St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-08
RECENT DEATHS.
Underwood.

Underwood.
The San Francisco Chronicle of Nov.
25 says:-"Word was received yester-
day from Honolulu of the death of Capt.
Underwood of the schooner Robert
Levers by drowning at sea. The
schooner has arrived at the island port
and reports that Capt. Underwood was
washed overheard by heavy sea on
October 9th. The Robert Levers was
bound from Port Ludlow for Honolulu
when the mishap occurred. Efforts to
recover the body were fruitless. Capt.
Underwood was well known on this
coast. He formerly commanded the
bark Hesper for many years on the is
land run"
Capt. Edgar R. Underwood was a
brother of 7. H. Underwood of this
place and will be remembered by the old
er inhabitants as the son of the late
Russell Underwood who always resided
here. Having a strong desire for the sea
Capt. Underwood left his St. Johnsbury
home when he was A years old and has
been on the sea ever since. He was first
mate of Capt. Bray on the old mission
airy ship, The Morning Star" After
Capt. Brays lecture here in 1888 the
journal of Capt. Underwood telling of
his experiences among the cannibals of
the South Sea Islands was read at the
South church here Besides his brother,
T. H. Underwood of this place, the cap
tain is survived by a wife, who
was on the ship with him, a son
who resides in Honolulu, a married
daughter who lives in Delaware and a
sister, Mrs. Charles Angel of Concord.
N. H. The last and only visit the cap
tain made in st. ,Johnsbury after he left
for a seafaring life was in 1876 when his
father was buried.
Morey.
B. Waite Morey died at the st. Johns
bury Hospital late Tuesday night, last
week where he had been the past few
weeks. He was born in Stanstead, P. O.,
Feb. g. 1880, but when only year old
his parents moved to Coventry and later
to Irasburg. his home beingin these two
places until he moved here about 20
years ago. About As years ago he
married Flora A. Wheeler, widow of T.
F. Coggswell, who survives him. He
is also survived by three sons and one
daughter; A. D. Morey, who lived at
home and who has given his father and
his mother, who is now quite i'll, untir-
ing care and attention in their failing
health Mrs. ]. D. Nolan of Newbury,
H. H. Morey of Coventry and l.. B.
Morey of Barnet. He leaves two broth
ers and two sisters: E. W. Morey of
Clinton 10 wa, Charles Morey of Hard
wick, Mrs. Jennie B. Davis of Fitchburg
Mass. and Mrs. E. Goss in New York.
All of his children and his brothers and
sisters with the exception of the ones in
Clinton, Ia, and New York. were pres
ent at his funeral which was held at his
home Thursday afternoon, Rev. ]. M.
Frost officiating. The burial was at
St. Johnsbury Center.
Smith.
The remains of Portus H. Smith who
died at his home in Minneapolis, Novem-
Der 80 were brought here Friday for in
torment at Mt Pleasant cemetery. Mr..
Smiths older son, Max Smith, accom-
paning the remains here. Intcrment was
in the lot of his father, Simon H. Smith.
Mr.. Smith who was about 70 years old,
had been sick for two weeks with paraly-
sis. He is very pleasantly remembered
by many St. Johnsbury people as gen,
ial gentleman, toll and handsome ana
with fine manners. The family moved
here from South Troy and lived here for
a few years, Mr.. Smith being employd by
Henry E. Fletcher as an outside man.
They lived on Summer street in the house
now occupied by L. B. Hartshorn. About
twenty-five years ago they moved to
Minneapolis and have made that city
their home ever since. Mrs. Smith and
two sons, Max and Joseph survive him.
also one sister, Mrs. Henry Fletcher OF
Minneapolis