ARCU 4600 Chapter : City of Dreadful Night Reading.docx

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Architecture Urban
• Course: ARCU 4600
• Professor: Benjamin Gianni

Document Summary

1880s violent and cataclysmic spirit in the air gangs parading through the city; citizens of liverpool began to complain in 1886 that they were being terrorized by gangs: people attacked by gangs, shops facing robberies, etc real terror among the middle classes was that the working class would rise in insurrection, this fear was among the government too, feb 1886 unemployed workers and socialist intellectuals began meeting, large mob of 3000 5000 went on the rampage into the streets, breaking windows and looting, commissioner forced to resign, new commissioner, sir charles warren, took the position, october 1887 large mob invaded westminster abbey, police panicked and called army to control the crowds, injuries to over 100 people; two deaths, the rioting was a result of overcrowding, unemployment, some were jailed and charged; i. e. socialist leader john burns, but they became heroes to the people.