The Little Napoleon of Wall Street in exile. Illustration shows Ferdinand Ward as Napoleon I sitting on a pile of stones labeled Ludlow St. St. Helena in the middle of a river with the New York City skyline behind him; some of the signs on buildings state I don't know Ferdinand Ward, His name is familiar, but I can't place him, I never had anything to do with Ward, and Never heard of Ward. Date 1885 October 21. The Little Napoleon of Wall Street in exile. Illustration shows Ferdinand Ward as Napoleon I sitting on a pile of stones labeled Ludlow St. St. Helena in the middle of a river with the New York City skyline behind him; some of the signs on buildings state I don't know Ferdinand Ward, His name is familiar, but I can't place him, I never had anything to do with Ward, and Never heard of Ward. Date 1885 October 21.