The Flood at Sheffield: searching for the dead in the cellar of a ruined house at Neepsend - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Aftermath of a burst reservoir, caused by inadequate building materials. Over a hundred people were killed. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

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