Scene summary from the 1903 Edison Catalogue:
Snowy landscape at night. A typical Southern log cabin. Snowing. Uncle Tom's home. Eliza Harris hastily appears with her little boy and taps on the cabin window. Aunt Cloe appears at the window with a large white night-cap, and inquires what is the matter. The door opens and Aunt Cloe comes out followed by Uncle Tom in his shirt sleeves holding a tallow candle. Eliza informs him of the sale of himself and her boy to the slave traders, and tells him that she has decided to run away. She tries to induce Tom to accompany her. Tom refuses and decides to stay and take the consequences. Eliza kneels asking Tom to offer up a prayer, then taking her child departs.