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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FLOOD AT SHEFFIELD: THE VILLAGE OF MALIN BRIDGE AFTER THE FLOOD, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: the village of Malin Bridge after the flood, 1864. Aftermath of a burst reservoir, caused by inadequate building materials. Over a hundred people were killed. Engraving of '...a most dreary and desolate view of Malin Bridge - that is, of the almost vacant site where the substantial bridge and the populous, thriving village were to be seen fifteen days ago. The whole of this space, from the foreground of the picture to the ruined houses by the stream, was covered so lately with buildings, which have been shorn off the face of the earth as though a scythe had swept across the level, and only a scattering of stones, with a few mounds of rubbish, stray pieces of timber, and broken iron furniture is left to show where the workshops and the dwellings lately stood...The water rose to the height of sixteen or eighteen feet against those houses which still appear erect in our view of Malin Bridge, and in one of them, it is said, the occupant reached out through his bedroom window, and pulled in a man who was floating by. It was at Malin Bridge and at Hillsborough, and along the road between those places, that there were most houses destroyed'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: the village of Malin Bridge after the flood, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609540432
THE BRADFIELD RESERVOIR, NEAR SHEFFIELD: THE GAP IN THE DALE DYKE EMBANKMENT..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Bradfield Reservoir, near Sheffield: the gap in the Dale Dyke embankment - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Scene of '...a terrible disaster...involving the sudden destruction of several hundred human lives...[due to] the bursting of the Sheffield Water Company's reservoir at Bradfield...We see what a gap was made [at] the Dale Dyke Embankment, clean cut away from the hill on each side...we may try to conceive the sudden outpouring by this channel of a hundred millions of cubic feet of water - that is, two million tons weight of water all discharged at once into the valleys below! This is the quantity, as near as it can be estimated, the reservoir, when quite full, containing 113,000,000 cubic feet...This cataract rushed down into the Loxley Valley, and...spread out over the lowlands and nether valleys...overturning everything in its way - factories, workshops, and cottages where people lay quietly in their beds. Laden with fragments of the ruined houses, pieces of furniture, and dead human bodies, the flood poured into the River Don...more than a hundred dead bodies which had been picked up when the flood subsided, or dug cut of the mud or the ruins, were exposed to the public view at the Sheffield workhouse'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Bradfield Reservoir, near Sheffield: the gap in the Dale Dyke embankment..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609540416
THE VILLAGE OF BRADFIELD, NEAR SHEFFIELD, SCENE OF THE LATE FLOODS...BY OUR SPECIAL ARTIST, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The village of Bradfield, near Sheffield, scene of the late floods - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Scene of '...a terrible disaster...involving the sudden destruction of several hundred human lives...[caused by] the bursting of the Sheffield Water Company's reservoir at Bradfield...It seems, unhappily, that...the thickness of the embankment was only 40 ft [when it] ought to have had a thickness of 54 ft...we may try to conceive the sudden outpouring by this channel of a hundred millions of cubic feet of water - that is, two million tons weight of water all discharged at once into the valleys below! This is the quantity, as near as it can be estimated, the reservoir, when quite full, containing 113,000,000 cubic feet... there must have been a pressure of nearly two tons and a half upon each square foot at the base of the embankment...This cataract rushed down into the Loxley Valley...overturning everything in its way - factories, workshops, and cottages where people lay quietly in their beds. Laden with fragments of the ruined houses, pieces of furniture, and dead human bodies, the flood poured into the River Don, which rose and submerged a great part of Neepsend, a suburb of Sheffield, where many persons were drowned'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The village of Bradfield, near Sheffield, scene of the late floods...by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609539788
FLOODS AT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: ST. KILDA ROAD, SOUTH SIDE OF PRINCE'S BRIDGE, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Floods at Melbourne, Australia: St. Kilda Road, south side of Prince's Bridge, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Davies. 'On Dec. 13 heavy squalls of wind, accompanied by rain, swept across the city, and continued to increase in intensity during the three following days. The wind being from the S.W. and S.S.W., a high tide arose. This, coupled with the heavy rain, had the effect of making the river Yarra rise to a greater height than it had ever done before...All communication with the suburbs was completely cut off during two days... Across the St. Kilda road, on the south side of Prince's Bridge, the stream rushed with such force as to tear away a large portion of the road and the fences on each side, as well as the telegraph and lamp posts...Numerous wooden tenements were carried bodily down the river, and, coming in contact with either of the bridges, were dashed to pieces. Gardens and orchards were stripped of their fruit-trees and vines, and large quantities of hay and other crops were carried away.... As the flood has not yet entirely subsided, it is impossible to form an idea of the probable loss through this visitation, but it is roughly estimated that it will take a quarter of a million sterling to repair the damage'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Floods at Melbourne, Australia: St. Kilda Road, south side of Prince's Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609539778
FLOODS AT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: EMERALD HILL, FROM THE SUBURBAN RAILWAY, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Emerald Hill, from the suburban railway, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Davies. 'On Dec. 13 heavy squalls of wind, accompanied by rain, swept across the city, and continued to increase in intensity during the three following days. The wind being from the S.W. and S.S.W., a high tide arose. This, coupled with the heavy rain, had the effect of making the river Yarra rise to a greater height than it had ever done before...All communication with the suburbs was completely cut off during two days. Emerald Hill was an island, the road which connects it with Melbourne being submerged to the depth of many feet...Steps have already been taken to collect subscriptions for the relief of the distressed, and the following notice has been issued by the Government: "To Poor Persons driven out of their Homes by the present Floods. Accommodation for a few days will be afforded to such families and persons on their applying at the Immigrants' Dépôt, King-street...Should the demand be in excess of the spare room, tents and bedding, under proper care, will be loaned, and other assistance granted to the necessitous. A certificate from a clergyman or a magistrate of the locality must be produced at the dépôt".' From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Emerald Hill, from the suburban railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484435
THE LATE FLOOD OF THE ARNO AT FLORENCE – FROM A SKETCH BY E. W. COOKE, R.A., 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
The late flood of the Arno at Florence - from a sketch by E. W. Cooke, R.A., 1864. View of '...the flood which visited that city from the sudden rise of the river Arno, caused by a storm of rain...[Mr. Cooke writes:] The pent-up waters of the Mugnone and Amo, with their numerous tributary torrents from the vast amphitheatre of mountains surrounding Florence, suddenly burst into the valley, and rushed with irresistible force through the several bridges, rising in about six hours to the height of 17 ft...The scene...presented the extraordinary appearance of a turbulent sea, not of water, but of mud, mingled with the debris of forests, vineyards, and gardens...On Sunday evening the Lung'Arno was covered; the torrent flowing over the parapet of the massive wall inclosing the river. Thousands of people could not reach their homes...The sketch (taken from my window, on the Lung'Arno, looking south) represents the beautiful work of Ammanati (built in 1569), the Ponte della Trinità, with the Church of Santo Spirito and the Hill of Bellosguardo in the distance...the damage was confined to the houses and streets which are contiguous to the Arno; but in the flat portion of the surrounding country a large amount of property was destroyed or injured'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The late flood of the Arno at Florence – from a sketch by E. W. Cooke, R.A., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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