ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN NEAR CHURCH POINT
The Church Point Democrat Mar 3, 1908
News Article from Adadia Parish
Submitted by Winston Boudreaux, 2006

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ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN NEAR CHURCH POINT
The Church Point Democrat Mar 3, 1908

An attempt was made last Friday to wreck the O.G. & N.E. passenger train a few 
miles south of here. This is the fifth attempt that has been made to wreck the 
train since it has been in operation. The attempt would undoubtedly have been 
successful had the train not been stopped by a gentleman who discovered the plot 
just before its arrival.

A railroad spike had been driven in the joint of the rail so firmly that it was 
impossible for the man making the discovery to remove it.  The passenger train 
was stopped and the spike bent over to one side so the train could pass over.

The matter was reported as soon as the train reached this place and a section 
crew was sent to remove the spike.

It is to be hoped that the parties making these attempts will be caught and 
prosecuted.