The Dangerous Classes of New York, and Twenty Years' Work Among Them
CHAPTER II.
THE PROLETAIRES OF NEW YORK.
Not so Numerous as in London, but more Dangerous--Dens of Crime and Fever-nests--Advantage of Breaking them up--The Unrestrained Vices of this Class--Their Ignorance and Brutality--Dependence on Politicians--Gangs of Youthful Criminals--Similar Dangers here as in Paris--The Riots of 1863--Numbers of the Vagrant Class--Composition of this Dangerous Element........................................pp. 25-31