The border vidette., 1930-10-11
PASSING OF DR.. UNDERWOOD

the pioneer families, attended
the funeral of John G. Under
wood. prominent pioneer mining
operat tor and engineer and former
jurist. which took place Tuesday
morning at the Episcopal church
Rev. James L. Patton cficiated
and interment followed at No
gales cemetery, says the Nogales
International.
Those serving as pallbearers
we're A. L. Peck, G. F. Holler,
III. w Kelsey. Fl. M. Clagett, w.
J. Mitchell! and DR.. w. F. Chen
oweth, all of whom had been
close friends of deceased for
many years.
Mr.. Underwood was a remark
able character, q man who had
travelled extensively and who
had mastered many subjects.
He was an attorney at-law, hav
ing been admitted to the bar in
Louisville. KY, and later to the
Arizona bar at Phoenix. He
was considered an expert min
ing engineer and geologist. For
years ne practiced medicine In
Mexico, although be never grad
uated from q medical college,
and he was writer of note, haV
ing written several books and
contributed special articles to
the Saturday Evening Post,
New York World and many
other publications during his
life time.
John Crittenden Underwood
was q native of Kentucky. He
was born at Bowling Green on
January II. 1854 and was near.
ing the seventy-seventh mile
post Of life when his unexpect
ed death occurred last Saturday
morning. He became SUDDENLY
i'll a be stepped from train on
the Mexican side of the interna
tional line and died before a
phycician arrived.
His father was Warner L.
Underwood, 9 prominent pioneer
of Virginia, who was slave ow
ner before the Civil War and
who was sent by President Abra
ham Lincoln as consul general
of the United States to Glasgow,
Scotland.
Mr.. Underwood first came to
Nogales ia 1885 and three years
later be journeyed back to New
Orleans. La. where be married
Miss Hattie Eveline Sprague, q
members of an old and we'll
known Southern family. After
spending their honeymoon at
his old home at Bowling Green,
Ky, they came to Nogales to
live, but it was not long before
they started to travel. Mr.. Un
derwood's experience as q min
ing engineer soon made him
known throughout the country
and be and Mrs. Underwood
travelled from state to state fif
teen years. They were in every
state in the Union several times
and also lived in Canada, Mexico
and several South American
countries
While living in Mexico Mr..
Underwood practiced medicine
in addition to looking after ex
tensive mining duties and be
had q very large practice. He
understood the Mexican people
as few Americans have aud be
was universally loved by those
people.
When his unexpected death
occurred in Nogales. Mrs. Ua.
derwood had been visiting in
Los Angeles and San Francisco
and while there she had plann.
ed a surprise for her husband.
She was arranging to nave tran
slated into Spanish book
which Mr.. Underwood wrote
years ago entitled The Cobler
of Tepic." It had been publish
ed in English some time ago.
In it Mr.. Underwood drew a
beautiful word picture of the
intimate life of the Mexican
people. following them in their
joys and sorrows and their am
bitions ard emphasizing through
out their mate love for the beau
ty in art and music. Mrs. Un.
derwood said yesterday she will
have the book translated into
Spanish and have it copyright.
ed in Mexico.
The deceased is also survived
by two nephews. Underwood
Nazro, vice president of the
Gulf Refining company at Hous
fOu Tovao and Frank Nazro of