often happened as undertakers, opening the vault where the coffins were found to move or throw off the covers.Who or what was the cause of this?
The term "self-propel the crypt coffins" invented and coined by the English writer, scientist and researcher of anomalous phenomena E. Lang (1844-1912).In 1907 he addressed the members of the Folklore Society of Great Britain with the analysis of reports of several cases of "self-propelled coffins", then the report was published in the British journal "Folklore" (Volume 18 for 1907).Folklorists treated the report as a collection of mythological stories, and researchers have studied the anomalies it from its position.
As one of London's magazines in 1760, something strange happened in the tomb, which belonged to a French family from the village of Stanton, Suffolk, United Kingdom: "When some time ago opened the vault to bury a deceased member of the family, then,to the surprise of many people, we saw that a few of heavy lead coffin proved ectopic from their seats.They were put in place, and walled up the crypt.When he died seven years later, another family member, at the opening of the tomb found that the coffins again are not in place.Two years later, again had razmurovyvat crypt coffins were not only removed from the pedestal, but one of them, "climbed" to the fourth step of the entrance!It was so heavy that eight men, not without difficulty hoisted him to put him to the place. "
MOVING COFFINS crypts Chase
Much better attested and documented is the "movement of coffins" in the Chase family vault at Christ Church on the island of Barbados - British overseas possessions.It happened in the 1820s.The story that the researchers describe as anomalous phenomena:
«head of the family, Colonel Thomas Chase, decided to build a family tomb, and did it, I must say, in a big way.The ready-made tomb had dimensions of 12 by 7 feet, was recessed into the ground by nearly 5 feet, with two feet, it was hollowed out in the rock.The walls and the floor is paved with stone.Top of heavy vault covered with slabs of blue Devonian marble Gulf cement its edges.All facilities are at an altitude of 100 feet above sea level.
Without crypt stood empty.Its first inhabitant was the lead coffin of Tomaziny Goddard.It happened on July 31, 1807.The same coffin of Mary - the youngest daughter of a colonel - appeared in the crypt of the February 22, 1808.July 6, 1812 in the crypt have a lead coffin with the body of Dorcas - the eldest daughter of Chase.And August 9, 1812 to the same in a lead coffin placed the body of Thomas Chase.However, at the opening of the tomb they found that the two lead coffin were not in place, in particular the tomb of Mary - in the opposite corner from where it was installed.After each opening thoroughly bricked vault, traces of penetration of missing and therefore the case has made all very painful impression.
autumn 1816 died just two relatives Chase.Body SVEymesa, child, brought to the crypt September 25 Samuel Brewster - 17 November.Each time razmurovyvanii tomb placed in a lead coffin found it scattered.The same is seen July 7, 1819 - when opened the vault to add to his coffin with another relative, Tomaziny Clark, proved that all the graves moved AGAIN!
At the funeral attended by Lord Clark Tomaziny Kombermer, Governor of Barbados.He came not so much then to give her last respects, but in order to personally verify the authenticity of rumors, disturbing entrusted to his care by the island's population.When he saw with his own eyes, he decided to take action.After the coffins were put in place - three pairs, one above the other, he carefully examined the floor and walls.By his order was made the exact location of the drawing six coffins floor vault sprinkled with a thin layer of white sand.Then closed the tomb of heavy marble slab and carefully cemented.In yet hardened cement governor in several places put their seal, as did invited them and other decision-makers. "
Further events developed as follows.When the April 18, 1820 from the crypt was a noise, then it immediately informed the governor, and he immediately ordered to open the vault.The population of the island was opened by these events, and when the crypt began to open, the Church of Christ the crowd of several thousand people.
«First of all, checked print on frozen cement - they were not touched.The hard cement pitched plate and moved aside.All six coffins were once again in disarray, and the most difficult - Thomas carding - stood on end!And it hardly raised eight people.The sand on the floor remained intact - human or other traces on it was not.Location Broadcast sketched in disarray coffins, coffins from the Crypt removed and buried in a separate grave, after which the tomb of the Chase has ceased to cause headaches for the governor and panic among the population of the island. "
anomalies with the coffin IN ESTONIA
Something similar happened in Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa in 1844.While on the island, there was only one city called Ahrensburg, near it was a cemetery, which was near the road to the city.And the locals, driving at night on this road near the cemetery, began to hear the "groans rang out there and knocks, and the horses were frightened and rushed madly at breakneck speed."One of the crypts at the cemetery belonged to the family Bunsgevdenov.When he died, one of the members of this family, it is going to put the coffin in the crypt - the coffin of his other relatives.Vault opened - and found the coffins are not only terribly scattered, but even lie on each other.In order to stay only three coffins - two children and one with the body of an old woman.
This discovery excited the people, and it was decided to create a commission to investigate.It included Baron Guldenshtubbe - Chairman and members are the mayor, city council member, a doctor and a priest.Coffins in its place, and the floor and leading to the crypt stage sprinkled with a layer of ash, the very vault walled up, and the doors sealed and the seal of the consistory of urban management.And even put the clock security of the soldiers.
Then three days later again opened the vault, first check the safety seals.So amazing - everything was still in a big mess!In their place were three coffins, even those who had previously remained untouched.And many of the graves stood upright and "head" down.A cover of one of the coffins was the move and out of it, "Bare and the elbow protruded withered hand of a corpse."No trace of a thin layer of ash was not.
«self-movement of coffins" continued later, until Bunsgevdeny not ordered to dig graves in all the land.
other evidence
Around 1845 (reported in 1867, this fact indicates the person, "some twenty years ago") coffins "moving themselves" in one of the vaults of the rural village cemetery Gretford, Lincolnshire, England.Three times the crypt was opened and did not find any trace of intrusion, although "all were there a lead coffin appeared in disarray: some standing upright, the other - leaning against the wall."At the same time, "some of the tombs were so heavy that six people could hardly put up at their place."End of story unknown.
In 1880, in an underground crypt in Borley, 60 miles south of London, too many times the coffin on "the wrong places."
seek explanations
Russian researchers of anomalous phenomena IVVinokourov and NNNepomnyashchii, wrote about "moving coffins" in his book "Curiosities anomalies" (M., ACT, 1997), come to the conclusion that none these stories have not yet been able to offer "any plausible explanation."They write:
«Water, which surfaced a lead coffin?In all cases, crypts were no signs of water.The movements of the Earth's crust?But why the graves in the neighboring tombs were calm?Attackers?But the "handwriting" of action is clearly some nonhuman, and experiments with the clock security vault and pristine printing leave this assumption is no chance of credibility.
Then what is it?While the question hangs in the air.
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