1904: Siamese Jane, the Sacred Cat of Siam That Was Smuggled Into Brooklyn » Satsuma
Satsuma, a steel freighter built that operated commercially under the British flag, first arrived in New York on June 3, 1901. After a one-year commission with the U.S. Navy (1917-1818), she was returned to the New York & Oriental Steam Ship Company, which ran a commercial shipping line from New York to China, Manila, Japan, and other Far Eastern ports.
