1. The Moving Coffins Of Barbados
When it comes to our number one entry, we’re not looking so much at evidence of ghosts in the photo as instead informing you about one of the creepiest paranormal experiences of all time – the moving coffins of Barbados.
Legend goes that back in 1807, a vault was created to host the bodies of the affluent Chase family.
The first to enter the vault was Thomasina Goddard who was put in a wooden coffin (this becomes relevant). A year later, Mary Ann Chase passed away at the age of 2.
5 years went by and Dorcas Chase passed away and entered the vault. Still nothing creepy, but stay with me, because just a few weeks later their father Thomas Chase passed away. It may also be important to note that Thomas was one of the most hated men in town, so he probably earned some curse words in his time.
When the vault, which mind you, was heavily sealed by cement and a huge rock (that required several men to move), was open again, all of the coffins inside were strewn about. With nothing of value taken, gravediggers were ruled out, but nevertheless the coffins were put in place, including Thomas’s, and the vault was re-sealed.
4 years go by and in 1816, Charles Brewster Ames passed away (a friend of the family) and when the tomb was opened, all of the caskets were misplaced and found thrown about again, including the 240-pound casket that housed Thomas.
Fifty-two days went by until the tomb had to be unsealed again, and when it was they made sure to note that there were no marks of forced entry. Yet as you can expect, the vault was in disorder again.
Jump forward to 1819 (so roughly 3 years) and the vault is opened again and this time, every coffin is found strewn about, except perhaps oddly enough, Thomasina Goddard’s.
The governor of the island was Lord Combermere (who you remember scared you in photo #2) then ordered a thorough investigation of the vault but deemed that nothing strange could be discovered.
The coffins were then ordered to be restacked and sand was placed in order to catch any footprints left by intruders.
When Combermere ordered the vault to be opened again (this time for curiosity) on April 18th, 1820, the vault was messed up again (including coffins being flipped over) despite his seal clearly being unbroken.
Combermere had enough and the coffins were then ordered to be moved and buried elsewhere on the island.
An old wives tale? Perhaps, but the Chase vault absolutely did exist and further inspection has also ruled that no water could have entered and that the spot would not have been impacted by earthquakes (and if they did, why would the wooden coffin had not been altered the last time?). Perhaps Combermere upset some spirits with his reburial and that’s why he also came back as a ghost!
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