Scene summary from the 1903 Edison Catalogue:
. . . The deck hands are seen to throw the line ashore and when she is moored alongside the dock, the gang-plank is put ashore and the passengers are seen to disembark. Eva, who has become greatly attached to Uncle Tom, whom she met on the boat while he was being taken to New Orleans to be sold, while bidding him good bye is pushed overboard by a crowd of passengers. Uncle Tom is seen to dive quickly to her rescue. A line is thrown from the dock and Tom and Eva are pulled to safety. St. Clare, Eva's father, inquires for the owner of Uncle Tom, and quickly makes a bargain, purchasing him.