Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-18
Gold Medals Authorized BY Con
dress Presented by Gen. Allen,
Chief Of Signal Service.
RECEIVED ONE FROM r OHIO Q \
Af.er ccgnmo''y, Crowds Witnessed
p,.3,,c Of Floats showing Develop
,,,.,t Of Lncomotlpn in America.

,,a,.,on Onto Juna 4 S.-Tlie nation on
~ state and the city in WHICH 8'heS !
i've today paid tribute TO Nyllpur ,.l,s'
l,rvitlo Wright, the apiators. Sta'i.iit't !.
I ,lntCorm not far from their u l1f
,a.antious little aeroplane factory
almost within. sight OF lleia
.i.,ars thev first struggled With the
...ol,,cm of5 aerial navigation, zen
q e., lanes Allen, chief signal o'.ieel
- ,ht army, assigned by secy.5 OF 5NN W
1a,ckinson for the purpose prcseli :, ),
4 :, ,5'S 5,ne wright brothers the vs. g 50
.,,a,. ai1thorized by act of Congress.
,,e sane time were given them "a q
=. ~ -, studded medal bearing t "
offical seal of the state 81 r., oilfI ho ,,,
ailo'ii 1,hn state medal was preselntt,eu
,,,tsc.ov hudson Harmon OF ono y, t1 u
{ -, ~ medal by Mayor NuW ''a e =.
NM, 1Sogoro Tal<alira, the Japan pan
i'a =, In ssador, and Carlos u N ,9.'
( 40 SUDAN lliiniste were aliloils .lioae
at the ceremony. ,a,e,,ony
"a iarnwds Witnessed parad de o. lloa.s
thnni.tinc Ire development " lo 1., ~
4 deplcllhS ,,a,ie,s This was headed BY
W I,,dian runner and, aftefstlle VAIL III
NJ NJ, sIares from the OK cart 10 Wy. Ivy
.os,fonobilc had been shown, Vas ,;l ~,
n,uded III an aeroplane, with Sl's = az
seston5that the next. route g ,ur spsa
ine would be among me. CIV ,;.y of
AsS,though this, the second gay y. :.
,autnt, 6 home coming celebration ~ i q. Wa =,
7 a,rn,Gea with events arranged IN tl 81
t,ant,,, the Wrights found time 10 "a "a.
Nv ~, their Workshop preparir 8 loi
senarture to washington, wliere 5st -l...
aresto resume flights for the g 3, 81 "a
ment next week. bur. Nsslgtl a. ss.,u
today they hope to- lea I'VE, toi..u,,n ~
AZ soon as the governments re g ai..
,''a,,ts ,reTfulfilled At is expected tney
Viii sail for Germany to take UP WIN ;'s
for the German government &
4 MEDALS PRESENTED. Al
n presenting THE government medals !, sif, Is
To The Wright brothers mere, lod o,as, ~
recognition Of their aerial
Gen: James Allen. chic rs slg 8. ~, ~
nicer Of the army repre -. the
secretary Of war. gave a history o. III. ~,
Ieiation between the United states
Z. government. and the Wright br l)13l e
In Etlleirspurchase OF an aersopllall
IA said that. So Ear. as he knew. tile3
contract entered into BY the NNlright I
lrothers for furnlSlllSs Elilet E o..Stt.ii..
3,nent with atheavier-t han air llSlli y
machine was the first public 8con y az,
over made by any govern ~ {, -,
aeronautical appliances Of tlls I, h NI.i,s
4 Hs Also smoke OF the flights Of the p
Wright brothers both in American anu
abroad, concluding his remarks alotis
this line by saying that to them ~
due the great credit OF first pupilcis
demonstrating to the W2 or me iptso7
3 ticability of dynamic fight.
.'Thc success OF the Wright orotners.
mas not been due to chance, sald EEL 81
Allen. hut to their persistence, CARR
and 9intelligence in scientifically Work-
Ing out the different parts which so 70
make up their:machine and piacticaiiy
testing the same. in flight. Oryllle anu
Wilbur Wright have by their genius am,
perseverance done honor to the Unlfesi
States. The United States in return
has signally honored them by at31oint
resolution OF its Congress and the pre-
sontation of these medals. designed ny
the secretary of war in compliance with
that resolution and with the co-opefa-
ton OF the secretary of the treasury
struck at the United States mint IN
Philadelphia.
within the past few months Mr..
Wilbur Wright has made demonstra.
lions in the presence OF the king OF
England, the King of Spain and the
king of Italy and the ambassador at
Rome has also flown as q passenger
Witl Mr. Wright These two distln-
guished gentlemen have therefore re-
teived well earned recognition and hon
crs both at home and abroad
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