The Secrets of the Great City A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City

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McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883

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E-text prepared by David Moynihan, Charlie Kirschner, Charles Franks, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

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English

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F106: United States local history: Atlantic coast. Middle Atlantic States

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New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel

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8856

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September 1, 2005

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SECRETS OF THE GREAT CITY — CHAPTER I. — THE CITY OF NEW YORK. — THE POPULATION.
2. 2.CHAPTER II. — THE STREETS OF NEW YORK. — BROADWAY. — THE BOWERY. — THE AVENUES.
3. 3.CHAPTER III. — THE CITY GOVERNMENT. — POLITICAL BLACK MAIL. — THE RESULT.
4. 4.CHAPTER IV. — THE METROPOLITAN POLICE. — THE NEW SYSTEM. — "KING KENNEDY." — THE FORCE. — ON DUTY. — HEADQUARTERS. — THE TRIAL ROOM. — MISCELLANEOUS.
5. 5.CHAPTER V. — SOCIETY. — WHO ARE THE FASHIONABLES. — A DEFEAT AND A TRIUMPH. — WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT. — FASHIONABLE DISSIPATION. — EXTRAVAGANCE. — A LADY'S GLOVE. — MARRIAGES. — FASHIONABLE DEATH. — A ROMANCE OF FIFTH AVENUE. — ETIQUETTE OF CARDS. — AN ECONOMICAL WEDDING. — THE BEST SOCIETY.
6. 6.CHAPTER VI. — THE TOMBS. — THE BUMMER'S CELL. — THE TOMBS POLICE COURT. — A SAD CASE. — SAVED IN TIME. — RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
7. 7.CHAPTER VII. — REFORMATORY ESTABLISHMENTS. — THE PENITENTIARY. — THE HOUSE OF REFUGE.
8. 8.CHAPTER VIII. — LINES OF TRAVEL. — THE STREET CARS. — THE STAGES. — THE FERRIES.
9. 9.CHAPTER IX. — STREET MUSICIANS. — THE ORGAN GRINDERS. — THE WANDERING MINSTRELS. — CHILD MINSTRELS. — AN INCIDENT. — A SAD STORY. — WHAT BECOMES OF THESE CHILDREN.
10. 10.CHAPTER X. — THE PRESS. — THE MORNING PAPERS. — THE HERALD — THE OTHER JOURNALS. — THE EVENING PAPERS. — THE WEEKLIES. — THE RELIGIOUS PAPERS. — PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE. — A PRESS CURIOSITY.
11. 11.CHAPTER XI. — WALL STREET. — ITS HISTORY. — THE SUB-TREASURY. — THE CUSTOM HOUSE. — BANKING HOUSES. — THE STOCK EXCHANGE. — THE OPEN BOARD. — THE GOLD ROOM. — CURBSTONE BROKERS. — STOCK GAMBLING. — A KEEN GAME. — A "DEAR" SALE. — HOW FORTUNES ARE MADE AND LOST. — BOGUS STOCK COMPANIES. — A PETROLEUM PRINCE.
12. 12.CHAPTER XII. — BUSINESS IN NEW YORK. — EXAMPLES. — REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS.
13. 13.CHAPTER XIII. — FASHIONABLE SHOPPING. — STEWART'S. — INTERIOR OF A FIRST-CLASS STORE.
14. 14.CHAPTER XIV. — IMPOSTORS. — A FOREIGN SWINDLER. — CHARITABLE IMPOSTORS — OTHER IMPOSTORS. — A FASHIONABLE IMPOSTOR.
15. 15.CHAPTER XV. — SUNDAY IN NEW YORK. — CHURCH GOING. — SUNDAY AFTERNOON. — THE EXCISE TRIALS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XVI. — THE DETECTIVES. — BUSINESS OF THE FORCE. — A COSTLY CASE. — TRACKING A MURDERER.
17. 17.CHAPTER XVII. — FIVE POINTS. — THE POPULATION. — THE LITTLE THIEF. — THE HOME MISSION. — OTHER MISSIONS. — THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVIII. — HOTEL LIFE. — THE GUESTS. — HOTEL SWINDLERS. — HOTEL THIEVES. — AN AGILE THIEF.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIX. — RESTAURANTS. — THE BITER BITTEN.
20. 20.CHAPTER XX. — BOARDING HOUSES. — FINDING A BOARDING HOUSE. — EXPERIENCE. — BOARDING-HOUSE CHARACTERS. — A FASHIONABLE SWINDLER. — A SHARP GAME. — A TRIO OF FEMALE SWINDLERS.
21. 21.CHAPTER XXI. — TRINITY PARISH. — TRINITY CHURCH. — THE CHURCHYARD.
22. 22.CHAPTER XXII. — THE HOLIDAYS IN THE CITY. — NEW YEAR'S DAY. — GETTING READY. — NEW YEAR'S CALLS. — THE NEXT DAY. — INDEPENDENCE DAY. — EVACUATION DAY. — THANKSGIVING DAY. — CHRISTMAS DAY.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXIII. — THE CENTRAL PARK. — A WONDERFUL WORK. — THE LAKE. — PLEASURE SEEKERS. — THE ARSENAL. — THE CROTON RESERVOIRS. — TRANSVERSE ROADS. — THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN. — INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXIV. — THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXV. — THE POOR OF NEW YORK. — THE LOWEST DEPTHS. — TENEMENT HOUSES. — FALLEN FORTUNES. — A ROMANCE OF A CHIGNON.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXVI. — POOR GIRLS. — THE SEWING GIRLS. — A LIFE-STRUGGLE. — THE WORKSHOPS OF THE POOR GIRLS. — TEMPTATIONS.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXVII. — THE STREET BOYS. — THE NEWSBOYS. — NEWSBOYS' LODGING HOUSE. — THE BOOTBLACKS.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXVIII. — BEGGARS.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIX. — EMIGRANTS. — THE BATTERY. — CASTLE GARDEN. — EMIGRANT REFUGE AND HOSPITAL. — PERILS OF EMIGRANTS.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXX. — THE BUMMERS.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXXI. — THE SOCIAL EVIL. — FIRST-CLASS HOUSES. — SECOND-CLASS HOUSES. — WHERE THE UNFORTUNATES COME FROM. — A CASE IN POINT. — RECRUITS FROM NEW ENGLAND. — SAVED IN TIME. — THE SISTERS' ROW. — THE ALBUM BUSINESS. — EFFORTS TO BREAK UP THESE HOUSES. — A NEW RUSE ADOPTED. — A SOILED DOVE. — THE MIDNIGHT MISSION.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXXII. — ASSIGNATION HOUSES.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXXIII. — STREET-WALKERS. — BED-HOUSES — TRAVELLING STREET-WALKERS. — PANEL THIEVING. — THE "HUSBAND GAME."
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXIV. — CONCERT SALOONS. — THE WAITER GIRLS.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXV. — DANCE-HOUSES. — HOW THE LAW AIDS VICE. — WHERE THE WOMEN COME FROM.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXVI. — THE WICKEDEST MAN IN NEW YORK — THE WATER STREET REVIVAL. — THIS DANCE-HOUSE IS CLOSED. — THE OTHER SIDE. — THE LAST OF THE WICKEDEST MAN. — THE RESULT.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXVII. — CHEAP LODGING HOUSES.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — BLACK-MAILING. — A MINISTER BLACK-MAILED. — A BRIDE IN THE TOILS. — DESPERATE CHARACTERS.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIX. — CHATHAM STREET. — FORCED SALES.
40. 40.CHAPTER XL. — THIEVES. — THE THIEF LANGUAGE. — PROFESSIONAL THIEVES. — HOW FINE HOUSES ARE ROBBED. — A HAIR THIEF. — THE THIEVES' EXCHANGE.
41. 41.CHAPTER XLI. — PICKPOCKETS.
42. 42.CHAPTER XLII. — DRUNKENNESS. — BUCKET HOUSES.
43. 43.CHAPTER XLIII. — GAMBLING HOUSES — FIRST-CLASS HOUSES. — JOHN MORRISSEY'S HOUSE. — HOW THE VICTIMS ARE PROCURED. — GAMING A NATIONAL PASSION. — THE GUESTS. — A CARD-TABLE ROMANCE. — SECOND-CLASS HOUSES. — DAY GAMBLING HOUSES
44. 44.CHAPTER XLIV. — KIT BURNS'S. — THE RAT PIT. — THE DOG FIGHTS. — THE REVIVAL AT KIT BURN'S.
45. 45.CHAPTER XLV. — SAILORS' BOARDING HOUSES.
46. 46.CHAPTER XLVI. — THE CHURCHES AND THE CLERGY. — SAINT ALBAN'S. — THE CLERGY.
47. 47.CHAPTER XLVII. — CEMETERIES. — GREENWOOD. — THE EVERGREENS. — CYPRESS HILLS. — WOODLAWN.
48. 48.CHAPTER XLVIII. — THE BAR.
49. 49.CHAPTER XLIX. — THE METROPOLITAN FIRE DEPARTMENT. — THE NEW SYSTEM. — THE FORCE. — AT WORK.
50. 50.CHAPTER L. — HARRY HILL'S. — THE PROPRIETOR. — THE DANCE HALL. — THE DANCERS.
51. 51.CHAPTER LI. — THE WICKEDEST WOMAN IN NEW YORK — A BALL AT THE WICKEDEST WOMAN'S. — HOW SHE CONDUCTS HER BUSINESS.
52. 52.CHAPTER LII. — BABY FARMING. — A JUVENILE ESTABLISHMENT. — AN INCIDENT. — A FASHIONABLE "INNOCENT." — FACTS.
53. 53.CHAPTER LIII. — THE FIRST DIVISION, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD.
54. 54.CHAPTER LIV. — PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
55. 55.CHAPTER LV. — FORTUNE TELLERS AND CLAIRVOYANTS. — LOVE-CHARMS.
56. 56.CHAPTER LVI. — THE HARBOR. — THE HARBOR POLICE. — THE RESCUE STATIONS.
57. 57.CHAPTER LVII. — QUACK DOCTORS. — PATENT MEDICINES. — RETIRED PHYSICIANS.
58. 58.CHAPTER LVIII. — THE RACES.
59. 59.CHAPTER LIX. — MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. — A DANGEROUS PLEASURE. — MATRIMONIAL BROKERS.
60. 60.CHAPTER LX. — PERSONALS. — "SERVED HIM RIGHT."
61. 61.CHAPTER LXI. — SOLDIER MINSTRELS. — THE STORY OF A PATRIOT.
62. 62.CHAPTER LXII. — THE ABATTOIRS.
63. 63.CHAPTER LXIII. — THE MORGUE.
64. 64.CHAPTER LXIV. — THE OLDEST MAN IN NEW YORK.
65. 65.CHAPTER LXV. — DIVORCE LAWYERS.
66. 66.CHAPTER LXVI. — PAWNBROKERS. — DIAMOND BROKERS.
67. 67.CHAPTER LXVII. — THE MARKETS.
68. 68.CHAPTER LXVIII. — PUBLIC BUILDINGS. — THE CITY HALL. — THE PARK BANK, — THE ASTOR LIBRARY, — THE COOPER INSTITUTE, — THE BIBLE HOUSE, — THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN,
69. 69.CHAPTER LXIX. — THE POST-OFFICE.
70. 70.CHAPTER LXX. — THE PATTERERS.
71. 71.CHAPTER LXXI. — LOTTERIES.
72. 72.CHAPTER LXXII. — GIFT ENTERPRISES. — THE SYSTEM. — THE BANKERS' AND BROKERS' GIFT ENTERPRISE. — A CLEVER SWINDLE. — JEWELRY ASSOCIATIONS OR UNIONS. — DOLLAR STORES.
73. 73.CHAPTER LXXIII. — SITUATION AGENCIES.
74. 74.CHAPTER LXXIV. — THE PATENT SAFE GAME. — POCKET-BOOK DROPPING. — THIMBLE RIGGING. — SEWING MACHINE SWINDLES. — THE POCKET TIME KEEPER. — MOCK AUCTION'S.
75. 75.CHAPTER LXXV. — LOST IN THE GREAT CITY. — MISSING MEN AND WOMEN. — THEORIES ABOUT LOST PEOPLE. — WHERE AND HOW PEOPLE ARE LOST. — LOST CHILDREN. — THE DENS OF MIDNIGHT. — THE HORROR OF A BREAKING DAWN. — MISERY, SHAME, AND DEATH.
76. 76.CHAPTER LXXVI. — CONCLUSION.
77. 77.THE — WITH SCENES AND INCIDENTS IN THE GREAT REBELLION — AGENTS WANTED.

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