From the March 12, 1886 New York Times:

Philadelphia–While Frank Murgatroyd was in bed early this morning he was seized with a violent spell of sneezing. The family was aroused, and everything was done for the man’s relief that could be thought of. The sneezing was kept up with unabated vigor, however, and before medical aid could reach him, Murgatroyd was a corpse. It is supposed that he ruptured a blood vessel.”