a quarter q box soon melted away. and
crimps and bangs suffered in a cores
ponding manner
GREAT FUN.
But it was great fun.
ALI seemed to enjoy it and none more
than Jacky-beg pardon, John j. Lynch.
One of his sons INDUCED in the dance,
while another good naturally supplied
the thirsty with foaming glasses of beer,
which the house furnished-for five
cents a glass.
Oh, it is q nice place.
And Jacky is surprised that any of his
neighbors should find fault with it, for he
said to me, you see the girls are all nice
Ones"
He was right and / agreed with him I'M
til found out that they kept late hours.
Mr.; Lynch has for years, in a practical
manner, been a student of the laws regu-
lating this city and State, and although
he takes exceptions to some of them he
obeys. He even turns out the lights in
the front of the dance house at twelve
O'Clock Saturday nights and stops the
music. This hint is taken promptly by
the young men who have no money and
the young women without company"
and they go HONEYWELL at least they go
away from Jacky's.
The others think too much of him to
go away SO soon, and If they cannot
dance they can sit in pleasant converse,
and DRINK soda water, for Mr.. Lynch's
conscience could not-no matter what the
inducement = permit a violation of the
law.
1t is really too bad that Jacky's neigh
bors should complain of his place of
amusement which is only run for the
philanthropical desire OF bringing
young men and women together
in place where each can
enjoy the society of the other. But many
of them do complain Nothing pleases
some people you know. Strange to say,
the kickers are the parents of young men
and women such as the place of amuse-
ment" seeks patronage from.
They ask why it has been licensed and
why the police do not close it.