Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1903 — The Biggest Man. [ARTICLE]

The Biggest Man.

Edward Beaupre, the biggest man in the world, was one of the sights on Broadway in New York the other day. Beaupre does not enjoy his unique distinction. Being independently wealthy and intelligent and refined as well he is not a sideshow sight. He stands 8 feet 3 inches in height and weighs 368 pounds. He wears a No. 8 hat and a 22 shoe. Beaupre weighed 9 pounds when he was born. He was just like other babies until, at the age of 3, he began to grow with remarkable speed. His parents are of normal size. He was 6 feet 4 when 9 years old. Now it takes 13 yards of cloth to make him a suit of clothes. He has two brothers and four sisters, none of whom Is remarkable for size except one of the boys, aged 9, who is 5 feet 8 Inches and growing at a rate at which he will soon catch up to his big brother.