Article: MOLLY BROWN CUP PRESENTATION LORE ADRIFT.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)

Byline: Rebecca Jones Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

The picture of Molly Brown handing a loving cup to the captain of the Carpathia in 1912 has been reprinted many times. What is inscribed on the cup, and where is it now? - Dee Miller

The answer to both questions is, ``We don't know.''

Denver's Molly Brown presented a loving cup to Capt. Arthur Henry Rostrun, captain of the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors, on May 30, 1912, in New York City. And that's virtually the last time it was seen in public.

``It's rumored to be on somebody's mantelpiece somewhere in the Connecticut area,'' says Jack Eaton, Titanic historian and author ...

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