The Eagle Mill fire

The Eagle Mill Fire and History

Picture of the Eagle paper mill before the 1881 Fire. This mill was built in 1872 as a Flour Mill and paper Mill. The saw mill is to the buildings right side. Patents for paper making grinders developed in this Paper Mill and used in this paper mill starting in 1878 Dr. Tanner writes about the Eagle Mill Fire		This photograph of the Eagle Mill appears to be between 1875-1881 as the floating bridge would have been in front of this main door entrance prior to 1875 and the Cupola on this building was destroyed by fire in 1881. The new draw bridge was built in 1875
The only way to the south side of the canal was on a floating swing bridge or passing over the top of the Lock gates prior to a permanent bridge being built. Raw materials were brought by barge and horse and wagons. This mill used straw and rags to make paper then switched to Wood Pulp to become the first paper mill to use wood pulp. The draw bridge was built in 1875. This appears to be the swing bridge	Artist drawing of the Mill and Canal and looking East. Sketch is estimated Circa. 1872-1875 The building on the right is the Eagle Flour and Paper Mill. On the photograph above the area where the floating swing bridge meets the South side of the Canal can be seen.
		Clippings are from the Kaukauna Times Aug, 1881 Dr. Tanner writes about his personal involvement in fighting the Eagle Mill Fire on Aug 26, 1881 Page 1. The article was printed in the Kaukauna Times on Aug 4, 1921 Tells of the City's First Fire and the narrow escape of Six Men Fire ocurred on Aug 26, 1881 Brokaw Mill, Frambach Paper Mill, Eagle Flour Mill, John Claspill, Reuter Brothers, Mentions: Dave Kirwin, Mr. Philips, Hugh McGlinchy, Mrs. Brothers, Mr. Lawe, Miss Boyd, A. W. Priest, George Kelso, Reuter Brothers, Chicago Novelty Company, A. W. Priest, John Phillips, Thomas Phillips, David Kerwan, Doctor Tanner, John Schraw, David Kerwan, Hugh, McClinchy, Mr. H. A. Frambach, Al Filler, George Kelso, Doc Tanner, John Phillips, O. A. Byrnes and Company, Thomas Resse, Reuter Brothers, Hugh McClinchy, John Stovekin (Stoveken)
		Advertisement from the Kaukauna Times in 1880
		Kaukauna Times "Extra Edition" of Eagle Mill Fire mentioned by Dr. Tanner. Sept 2, 1881. The Eagle Paper and Flouring Mills in Ruins Fire at the Stoveken mill on Jul 19, 1879 from a lightning strike. The Milwaukee and Lake Shore depot was totally destroyed by lightning and the night watchman at the Reuters Hub and Spoke company was also injured by the Lightning.
Alex Paul, Paul Paper Company Albert Priest, John Stovekin, saw mill, Planing Mill, lum
The Union Bag and paper Company was the name of the Paper making Complex that was Originally the Stoveken Flour Mill then the Stoveken Flour and paper Mill followed by the Eagle paper Mill (and Flour Mill), It then became the Frambach Mill in 1881, The Kaukauna Paper Company in 1885, The Union Bag and paper Company abt 1897, The International Paper Company followed by the Thilmany Paper Company. This image is from a 1907 Post card. You can see the portion of the building with the round arched door is the original building that was initially constructed in 1872.