Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
MOURN FOR WRIGHT
Thousands Pay Respect to
Memory of Great Aviator.
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY
Dayton, Ohio, Car Traffic Halted
Five Minutes and Bells Toll.
GREAT CROWDS VIEW BODY
New York Friends Send Carload
Of Flowers-Wright Directors
Adopt Resolutions.
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY
GREAT CROWDS VIEW BODY

DAYTON, Ohio, June 1.-Thousands OF
citizens of Dayton and hosts Of persons
from far and near who felt pride in the
achievements of Wilbur Wright, the
noted birdman, paid final respects to his
memory today. The body of Wright lay
in state for three hours today at the First
Presbyterian Church. and vast throngs OF
people viewed the remains OF the dis
tinguished American
During the hours Of the funeral this
afternoon it was arranged that al
street car and steam road traffic
in Dayton should be suspended for five
minutes Another tribute was the tolling
OF church bells throughout the city dur
ing the same period.
The funeral ceremonies were conducted
by Rev Maurice Wilson. the pastor oil
the First Presbyterian Church, and the
list Of pallbearers included several friends
Of Wright since boyhood and men identi.
fed with business and social clubs with
which he was connected.
Tribute to New York Friends.
NEW YORK, June FLOWERS nearly
enough to fill a baggage car on the
Pennsylvania railroad were ordered sem
from this city to Dayton. Ohio, by specia
messenger as the tribute of the officials
of the Wright company and other friends
of the pioneer aviator to Wilbur Wright
who was buried today.
After the flowers had been dispatched
to Dayton meeting of the directors OF
the Wright company was held, at which
there were present august Belmont, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Theodore P. Shonts
Pl.ney w. Williamson. Andrew Freed
man and Charles r. Flint.
In order to express to the public some
thing of the feeling Of those who knew
Wilbur Wright intimately in his business
associations, the following statement was
issued at the close of the meeting:
In the death of Mr.. Wright the company
has suffered the irreparable loss of its
chief inspiration and guiding spirit. and
the directors have lost the personal as
ISOLATION of man of the highest charac-
ter, possessed of the Hottest scientific and
business ideals.
The principles conceived and success
fully executed by Mr.. Wright and his
brother Orville are the basic principles
now used in all heavier-than-air ma
chimes. Their development OF these ideas
required the highest type of physical
courage. as well as creative genius. Mr.
Wright and his brother are now publicly
recognized by the entire world as the
fathers of the art of aviation.
AS d Hail. w IlDuT wright WAS AiuO
conslderate, charitable, an ideal son and
brother. an upright and conscientious CIT
zen, and he typined the highest standards
of American manhood
Pliney w. Williamson, one of the
Wright company directos, was dele
gated by his associates to go to Dayton
to represent the company at the funeral
Mr.. Williamson carried with him to
Dayton a number of letters of coincidence
addressed to Orville Wright by friends
among the aviators resident here.
Name Honored in France.
PARIS. June 1.-The town of lie Mans
has decided to name one of its streets
Rue Wilbur Wright
1t was at LIE Mans. in 1908, that the
dead aviator began the series of aero
plane flights that convinced Europe that
the Dayton inventors had mastered the
secret of nayiga ting the air