Scene summary from the 1903 Edison Catalogue:
Showing the wood scene by the river. The snow is falling and the river is full of floating ice. Eliza appears with her child, almost exhausted. The slave traders with their dogs are in hot pursuit. She realizes that there is only one means of escape and that is to cross the river on the floating ice. This she quickly determines to do. After dropping on her knees and offering up a prayer, she hastily arises, seizes the child and running to the bank, jumps on a cake of floating ice just in time to escape the blood-hounds. While Marks and Haley are attempting to reach her, Marks falls into the river and is pulled out with great difficulty by Haley and Loker, as Eliza floats from view.