Barbados, one of the many Caribbean Islands, is home to the ever-mysterious

Chase Vault. Situated in Oistins, Southern Barbados, many unexplained goings on

happened during the 19th century, involving the coffins of members of different
families.
The vault was built by James Elliot in 1724. Being partially under ground the
area of the burial place isn’t massive at 12 foot deep by 6 and a half foot wide.
Surprisingly, when Mr. Elliot died his coffin wasn’t buried there-the spot has
remained unknown- and the vault was vacant until the burial of Thomisina
Goddard on the 31st of July 1807.
Some time in 1808 the Chase family took over the vault and Thomas Chase
buried his infant daughter (Mary Ann Maria Chase) in the same year. When
reopened Four years later for the second Chase death, another girl, nothing had
changed since it had been last opened. The terrible surprise was to come in the
very near future.
Only a month later on the 25th of September 1812, Thomas Chase himself was
interred into the dusty cave, but a horrible accurance had happened. Little Mary’s
heavy, lead casket had been thrown to the North East of the vault even though the
marble rock covering the entrance appeared not to have been disturbed. First
thought was of thieves and vandals, but could it have been some thing
extraterrestrial or out of the ordinary?
In addition to the past deaths another infant-Samuel Brewster Ace-unfortunately
was recruited to the vault. All the coffins except Thomisina’s were disrupted yet
again. Like wise in November that year when another Samuel Brewster was
buried. It was astonishing that Thomas Chase’s should have been though as it
apparently was so heavy it took eight men to lift it!
The last interred body was of a Thomosina Clark in 1819 when Lord Combere
attended the funeral and was attracted by the interference with the vault.
Thomosina Goddard’s casket was now falling apart whether by activity or decay.
After carefully examining it there was no secret entrance found what so ever so
sand was scattered across the floor to show footsteps if anyone or thing got in. The
marble was then cemented on to the entrance for extra protection. Surely now
nothing could get?…
However, whatever it was did which people found out when it was reopened in
1920. The seal was unaffected and completely intact but the coffins certainly
weren’t. There was no evidence of flooding in the vault or an earthquake and the
sand showed no sign of footsteps. Every coffin was moved and furthermore the
vault was abandoned and still is. It still stands for tourists to view and observe but
is nothing more now.
Human activity was never found and no animal in Barbados was strong enough.
What was it? This question may live on for eternity…