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The Onw Famous Gun Man.Norman Wiard, a one© famous big gun manufacturer, may be seen on Broadwayquite any day, and would be picked out of a crowd aa a man of note. He is fulivsix feet in height, walks with a stride and 1ms the face of a man always in deep thought. His hair is tanged with gray and there are other evidences lt;rf advancing yearn Twas he, when in the prime of his business enterprise, in the days of tfife rebellion, that fitted out the Burnsideexpedition and that of Gem. Banks to the Red river. It is said that he advancedquite all the money involved in the gigantic schemes, but that undvr one excuse or an ither the government failed to reimburse him. (**n. Garfield befriended himwith all his influence, hut the appropriations of congress were meager and inadequate to satisfy his claims. Wiard, itseems, possessed an aggressive nature,ana soon antagonized an all powerful army and navy clique and so delayed the recognition of his demands. He invented many guns, some of which by their meritforced adoption, and suggested a vast saving to tlie country by proposing the rifling of all the smoothbores. At present lie is identified with an ordnance foundry in Reading, Pa., and proposes to renew his demands upon congress at its next session. Wiard is a Canadian bv birth.and although at present not overburdened with means, was in 1M51 assessed by tin? internal revenue collectors at over $1,-nigni m“Gosh allblue eyei aginable from a ti happenssash ofshoulder. Gate puts The wciplus ultn going be lesson taipreached hour of hthing ofLike otblt; vicesanevery on that havlt;may “cut other un a predat vineyardhimself lt;be drawsWhen athis or tli Cba*. Ki1 do n than thaforwardclimbed an v lawimami the 1The «tu*and Prii)naval et!000,000.♦•oach.
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Daily Times
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Thu, Aug 25, 1887
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