Death of General Feilding.

Evening Post, Volume XLIX, Issue 109, 9 May 1895, Page 2

Death of General Feilding.

♦ The Siam Observer of 27th March last, whioh has been forwarded to us, oontains a long aoooaut of the death and burial of General the Hononrable W. H. A. Feildin?, the founder of the Feilding Settlements, whioh took place at Bangkok on 23th March. General Feilding, who was a Bon of the Earl of Denbigh, after his reoont visit to New Zealand, was proceeding to England via China and Japan, and arrived at Bangkok on 15th March, after a visit to hu friend the Sultan of Johore. On the 19th General and Mrs. Feilding started on a trip up the river, and on the 21st General FeUd^ ing began 'to feel ill. ' Choleraic gymptomq developed, and the patient snoonmbed. Th« body was taken in a barge draped with black and rowed by 12 oarsmen, the ooffln being draped with the Union Jack and placed under a oanopy, where it was guarded by eight officers of the Siamese navy. The barge was slowly towed to the Protestant cemetery, launches containing the Siamese and foreign diplomats and officers following. The cemetery was guarded by Siamese soldiers and suitors, a military band playing the Dead Maroh from " Saul . SJameje princes and leading European and natiyg rebidents were in waiting at the chapel, where tbe service was conducted by Canon OJreenatook. The usual volleyi were fired over the grave, as 'well rb an artillery salute of 15 guni The King of Siam sent the peace offerings made at the oremation of a Siamese noble. These were a eprig of artificial flowers made of landal wood, and some tapers, which were plaoed on the grave, and 200 1-fuang pieoes and four pieoei of white oloth, whioh were distributed amongst the mourner*. His Majesty also sent 24 loud-sounding rockets, and a number of the variety of Boman candle used by the Siamese in honour of their. dead, and these were exploded at sunset over the grave.