Her horse became so terrified that it began foaming at the mouth, and a few days later several horses in the area went insane and threw themselves into the bay.
In July of 1819, a relative was buried in the crypt and it was discovered that the chaos in the crypt had repeated itself.
The governor of Barbados had attended this funeral and was determined to find out what was going on.
When the caskets had been put right and the tomb was being resealed, the governor put impressions of his signet ring into the wet cement to ensure nobody could go into the crypt late at night and move the coffins around.
Additionally, sand was sprinkled on the floor to capture any evidence of trespassers.
In April of 1820 the tomb was opened for the final time. The signet ring's marks were still clear in the cement, showing that nobody had entered the crypt by the front door, the only entrance to the tomb.
The men opening the tomb had trouble opening the door, as there was something pressing against the door from the inside.
More men were called in to help with the effort and the door was finally opened to reveal Colonel Chase's casket blocking the door and the other coffins scattered around the room. There were no marks in the sand on the floor.
The governor had had enough. He called for each coffin in the tomb to be buried elsewhere in the cemetery and the crypt has been empty ever since.
