The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-10
HARTMAN,s CASE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Henry Wehler,
Hartmann's attorney, of New York, hav-
ing written to Secretary Blaine and alluded
to Mr.. Hills talk about extraditing Hart
man to Russia. and having asked that Sec
retary Blaine assure him of the protection
of the government, Blaine replies that it is
an unparalleled request, and utterly impos-
sible. He cannot, without full examina-
| ton of the many bearings of the case, pass
a judgment. It would be as proper to
solicit or interrogate the Supreme Court
and he sees no reason why Mr. Hartmann
should be singled out from the half million
who landed here this year for the protec-
| ton of this government. Mr.. Hills views
are those of private individual and do
not figure in the case as an official declara-
tion.
DENVER FLOOD.
DENVER, Aug. "a dispatch from Cen
tral City says the most disastrous food in
the history of the country occurred yester-
day afternoon. At $50 a heavy storm
cloud appeared, accompanied by almost in
cessant thunder and lightning. About
A o'clock the citizens were startled by an
| almost unearthly roar, to the west. and
almost instantly volume of water between
| four and five feet in depth came rushing
down Nevada and Eureka streets, taking
everybody by surprise. Heavy teams
standing on the street were overtaken and
passed down the street like feathers.
Rocks weighing five or six hundred pounds
were hurled along the streets like pebbles.
Animals and everything in the track of the
| flood were swept away. In an incredibly
| short time the streets were cleared of peo-
| pie, everybody seeking shelter. During
| the flood large masses of debris were car
/ - A. Al -
about fifteen miles an hour. The whole
| length of the gulches, from Nevadaville on
| one side and the head of Eureka on the
other, present the most desolate scene
| imaginable
| The Toadways are entirely destroyed, in
many places the ruts being five and six feet
deep, and extending for hundreds ofyards.
The entire length for about three miles is
| strewn with debris of every kind. At many
points between Central and Black Hawk
the debris is piled twenty-five feet high
Eureka street for a quarter of mile is one
mass of rocks and rubbish. On Monk street
four feet of sand were deposited. The flood
was caused by the bursting of rain cloud
little west of the city. The natural chan
mel of the stream became damned, throw
ing the water into the streets. The only
loss of life known at present is that Of Jas
Gerry, whose body was found in Blacf
Hawk. The flood lasted but twenty min
utes. The damage is estimated at $4,000
sustained by the highway. Anumber OF
small houses upon it were washed away
and many residences and stores flooded, ant
mud and sand were deposited in floors ant
cellars to a depth of several feet. Advic
es from Idaho Springs say it was the Sc
verest ever felt Several houses in Virgini,
Canon were carried away, and six yea
old girl drowned. Many old railroad an(
county bridges between the forks of TIN
: creek and Idaho were swept away. Nearl.
all the houses in the business part of tow
were flooded and stores damaged. Tht
damage done to Idaho will amount to TIVE
5 hundred thousand dollars.
1t is estimated that it will take 100 mel
48 hours to repair the damage to railroad
tracks between Idaho and Floyd Hill NJ
trains are expected to depart or arrive il
Central until late tomorrow.