William Ralston

Ralston the plunger set out these

Illustrious road-cooling trees

Robert L. Burgess

To Belmont, where rich men were glad

To come and envy all he had.

When the bank's doors closed, Ralston stripped

Where freezing surge from Seal Rock dripped,

And swam straight out till he lost breath,

Then sank, like a great ship, to death.

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