Clintonville, Wisconsin
Pickard's Sawmill Fire
July
4, 1885
Saw Mill Burned at Clintonville--
FIRE AT CLINTONVILLE.
Clintonville, Wis., July 6--Clintonville
suffered another conflagration at 10 o’clock
Saturday night to the extent of the entire
destruction of H. W.
Pickard’s saw mill. The mill was
located at honey creek railway bridge, and had a
capacity of seven to ten thousand feet per day.
Within ten minutes the entire structure was
enveloped in flames. The fire department could
do no service other than prevent damage to the
railway bridge and numerous cedar posts and logs
about the yard. The cause of the fire is
unknown, but is supposed to have occurred by
firecrackers or the dropping of a cigar in or
near the mill. No fire had been made in the
furnace for several days. There being no
insurance on the property, the blow is a heavy
one upon the owner, as he had “his all” invested
therin. The entire loss will not fall short of
$2,700 to $3,000.
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh,
WI 6 Jul 1885
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
Audrey!
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