▁had ▁become ▁m elt ed ▁and ▁bent . ▁ ▁The ▁death ▁to ll ▁continued ▁to ▁rise ▁until ▁finally ▁a ▁sudden ▁th under st orm ▁brought ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁relief , ▁soon ▁after ▁which ▁temper atures ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁normal ▁levels ▁for ▁good . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁heat ▁wave ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁dead ly ▁weather ▁related ▁dis aster ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁England . ▁In ▁Philadelphia ▁alone , ▁ 1 5 8 ▁people ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁from ▁the ▁heat wave ▁and ▁across ▁the ▁north ▁east ▁ 2 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁d rown ed ▁while ▁sw imming ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁heat . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Ice ▁fam ine ▁▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁Eastern ▁North ▁America ▁heat ▁wave ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : He at ▁waves ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Eastern ▁North ▁America ▁He at ▁W ave , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁heat ▁waves ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : J uly ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁events ▁Category : 1 9 1 1 ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire <0x0A> </s> ▁Andrew ▁Mc M ah on ▁in ▁the ▁W ilder ness ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁album ▁released ▁by ▁American ▁ind ie ▁pop ▁act ▁Andrew ▁Mc M ah on ▁in ▁the ▁W ilder ness , ▁led ▁by