Water breaking through during excavation of Thames Tunnel, 12 January 1828. On this occasion 6 men killed, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, site engineer, was among others in workings at the time who narrowly escaped with their lives. Woodcut, London, 1836

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Water breaking through during excavation of Thames Tunnel, 12 January 1828. On this occasion 6 men killed, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, site engineer, was among others in workings at the time who narrowly escaped with their lives. Woodcut, London, 1836

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