The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-14
JERSEY FlREMEN PUPILS HERE
PATERSON WANTS TO n Nov now
TO kEEP swan FINES ~ VI.
captain. Tive I.IeutrnantS and Three Wen
Are FIRST Inst aimrni. Due Tomorrow
NoruIng Th~,Il GS 10 Firrmcns
school by Day and serve ~ NIEht.

Mayor Mcbride Of Paterson. y = who
entertAins n very high opinion Of the
efficiency ~ the New York Fire Depart
mant. u going To send over some ~ his
iremen Tomorrow to b" taught the trick
of prsvertirg small fires from hecomir z
lLr 90 Ores.
The New Jersey frsmen will take full
course ia Givar col inc, hods 1T fighting
flames They will start a. the hottom Of
the firemen's ladder. which is the school
% instruction at Fire Hes iquarters. and
will get actual service With active com
pHnieS.
Mayor Mcbride was novel TO take this
act ion by several large Paterson fires
attended by considerable property loss
The firemon there worked a. hard rs they
knew how to keep down the extent of the
fire. aud It was not through lack 81 energy
that the fires got beyond their control
The fault seemed To lie ~ the train ing OF
the men and the manner IN which they
OPERATED II looked tn the Mayor a.
though his fire department stood in need
of reorRan izAtion by a better system 81
work
PGterson's Mayor deciiei II would help
hiS hrem"n IL they could get n working
knowledge % fire. fighting tactics In New
YORK. lie wrote Ia Mayor Gaynor some
time ago and unburdenei his mind To
him
Mayor Gaynor refe rrt-i him to Fire
COMMISSIONER Waldo. The New Jersey
Mayor got into correspondence with the
Fire Commissioner and came To an ar
rangsmcnt
SIX Of PatrrSnn's hremen are To report
tomorrow morning AZ tlrs Headquarters
on East sixty seventh street The visI-
tors will he a captain. two lieutsE arts and
three hrefnen They will attend the
school OF instruction during the lay and
at night will 6s assigned To companies
where they Nili see service
AZ tho school II INSTRUCTION they will
be treated the same ~ ordinary recruits
and will he sub eCt t. tho same discipline
They will have TO climb up the face Of
seven story brick building On scaling
ladders. come down from the roof ON a
rope. jump into the life net from AN upper
window and do all the other tricks taught
In connection with saving life at iire-.
Even tho Paterson captain will lie
Obliged 10 get IN the ranks of the pro
batioueTs. stretch his arms. jump over
hurdles. touch hls toes with his fingers
and 60 through other setting up stunts
OF he will lose his rank In the school.
A. night the men are To- be assigned
90 the busiest companies IN the city.
these that are kept ON the Jump for most
com panies. some II the men wi II I've
sent To companies IN the neighborhood
~ Third avenue and liSth street and
others will he assigned to downtown
Fast Side companies. Three Of the men
will be assigned To truck companies
and the others To CINE COMPANIES
The captain will become a nozZlsman
and will have TO hold the hoee and squirt
on the orders bawled "a him by the on
Ger In charge. The heutenantS will have
10 graft an ave and chop away a. ordered
or prerhafs they may take turns holding
the hose They will tie under Just a.
strict a discipline as are the VI. 800 a year
firemen OF thls city. They get no pay
hut experience. They are likely - serve
here for a week or two.
The Pater.on officers viii not have
to stick Ca the job of hoeemen during
their whole visit According 70 their
proficiency they will lie promoted with
out payl 20 'ha' they NAV get a thorough
knowledge 81 the business
Fire Commissioner Waldo appointed