New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
PATERSON'S MAYOR STANDS THE TEST.
JOHN HINCHLIFFE Has RISENSPLENDIDLY TO SET-
ERAL EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCIES.

day: 4 was in his first term Mayor. Amons
ss o ons P oT before nm oT ~, f osE
floor CT the City Han with Hnolsun As be
the amount II seemed 70 b. more than Il oashs
70 be This looks Ike a steal he said He arose
from his chair. and bought a yardstick.
and. getting down on his knees. measured the
half The quantity specified IN the bill The contrae-
tor who had furnished 10 explained that error
had been mace. and recetpted the BIZ for the right
amount For a long time Mayor Hinchliffs
known as the Mayor With the yardsticS,~
because the murderer OF King HgT5e-t haf H-e.i
there. The Mayor resolved TO have the printing
OF lies about the city stopped. and he applied cen
OF the city he aid not believe tae city was as bad
as Il was painted His purpose was accomplished
heart OF the city valued at s000.os0 This was the
test that proved his capacity and carried his name
action in announcing % the world. Peterson needs
new impression OF tie city. For two weeks as sec
rotary was kept busy returnins funds and reply
losses and care for our own sufferers It then
became evident that Paterson had Vitality OF high
ceptiOn and his decision Of character. for many
citizens to him and suggested that he would
right in asserting that Paterson could take care OF
herself was evident from the fact that after all the
needed relief had been furnished there yet remained
$1,000 in the treasury OF the fund raised among
city was flooded month later.
At the time OF the FIRE his prompt measures
Sred every one and brought order out OF confusion
He ordered every saloon closed and every saloon
records and CITY Hail DESTROYED. within twenty
four hours he reCrgalized the city machinery In the
cd county courthouse. Personally he fought the
names. and the laurels which he placed
or orows hesrin1ed with SCOT and bleeding
II mas not been forgotten that when. June IS
10. Paterson was in the hands OF three thousand
rioters led y anarchists. Mayor HinchhIe observ
Ing that the Police Department doing nothing
70 queU it. went 70 the police headquarters and
said 70 the chief Of police. who seated IN his
private Cf7ce in civilians clothing. Put on your
Uniform and go out and put down this riot n you
can look after the city say and III do 70 nv
SELF The chief OF police said he could not owfnz
70 his health. and was suspended Then the
orders OF the Mayor. q force Of thirty policemen
set OF FOR the scene OF the riOtinE in a patrol
Wason. going CT a full jump all that day Mayor
itlicil-tse mad MS headquarters in his carriage.
At that time he received many letters warning him
or attacks upon him by anarchists. and one IN
Grown Boston man sent him telegraphic dispatch
telling him to 90 ahead and use rnachfne guns
hen the tornado tore through Paterson IN
july this year Mayor Hi1chuefe was sitting IN \
barber shop IN the city IL was 3 o'clock in The
afternoon Some one IN and said. Ny God
AreS lot OF people killed ID in South Paterson
instantly Mayor Ii1chlide his feet and OUT
or the door re drove over the track Of the storm
% see what was needed TO be done. As on the pre-
EloiS occasions. he was equal to the demands OF
The other dav when outsiders again offered 70 do
what they could for the financial relief Of the cry
Win It's loss OF 100000 this the dispatch he
sent 10 The Tribune. We reed no outside aid
His third term Mayor expires this wear and his
successor viii be elected in November. II Is prob
able that Mr.. HtnchHTe will retire from politics
70 attend 20 his various business interests whfch
include mines and duarries besides his brewery